Yay acceptance!
I'm just, uh, just feeling kinda... truthsome right now. And, uh... life's just too damn short for ifs and maybes.
Mal ,'Heart Of Gold'
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.
-t - Feb 10, 2025 2:31:06 pm PST #5357 of 5756
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
sj - Feb 10, 2025 2:50:51 pm PST #5358 of 5756
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Yay, Matilda!
ltc has pnuemonia and pink eye and is thoroughly miserable. The NP said I absolutely should not cancel my hotel reservations for Saturday because she'll be fine by then and not contagious after the antibiotic. Now if TCG and I can just avoid getting sick before then...
-t - Feb 10, 2025 3:19:12 pm PST #5359 of 5756
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Oh, poor ltc. Health~ma for all y'all
DavidS - Feb 10, 2025 4:25:56 pm PST #5360 of 5756
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Get well, ltc! That's a miserable combo.
Apparently they offered Matilda an $18K scholarship as well. I like that.
brenda m - Feb 10, 2025 4:39:24 pm PST #5361 of 5756
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Having one good solid option will make waiting to hear on the others much less fraught. Very glad for Matilda.
At least the NP thinks ltc will get un-miserable in short order.
sj - Feb 10, 2025 5:53:36 pm PST #5362 of 5756
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Yes, apparently the pneumonia is only in one lobe of one lung. So, we caught it early.
lisah - Feb 10, 2025 6:11:55 pm PST #5363 of 5756
Punishingly Intricate
Poor ltc!! And her folks! Hope she recovers very quickly.
And hurray for Matilda!
Susan W. - Feb 10, 2025 7:45:56 pm PST #5364 of 5756
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Health~ma to ltc and congratulations to Matilda!
chrismg - Feb 10, 2025 7:53:19 pm PST #5365 of 5756
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade
Conga-rats for Matilda and good wishes for ltc. If anyone has spare -ma tomorrow, Dad is going in for his second hip replacement.
Hil R. - Feb 10, 2025 8:03:06 pm PST #5366 of 5756
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Congrats to Matilda, and I hope ltc is feeling better soon!
I've been re-watching Sweet Magnolias. It's cute and fun, and also kind of interesting from a "culture wars" sort of perspective -- it's set in a small town in South Carolina, where the kids call their parents "sir" and "ma'am" and everyone goes to church on Sundays, and the pastor at that church is a Black woman. (I've also completely given up on trying to figure out the economy of this town -- there are mentions that there used to be a mill and a union hall, but the mill closed years ago, and there are tourists who I guess like going to cute small towns, but every town that I've ever seen that looks like this has had a university or a major employer or something nearby, and they don't seem to.)