YAY EPIC!
Well, my days of not taking you seriously are certainly coming to a middle.
Mal ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Natter 77: I miss my friends. I miss my enemies. I miss the people I talked to every day.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Pix - Dec 21, 2023 3:22:35 pm PST #27546 of 30000
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
Tom Scola - Dec 21, 2023 3:52:13 pm PST #27547 of 30000
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
That’s such good news, Epic!
Amy - Dec 21, 2023 4:14:04 pm PST #27548 of 30000
Because books.
Whoo hoo, Epic! Excellent news!
Cass - Dec 21, 2023 4:42:49 pm PST #27549 of 30000
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
Wonderful news, Epic.
The last time I went it was a chilly day and the aesthetician had a heated pad on the table. It was so nice! I’m definitely on team Heated Things, especially in the winter.
Heated things are good.
Pix - Dec 21, 2023 5:34:04 pm PST #27550 of 30000
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
Heated things are good.
#truth
P.M. Marc - Dec 21, 2023 5:52:30 pm PST #27551 of 30000
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Reports have come in that a postcard I mailed IN SEPTEMBER from Italy arrived at its destination in West Seattle today.
(This gives me some hope that Matilda's birthday card will eventually make it to San Francisco. Holy Dinah.)
DavidS - Dec 21, 2023 6:11:31 pm PST #27552 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
(This gives me some hope that Matilda's birthday card will eventually make it to San Francisco. Holy Dinah.)
Talk about a surprise birthday treat!
Susan W. - Dec 21, 2023 7:57:09 pm PST #27553 of 30000
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Yes, Epic! Such good news!
my “work hard in high school and get the fuck out of Indiana and away from the fam” plan
Yeah, going straight to college 900 miles or so from home was the best thing that could've happened to me. I didn't particularly need to escape my family, which as families go was pretty damn functional, but I sure needed to get out of the small-town milieu, and I don't think Auburn or anywhere else in-state would've been quite far enough. Hell, if nothing else, I'd probably still be a Republican if I hadn't left!
I'm feeling better about Alex's situation. He's going to submit an appeal asking to be reinstated, and I think he has a better sense of what he needs and wants to do. And while we don't want to be helicopter parents, we've offered our assistance with this particular maze of bureaucracy because it's definitely adulting on one of the harder settings.
And it's good to hear folks' stories of unconventional post-HS paths. I get the sense there will be a lot of kids in the pandemic generation who need a little extra time to sort themselves out, too.
DavidS - Dec 21, 2023 8:03:04 pm PST #27554 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I get the sense there will be a lot of kids in the pandemic generation who need a little extra time to sort themselves out, too.
I see this dynamic also.
juliana - Dec 22, 2023 6:45:27 am PST #27555 of 30000
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Oh, Epic. I'm so happy for you!
My father offered to pay for me to take a gap year and travel to Europe (much cheaper in the 90s!), but I declined for 2 reasons - not wanting to give him any leverage over my life, and I knew if I didn't go to college right out of H.S., I never would. I definitely needed to get out of Alaska. The college I went to wasn't the best choice for me, but they offered a half scholarship & an awesome theatre program, so off I went.