[tesao]

*unlurks*

i'm here quite a bit, just overwhelmed by work and being sick and bla bla bla me me me.

forgive me for not posting.

jen-nay is adorable, yeufie. hope all goes well with the kidlet.

((((((((amilita))))))))

sidecar, that sounds terrifically scary. i hope that your new neighbors don't come with that sort of night life!

mandomyheart, the cary "imps" apparently have a hot shot marching band, they win all sorts of band competitions! hope that everything is going swimmingly with danny and wish that i was there to go and hear him.

don't have that baby yet, C!!! weddings first!

easy as pie moving vibes for bunny

(why is pie easy???)

hugs and kisses and silly silly little fishes to everyone!!!

*relurks*

[yuefie]

I'm around, mandi, I've just been lurking. I just haven't had much time for posting lately. There has been a bunch of crap going on, some good, some not so good, all in all fairly stressful. Some of it relates to the kidlet, so I can't say too much here. I can say that there is a chance he may be coming to live with us full time sometime next year, but that remains to be seen. I've also been spending lots of time spoiling our new kitten like crazy. She needs special attention because she's just barely 5 weeks old and was seperated from her mama too soon at 4 weeks. Here she is:

She was the runt of the litter of these kittens that were sitting in a box outside of a store. R and I walked by and we just couldn't not take her home. We're still "officially" deciding on her name, but so far the consensus amongst the men's is Jenny. Yes, as in "Me & Jen-nay was like peas & carrots" . I think they were hell bent on naming something Jenny, so I figure I just may have to lose this one gracefully.

Anyway, ~~~all purpose vibes for everyone~~~ and special hugs for amilita and that nightmare!

[amilita]

Ooooh, my car got the Malachi Crunch early this morning. The Mr. and I walked outside to go to lunch and both our cars were gone - towed away. His truck is OK, but was in the roadway, so was taken to a place close by. My car was totaled. Bleh. As long as the person had insurance and that all goes well, this should be more of an inconvenience than anything else. We'll see.

We have to go back to the police station at 7 to get the other person's information from the cop who took care of things - that seems stupid to me. What if she wasn't on duty again tonight? They should be able to reference a report. Plus, they got all the towing info related to my car (spelling of name, street number, and phone number) wrong. We drove out and were able to look at it, so at least we know we're dealing with a totaled car.

The debate was somewhat boring, but I watched it all. McCain looked so ridiculous, like he thought he was on the People's Court or something- making faces and crap. Clownin'. That's what folks here would call it. Obama did much better, I also thought, Sidecar.

Oh, and after we saw our cars were gone, while the Mr. rode his bike to the lot to get his car, I ordered some final sale stuff off J. Crew (additional 20% off today.) Ha.

I hope everyone is having a good weekend!! Feel better, Star. Hope C is holding that baby in.

[stargazer]

*~*~*don't give birth vibes C*~*~*


*~*~*smooth moving vibes for bunny*~*~*


Hey sidecar!

kvetch: terrible sinus headache. my whole family is actually complaining of sinus problems today. at first, i thought i was just hungover from having drinks last night. but, i know it is my sinuses. oh well. i missed working out today.

antikvetch: i did workout 4 days this week. not bad after not working out for like 2 years. i think i might go for a bike ride today. it is quite lovely out.

(((kvetchies)))

[sidecar]

hey all! I've been in lurk mode the last couple days. Just too much going on at work.
~~~don't give birth, C!~~~~
(((jake)))
~~~bunny~~~
amilita, i'm glad the surgery went well!

I didn't find out much more about the "disturbance," although I found out it wasn't a home invasion, and the people who own the building (it's a two-flat) have a sign up now about how they're looking for someone new to rent the downstairs apartment. All the windows were repaired yesterday and a locksmith was at the door last night when I got home from walking Sophie. So it looks like we're getting a new neighbor.

I watched the debate last night, but honestly, I got bored after a little while. I thought Obama was better, and McCain just looked petulant and spouted vague ideas with no real thoughts as to what we need to do. I don't think profligate government spending is what caused the current economic crisis. I think greedy lenders who pushed people who thought they'd never be able to afford a house into houses they can't afford and mortgages they had no business being pushed into. And the ones who made thousands aren't the ones paying for it.

I ended up buying boots on eBay after awhile.

[amilita]

Just got up with a message from my mom that my nephew's surgery went great, and he'll be coming out of recovery soon. Yay!

Kitten, I'm a nurse. My feet are finally not sore from hell night. Off to the gym today.

Mando, I KNOW what you mean about how the weather people can be overly dramatic. It's really not helpful. Glad the weather is looking better for Danny.

I wish I had heard Dodd - I'm trying to understand all this financial stuff, and it's complicated. I know I hate those fuckers, though. Was it on NPR? I could go download the interview later...

I gotta watch the debate tonight, though I'm sure it will put me in a funk.

Rosev, I hope C's labor holds off! At least if it does mess up the wedding, its for something happy! I don't think you're around a computer, but if you read this, tell C to stay well hydrated!

(((everyone)))

[mandolyn]

(((amilita))) whoa, so many babies! everyone was getting their groove on last december, huh?
***all good thoughts for amilitanephew*** keep us posted.

*safe travel vibes for rose*
*smooth, quick & safe delivery sometime next week for C*

(((bunny))) hope everything goes smoothly. i'll be sending lotsa copage vibage your way.
(((morn))) pints o' wine ... my tummy gets queasy just thinking of that image.
(((sassy))) hope you feel better today.
(((sidecar))) did you get the scoop on the other night yet?

kitten, new 'do pics please?

(((polly, sybarite, damona, yuefie - where is yuefie??? - pixie, star, m.i.a.'s 'specially tesao & dusty, lurkers et al)))

antikvetch: i'm calmer about the SC trip. looks like the weather won't be as horrific as they're saying. (i heart the weather channel peeps. but sometimes they whip me into a stressball frenzy with their utter doom forecasts.)

antikvetch: my new enV2. i'm actually reading the instructional manual. amazing little gadget. and oh so chic!

kvetch: i wish senator dodd was running for president. listening to him on the radio this morning, all this financial crisis crap - which he forecast and tried to warn everyone about many moons ago - and the reasons why the bailout is being opposed - finally made a ton of sense. it truly did not have to happen, and it beyond sucks that the grand pooba crooks will certainly get a pass and we're all gonna wind up paying outta our asses for their greed & idiocy. *in thru the nose ...*

black lace comfy panties, beige lace wacoal.

[kittenb]

amalita - that sounds like the definition of insanity! Do you work as a nurse or a doctor? An I wish lots of energy for your nephew's surgery.
rv - that will be a tricky time balance. I hope it all goes well! *fingers and toes crossed*
mornington - drinking pints of wine is often a very good idea.
bunnyb - I hope the weekend goes great!
{{{sassy}}}

Kvetch - I can't think of a single reason notto watch the debate tonight. It feels like the responsible thing to do. I hate watching politicians talk! It makes me nuts. At least I can do homework while I watch. It just all feels so f'ing scary right now. There are so many Big Issues and what if Obama does not do a good job? Argh, I might need alcohol.
And I am freaked about the whole Washington Mutual failure. I've almost moved from Chase to them on more than one occasion.

I want to go back to the days when I knew nothing about the economy. Ignorance was bliss.

[roseviolet]

(((((((Kitten & the Geek)))))))

(((((Sidecar & Martini))))))) Did you get any more info?

~~~~~ safe travel vibes for Danny & the band ~~~~~ Mandi, don't worry about them traveling overnight. When my high school marching band went on long trips like that, they also drove the busses through the night. The drivers are used to it and, as someone else mentioned, they usually have more than one driver per bus.

~!*$*)^)*@# super-strong vibes of all sorts for Amilita's nephew ~(*$%)*&!~
What a crazy night, Amilita! That sounds exhausting.

Tes, how are you feeling? Any better?

(((((((Damona, Sassy, Bunny, Morn, Yuefie, Pixie, & anyone else who needs 'em ))))))))))

I fly out early tomorrow morning for the wedding. Wee! I just need to finish packing.

I need to request some don't-go-into-labor-until-Sunday vibes for C, a bridesmaid at this wedding I'm attending on Saturday. It's almost C's due date and she started having some strong contractions yesterday. The bride is her lamaze partner, so if she goes into labor the whole wedding will be up in the air!

[amilita]

Hey! I'm suspending my Bust-ing while I concentrate on the economy. Ha - I totally stole that from a friend.

Actually, can I request vibes for my nephew, who is getting heart surgery tomorrow? He gets this fast heart rate sometimes, so they are going in and trying to zap the place where the current gets messed up. I started getting nervous yesterday, though I'm sure it'll all be OK. He's 8.

(((everyone))) Moving, sick, hurty foot, weird midnight occurrences, kids off on trips, kitty losses, all the different things. Yay for student loan money!

[mornington]

((((mando)))) I'll join you in the wft. Although usually overnight buses have two drivers, so they can work in shifts, as it were.

((((bunny)))) I have so many parts crossed. eeeee!

((((sassy)))) moar zoe pictures!

((((sidecar)))) mental. I hope you find out what happened

((((amilita))))

((((kitten and the geek)))) thinking of you

((((damona))))

((((pixie)))) heal quick

((((rosev))))

((((yuefie, star, sixie, dusty, txplum, anoushh, polly, futura, tes, everyone))))

massive antikvetch: finally got given my student loan notification. No actual money, but I'm going to get money at some point.

First day of teaching people to row yesterday, it was only mildly disastrous and only one of those was vaguely approaching my fault (although I wasn't actually involved). So all is well, sort-of. The freshers seem nice. I then went out and got shitfaced with the boat club. Who'd have thought drinking pints of wine wasn't a good idea?

Lectures tomorrow. bed now. (((((you)))))

[bunnyb]

feel better (((sassy)))

fly-by: tonight was my last shift at work (surreal, slightly emotional) and today I visited bf C and her boys then met up with another friend for farewell lunch and received lovely farewell gifts from all . Now I need to do more packing and tomorrow is going to be spent finishing off packing, loading up moving van, running last minute errands, saying what's bound to be an emotional goodbye to family, mandoo and kinkykatykins... Early Saturday morning is moving day, Ikea is Sunday and I have an interview on Monday for a job I'd love so any vibes would be appreciated. I'll be without internet for a while so see you once I'm settled!

(((everybody)))

[sassygrrl]

Kvetch: I'm sick with a cold. I also had insomnia from last night with the dogs. Mcgeek and I got into another fight about money. Just in a total shitty mood today, so I'm watching a Grey's Anatomy marathon. Oh, we finally at least have gas in the car.

Anti-kvetch: I'm heading to a dinosaur lecture on Saturday night.

(((damona, polly, amilita, kittenb/geek, mando, sidecar, star, bunny, pixie, morn, all others)))

Off to the futon and Zoe.

[damona]

still having internet issues here, so i'll just say (((((((y'all)))))))))) before i get booted again! *le sigh* someday i will have cable internet again, i swear i will!

[amilita]

Hey all! I'm freaking exhausted after working 3 nights in a row. They were all busy, but the middle night was one of the worst work nights I've ever had. We had 9 babies in 4 hours.

Looking back, it's almost comical, because it was literally like, "Room 2 is delivering!" "Room 4 is complete!" No one got attention unless there was a baby halfway out of her vagina. A severely preterm baby was coming and that doctor was in the OR, so we had to find another doctor handy to attend the delivery. Same doctor delivered another one who just rolled in complete - we had to put her in a triage room because that was all the space we had.

Luckily, all the babies did well and all the moms did well. The doctors helped us by answering the phones and stuff. But the management was basically no help at all. I do not feel as if there is a safety net at that hospital, and I don't like that. We were lucky, but it was a bad situation.

I already had a massage scheduled today (my reward for having lost 15 pounds! yay, me.) and the Mr. and I went to get Vietnamese food. I got a call at 2:30 in the afternoon (after working 7 pm - 7 am last night) asking me to work "now." I did not respond. I'm drained.

Sorry for the rant. It sounds as if a lot of us are not having great days, and I'll be back to vibe properly later. Thinking good thoughts for sweet Jake-cat and all of you peoples.

[sassygrrl]

Kitten, that was Jake visiting.

((Kitten, Geek, and Jake)) Yay for Pushing Daisies event, and new haircuts! I have to get into that show.
I'm lurking, but I'll be back to post properly.


(kvetchies))

[kittenb]

Thanks everyone. Last night SUCKED in a supreme way. I had class that I couldn't get out of but I started crying in the middle of it because I knew that it was at the same time that Jake was being put to sleep. My teacher let me leave a little early (the nice thing about being in a room full of therapists-in-training) and I joined my boyfriend and his parents for drinks. Then the boy and I went to his place and just cried.
A very weird thing happened while we were sleeping, though. Thoes of you who have cats know what it feels like to have one of them step on your bedsheets while you are sleeping. Just one little small paw pushing down on the sheet. In the middle of the night I felt that but I dismissed it as me being half-asleep. When The Geek woke up this morning he said, "I felt something walk on the bed last night, like a cat." We both agreed that Jake visited one last time.
Dammit, know I am going to cry again.

On to happier news, I went to a Pushing Daisies promo event and got two free apple pies, a logo spatula and a logo pie server. It was very fun.

sidecar - that is just insane! I hope you get some rest tonight.
mando - totally with you on the choice to let someone else chaparone.
roseviolet - I hope you stomach and your stress settles down very soon.
weufie - let's hear it for being old! Woo-hoo.
{{{mornington}}}
tes - I hope you feel better ASAP.
{{{fast healing vibes for pixie}}}
{{{polly}}}

Oh, before I forget, I got a haircut today. It is a short, reverse bob. The longest part grazes my chin and it all gets shorter from there. I love it. I'll post pics tomorrow.

[sidecar]

i am so tired and grumpy i am breaking my posting-at-work rule.

i got woken up in the middle of the night by a bunch of glass breaking and shouting at the neighbors' house, followed by sirens. Then I heard more shouting and the police yelling, "We are the police!" And then another cop said, "God, that guy is really jacked up on something."

So I got up and watched from my window, as someone inside the house yelled, "GET DOWN ON THE FLOOR" and then 20 cops in bulletproof vests stormed the house, and pulled out a guy who wasn't wearing pants and threw him into a paddywagon. Then a commander came and interviewed my neighbors. We went back to bed and in the morning, Martini and I both noticed the back doors thrown open and the front windows broken. I called the district office today and all they will tell me is that a "disturbance" occured, but they said it wasn't a home invasion. So I guess maybe my neighbor got really high and lost his shit?

God, so frustrating. I wish I knew what really happened. If I'm living next door to a meth addict or if someone broke in. And I wish it had happened at 8 instead of midnight, so I wouldn't feel like a zombie.

(((love to all)))

[mandolyn]

(((rose))) hope you feel betta soon, luv. maybe baking would help?

actually, i have no clue why they're travelling that far. it's an invitational competition, which is, er ... a good thing? an honor? and no, i'm not going. i have to work. but i am also The Mighty Suck as a band parent. i couldn't even imagine being trapped for 40+ straight hours with noisy gaggles of teens not to mention the super-cliquey-high-&-mighty-rabid band parents. gah.

i just read their itinerary:
- they're leaving 7 pm friday, arriving 7 am saturday. no mention of hotels. which means they're sleeping on the bus. which means the bus drivers aren't sleeping. wtF?!
- "We would like to thank the Church of Latter Day Saints for the meals that they provided to our students and traveling party." again i say, wtF?!

i knew i shoulda made the mr go to that meeting last night.
guess who's gonna be heavily medicated this weekend? yeah, that would me moi. *heavy sigh*

[roseviolet]

Hey, gang. Feeling super sick today. I think all of my anxiety & stress over the last two days have done a number on my gut. I should be fine tomorrow, though. Just gotta start thinking happy thoughts!

Today's happy thought: the website for mom's business is officially up! Woo hoo! I don't feel comfortable posting the link here, but I'll happily send it in a PM if any of you are interested.

That's all I've got right now. Hopefully I'll come up with more happiness soon.

((((((((((extra love for Jake, Geek & Kitten, Tes, Pixie & little Gucci, Yuefie, Mandi & her momma, Morn, & all y'all)))))))))))))

I can't believe little Danny is going to be in my neck of the woods ... and I won't be here to see him perform! Why are they traveling this far south, Mandi? Is there a big competition? Are you coming, too? When do you arrive?