I'm looking forward to seeing so many beloved faces in the next few days.
Best wishes, it sounds like a very melancholy time.
Giles, if you would like to get by in American society, then you are going to have to follow our traditions. You're the patriarch. You have to host the festivities, or it's all meaningless.
Buffy ,'Sleeper'
Natter 78: I might need to watch some Buffy for inspiration
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.
Gudanov - May 15, 2024 9:23:27 am PDT #379 of 3452
Coding and Sleeping
DavidS - May 15, 2024 9:37:03 am PDT #380 of 3452
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Best wishes, it sounds like a very melancholy time.
Bittersweet for sure. But still plenty of sweet.
Going through this process pulls me back into the intimacy of our relationship, which is good. But it makes the wound feel fresh too.
Kate P. - May 15, 2024 9:56:54 am PDT #381 of 3452
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
I am so sorry that I can't be there with you all in SF this weekend. David, I hope the memorial is everything you want and need it to be. I wish I could give you some big hugs in person.
JenP - May 15, 2024 10:18:16 am PDT #382 of 3452
Yes, holding you tightly in our hearts today, exactly what Kate said about this weekend. Twenty years is both a long time and a blink.
I will be there in mind and spirit this weekend.
Gudanov - May 15, 2024 10:38:49 am PDT #383 of 3452
Coding and Sleeping
All those bags of mulch I put out make the front of the house look classy. [link]
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JenP - May 15, 2024 11:33:52 am PDT #384 of 3452
It looks beautiful, Gud!
Steph L. - May 15, 2024 12:27:09 pm PDT #385 of 3452
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated
Nice landscaping, Gud!
Shir - May 15, 2024 12:52:22 pm PDT #386 of 3452
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Oof, David. Big hugs.
Gud, it looks lovely!
Steph L. - May 15, 2024 12:56:19 pm PDT #387 of 3452
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated
Awesome doctor thinks a GLP-1 med is a good idea, since the stress/long Covid weight is stubborn despite my exercise and diet. Just need to get insurance to cover it, which I'm guessing they will, since I also take meds for high blood pressure.
When we were talking about it, he said, "You know it's an injection, right? How do you feel about stabbing yourself?"
Me: "Honestly, my life has been lacking opportunities to stab anyone, but this seems like a good place to start."
Awesome doctor: "I knew you'd be cool."
P.M. Marc - May 15, 2024 2:56:55 pm PDT #388 of 3452
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Very inviting front of the house, Gud!
David, your wedding remains a highlight of that era. I will be so glad to see your face.
(Also, I think I'm mostly packed. Mostly. Apologies for the lack of color in my wardrobe, but "Film Noir Widow" was apparently the aesthetic I decided on before the recommended dress code. I think JZ would have highly approved of the seleced vintage dress, though.)
Packing is making me dread packing for our UK trip in September. Dear lord.