[pixiedust]

Wow...I was just reading the details about the NOLA tornado! I almost think it's worse than the Hurricane...those people have already been through so much, and then just when some were begining to get their lives back....(((((amilita and NOLA)))))

[sidecar]

We're in the middle of the worst blizzard I've seen since I moved here. But being The City That Works, we couldn't possibly be sent home. Ugh. I'm not off work 'til 5:45 (got here late) and I sincerely hope it doesn't take me hours to get home.

(((plat)))

amilita, I hope you had a good visit to your mom's, and that you're still there! I just read about the tornado in NOLA; like you guys need any other weather issues.

happy belated to the minipixie.

[bunnyb]

why hello there! so, is it just me or has it been a little quiet in here without me?

(((plat))) take. it. easy. that's an order.

(((mornington))) squee and double squee! for the flowers and then for nyc (and colour me very jealous about that - new york is my #1 future travel destination). when does term finish? in a few weeks? so, this easter, instead of fondling sheep, you'll be fondling F?

~*~*~*~ace that uni interview tomorrow~*~*~*~ vibes for the boy wonder.

belated happy birthdays to mr_mandolyn, minipixie and sassy!!!

~*~*~*~non-sickness vibes for kvetchies (and okayer), kvetchies' mums, kvetchie's BGF's mums~*~*~*~

a lush sex bomb for the luscious sex bomb PnP? how cute!

as cute as tallkid! that is so, so sweet.

raisin, when do you leave for your wonderful, blissful and hot hot hot trip? I LOVE those muji pots! lord_farqhar sent me to muji in London for 8x stack of fives to use for his make up (he's a make-up artist).

polly, CONGRATULATIONS!!! also, am I still the only one to twig at your post?

I'd say that aunt flo's visits become more difficult once you become older and I'm only 25.

yay for meeting new people sonik! your book launch parties is the life I want and hopefully they will be my own.

(((mando))) a'cos. you still wanting to talk, sweetpea?

now that I'm back, I want yuefie back!

~*~*~*productivity vibes for sybarite~*~*~*~

I had a fabulous long weekend with my boy and the space from the lounge I needed (apologies helped).

(((pixie, tes, rose, sixelacat, star, candy, sidecar, amilita, anoushh&not_bob, dusty, billy, txplumwine, tallgirl, treehugger, doodle, msp, mavin, q'spice, everyone I'm missing...)))

[roseviolet]

((((((((Plat)))))))) Poor thing. Hope you get some good rest today.

Pink, I'm SOOOOO glad you got to hang out with my BGP! Hope you enjoy that bath bomb with a nice bottle of wine.

Hey Morn, there are plenty of pig farms in Rose&PlatLand! Maybe they can ship you over for a wee bit o' international study. That would be fab!

~!~!~!~ intership vibes for CC ~!~!~!~

TG, That is frickin' adorable. TallKid is certainly a smarty!

Vibe request: At this very moment, Smokeboy is having surgery on his arm. All of those bits of metal that were implanted to stabalize his wrist in December will be removed & he'll finally see how much movement he has regained/lost. Fingers crossed that all goes well!

[Plat]

Grumpily swimming into thread because of morning mucus attack. Bleah.

(((all kvetchies with periods))) I still remember the agony. Good news- all the parts were yanked 5 years ago. There are many advantages to that- no cramps, pain, fibroids, endo, cancer scares, expense on pads/tampons,
"accidents", feeling like total bloated shit. The disadvantages are the hormone hell and the changes in body shape, mood, menopausal symptoms, and risk of osteoporosis. But I'll take the disadvantages any day.

((mando)) sorry about the cancelled plans, dear. Hope something new springs up for you this week to look forward to. And that it happens!

((sidecar)) can relate to your "drowning." I have been the human pin cushion for several times in my life and all the docs tell me I don't have allergies. So why the fuck do I fucking drown and sneeze all fucking year???????? My med of choice was nasonex, which worked pretty well, but since my surgery, I've been unable to take it. Interestingly enough, Benadryl gives me a huge buzz- opposite from the drowsiness. Hope you are feeling better soon.

((morning)) healthy boobage vibes

((Tes))) Work vibes. And oh, I saw the pictures of the shrimp on your lj. ZOUNDS.

((((pixie, rose, star, syb, plum, candy, bunny, pink, sonik, all kvetchies everywhere))))

Kvetch: Ok, had my first setback in 3 weeks. Fuck. Was laid up on Sunday and yesterday at work was a chore. Probably did too much exercise on Saturday- my core muscles were so weak I had trouble sitting up and was mildly short of breath. Shit.

Anti kvetch: Feeling a little better today physically. Hard to find an anti-kvetch. Just feeling plain grumpy.

[mornington]

*toddles in*

i hate having breaks. i never actually *do* anything.

tg... that is beyond cute.

((((candy)))) ***crossed fingers for internship***

so... i went to the doctor today for the regular check-up. staying on the prozac, changing to a mini-pill... and going to the boob clinic to get my "nodules" checked out.

I really must find a pig placement for my ahems (like internships, except only two weeks long and on a farm). fuuuuuck. there are so few pig farms left in this country it's no longer funny.

(((((mando, raisin, pixie, star, sassy yuefie, bunny, candy, tg, txplum, tes, plat, billy, syb, fina, funnybird, pink, rose, sidecar, sixie, polly, dm, treehugger, anoushh, amilita, sonik, mavin, everyone))))

[candycane_girl]

aww, that's so cute! I love it when little kids can have a coherent conversation. I'm just mentioning that because one of my cousins used to just mumble and ramble until the age of 5. No one had any idea what he was saying.

[tallgirl]

Must. Share. Cuteness.


TallKid at lunch yesterday: "Where's my Plumwine?"
Me: "Where's Auntie Plumwine?"
TallKid: "Yeah, where'd she go?"
Me: "She's at her house in Houston. She lives 5 hours away from here, that's a long way. Do you want to see her?"
TallKid: "Yeah."
Me: "Do you want to go visit her, or do you want her to come and visit you here?"
TallKid: "Want her to come visit up here."
Me: "Ok hon, I'll tell her."


And there you have it. 2 1/2 years old, highly articulate, cute as the day is long, and missing Auntie Plumwine.

[candycane_girl]

just doing a flyby cause I'm late for a movie!!


happy birthday to minipixie!!

kvetch: my best friend in class got his internship and he's starting monday! wtf, the internships are supposed to start in April, not right now. Also, I'm jealous because I still haven't even gotten any word yet on my elusive internship. Gah!!

((((everyone))))

[mornington]

happy birthday minipixie!!

mornmama had a mini-fit on hearing the news, but she's taking a few weeks off... and will look after indigo and the bunships for a few days.

get better sidecar! and rose!

((((kvetchies))))

[prettynpink]

ROSE KICKS ASS! I had lunch today with her BGP who gave me a little present from Rose. Yes indeedy I have a Sex Bomb from Lush. I heart Rose! Thank you dear! (((hugs)))

Went out to lunch with RVBGP and had Piroshky and Borsht finished with mini cheesecakes from my new nemisis, the Confectional. EEEEEVIL but soooo yummy.

I'm learning about OSI Models and TCP/IP stuff and I'm trying not to fall asleep.

(((all yallz~!))

[roseviolet]

Happiest of birthdays to the darling MiniPixie!!!! Her Auntie M is wishing her the very best today & everyday.

Hooray for Mornington coming stateside! I'm sure the NY Busties would love to get together with you whole you're in town. That is, if you can peel yourself off of F for a couple hours.

(((Mandi))) Sorry I forgot to wish your Mr. a happy b-day earlier. And sorry to hear that some of your plans fell through. But I know what will make you feel better: The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show! It starts tonight! Hooray! Can't wait to see the corgis tomorrow. They are the best!

Which reminds me. This weekend I found out that our new NC friends are uber cool. Not only do they like board games, Invader Zim and baked goods, but they love corgis, too! It's nice to know people who get excited over the same things I do.

Kvetch: Sickly. Sniffles & headache & bleh.

Anti-kvetch: Dog show! Yay!

[pixiedust]

Mornington is crossing the pond?!!!! Man, I wish I lived closer to New York.

Plans falling through suck!

It's minipixie's b-day is today!!! My baby is 5! and now I am trying to wrap my head around the fact that I am about to start all over with a new baby!


(((((Mornington, Sassy, Rose, Sidecar, mandi, Tes, Plummie, The lurking kvetchies...and everyone else)))))

[sidecar]

Ohh, I know lots of places in New York. Def. my favorite place to go for a quick holiday (for me, anyway; it's a $100, 1.5-hour flight and I have a a couple places to stay in Manhattan even!); honestly, it's a quite romantic city and given the exchange rate, it won't seem too expensive to you. I'll PM you when your trip gets closer.

I took a Benadryl to stop my nose from running and have spent the last hour and a half trying to stay awake. Honestly, I feel kinda high! The worst part is my nose hasn't stopped running!

((((mando)))) it sucks when plans fall through like that. and being the only person around during vacation is the suck.

*tackles txplumwine, channels inner Southerner* "Y'all come back now, y'hear?"

[mornington]

((((mando)))) that sucks about your plans.
((((candy)))) yay for drinkies!
((((rose)))) I hope you're feeling better today
((((txplum)))) yay for flirting but boo on aunt flow
((((sidecar, treehugger, star, yuefie. bunny, pixie, anoushh, amilita, sassy, sixie, tes, rose, polly, raisin, syb, pink, sonik, fina, plat, mavin, walkingb, tg, billy, dm, dusty, crassy, doodle, turbo, everyone))))

kvech: my laptop is acting up, so i'm typing on Boy Wonder's laptop... and it feels weird.

antikvetch: girlies 1 & 2 came round for supper and a film las night. was good to just hang out and giggle. they teased me lots.

antikvetch of giiiiiigantic proportions: long talk/flirt with (drunken) F last night. because of his promotion, he can't take any holiday for so long... so I'm going to visit him at the end of term. If anyone has any suggestions as to where to go in new york, i'd love to hear them. He's entirely sweet when drunk - and he managed to seem relatively sober for most of it. Relatively. there were many protestations of affection and promises to clean his flat and kittens. i'm not entirely sure which lottery i entered to get him, but... i like my prize.

(((((kvetchies)))) much love to all

[stargazer]

tes, i love your big posts!!

candycane_girl, i mean to mention that i'm sorry for not having an internship position yet. i totally can relate to your frustrations. i'm hoping something will come through for you!!

*~*sending out good internship vibes for candycane_girl*~*

*~*healing vibes for all of us menses Busties*~*

mando, that sucks about the fall through of your plans. maybe you can think of something else to do??

antikvetch: had a great day with my best gay. went out to brunch, had mimosas, then went to a bakery where we had delcious brownies with ice cream, and now i'm home. good times.

((((mando, tes, plum, candycane_girl, rose, polly, sidecar, pixie, bunnyb, mornington, raisingirl, yuefie, and other kvetchies))))

[mandolyn]

happy birthday (((sassy))) where ever you are! *big fat smooch*

(((plummie))) so nice to see you.

(((tesao))) just cuz.

(((cc's mamasan)))

(((raisin))) many thanks for the birthday wishes for the mr.

kvetch: great birthday dinner for the mr fri night. but our live-band-with-friends plans for last night had to be canceled, since he came home from work feeling like shit. i was more than crushed, since i'd really really been looking forward to it. and now, as of last night, it looks like fun plans that were in place for next weekend - that i was looking foward to with all my heart - might not be happening either. nevermind that the next month at work is going to SUCK HORRIBLY - everyone's going on vacation. except me. so, yeah. i've been sleeping/napping for about 21 hrs now. hugeass pity party, thy name is mandi.

antikvetch: a green and black's ... with my name on it.

[tesao]

tes'ass plummy wine!!!!!!!!!!!!

*tackles plum,rolls around on floor with her, covering her with keeeeeeeeeeeeces*

candy cane, you are adorably drunken. *hic* 7-8 drinks of WHAT? may we ask?????

the other bit of important news that i have is that DOOOOOOOODLE is at home!!! still not great, but at home! don't want to post her post in here, but feel free to pop over to okayland and read it!!!!

hugs and kisses and silly anago!!

[candycane_girl]

omgz, txplumwine, i haven't seen you in forever!

anyhoo, I am drunk. It's been a stressful week. I am now home and....I am still drunk. omg. I think i had....7-8 drinks?

p.s. My typing is pretty god for a drunk girl.

(((((((kvetchies)))))))))))))

[roseviolet]

Aaaaaaw ... how cute that so many of us are in the red tent together! Makes me feel a teensy bit better, although I still feel like cursing, "Fuck you, Flo!!!!!!"

Uuuuuuugh. Sooooooo crampy. Lots o' bleeding. I have so much I need to do (company will be here in 4 hours), but I bleed so much more when I'm active, so I keep having to sit down for breaks. Bleeeeeh. And for some reason, last night I felt compelled to watch movies that make me cry: The Muppets Take Manhattan and then Philadelphia. Granted, each film inspires its own kind of tears, but still. I was a weepy weepy Rose.

Uuuuuuuugh. At least it's Sassy's birthday, so that's worth celebrating! Woot!!!!