[yuefie]

Oh, phew. Thanks so much, car! I was just sitting here thinking of how difficult today must have been for Danny, poor kiddo.

And of course ~~~~~endless super-duper mega strength anti-pain, soothing, coping and healing vibage for (((((((((((((((mando)))))))))))))))) along with tons of virtual hugs, hair brushing and hand squeezes~~~~~

[pixiedust]

(((Mando))))..I've been thinking about you all day even though this is the first chance I've had to be on Bust! Get Well soon, chica!

[car_v2]

Hi Kvetchies, I'm not sure who here even remembers me (waves -- it's Car!)

I just spoke with Mandolyn's son - she is out of surgery and in the recovery room - it's been a long day for all of them (sounds like 7 hrs in the OR) but the doctor's say the surgery went well and once she wakes up a bit more family will go in to see her.

I told him that they have all been in everyone's thoughts all day, and that when he goes in to see her to not hug her, as that would hurt, but to give her a big hand-squeeze from all of her girlfriends.

[amilita]

I've been thinking of Mando all day. Hope she's doing as well as she can be doing.

I work tomorrow night. Bleh. Don't really like going out on NYE, but do like to be with the Mr. Last year, I worked 'til 11, which ran late, of course. I drove fast, met him and our friends as they were walking up to the levee, and I got there just in time to drink a little wine and see the fireworks all up and down the river at midnight and have a kiss. It was nice, and sorta romantical, even if I'm not usually into that stuff.

Happy Early New Year to everyone!! Love and peace and happiness for us all!!

[pollystyrene]

~*~*~*~*~*vibes for mando~*~*~*~*~*~ I hope we hear something soon!

I've been hibernating all day. Woke up. Finished the last three episodes of Flight of the Conchords (now I need to watch that episode on funnyordie.com), fell back asleep with a snuggly Albus. Now I've got that "slept too much" grogginess. I promised LeBoy I'd make banana pancakes if he did the dishes. He has another load to do, so I suspect they'll be dinner pancakes.

Need to run some errands and start on that big deep clean of the house I swore I'd do while I was off this week. Yep. Gotta get started on that. Any minute now.........

Cod, I can't wait for LeBoy to be done with this fricking video game he got with his XBox, Gears of War. It's not even entertaining to observe and he's literally been playing it every spare moment he's had since Christmas. Crap, I just remembered he got the first one and the sequel. Oh, I've got to get out of here! If that thing didn't allow us to watch our Netflix movies instantly, I'd have it up on Craigslist the second he was done with the game. Damn you XBox and your redeeming qualities!

Lots of dryness here, too. Snow's 95% gone, but we're supposed to have subzero windchills tonight. Every year we swear we're not going to go out on NYE because it's dumb, but every year we get roped into something. This year, LeBoy's friends who I don't like, who live out in bumblefuck invited us. I said "maybe" which LeBoy interpretted as an enthusiastic "yes!" and now we've also gotten invited to the Prophecy's, where I'd much rather go. Maybe we can go to the icky one, leave at 10:00 and go to the Prophecy's for the rest of the evening.

Rose, sorry about the tum-tum.

Hey jem, welcome back!

(((hugs to all))) and more warm fuzzies to mando and family!

[sidecar]

Oy, my skin has never been so dry either. Martini and I are both home, not working this week, and I am digging the free time.

~~~more vibes for mando~~~

(((rose's tummy))))

My rule for visits with family, which is a good one, is three nights or a hotel. This applies especially to the outlaws, as any visit that extends longer than 3 nights but does not include a hotel turns into disaster.

[stargazer]

*~*~*~*massive vibes for mando*~*~*~*

*~*~*soothing tummy vibes for rose*~*~*

rose, i hear you with the skin thing. this cold has made my skin so dry and sensitive. not good since my skin is sensitive already.

welcome back jem! not everyone left for j-world.

[kittenb]

Ah, crow's feet. I'm not sure that I have them yet but I am postive that I will have them after two more years of overnight shifts twice a week.

Big Sparkly Vibes of Health and Love to Mando Magnificent!

Welcome back Jem! Good to see you.

2.5 days would be perfect, sassy. Enough time to have fun and shop, not so much time that I get too involved.

{{{raisin, sidecar, bunnyb, culturehandy, Christine, polly, all busties!!!}}}

[roseviolet]

(((((((((((((((( endless buckets of love and success for Mandolyn and her surgeon and her family and friends ))))))))))))))))))))
~*~*~*~ and some additional sparkly vibes of healing & strength & optimism for Mandi just because sparkles make everything better ~*~*~*~
Whoever finds an e-mail from Danny first, please post the details in here. I don't think I'll be able to breathe right until I hear she's okay.

Jem!!!! How are you? It's great to see your shiny self in the Lounge again. the Postie List has been a major nightmare for me over the past year because my old computer died & the Frankenputer I was using instead ran on Windows 2000 and was a royal pain in the ass. Plus the list dwindled down to just 3 people. But now that I have my happy new netbook, perhaps I'll have an easier time with the whole thing & we can bring it back to its former glory.

Kvetch: My guts are unhappy [i]again[i/]. This is the 3rd time since I arrived back in T-town. I had gone a few months without any problems back in NC, so this is making me feel kinda low. My father joked that maybe I'm allergic to Oklahoma. I'm blaming (1) all the unhealthy food I've been eating and (2) the dry dry dry DRY air. My skin is a flaky mess! Yesterday I spied crows feet that I've never seen before. Depressing.

Anti-kvetch: Had fun with my mom and with lots of friends yesterday. We finally got to meet little E, the daughter of some friends. She was born 11 months ago. Some of you may recall my friends who gave their baby the same name that Sheff and I had picked out for our potential spawn. Well, this is that baby. I've gotten over the name issue & have just embraced the kidlette as her own, unique self. She's a real cutie, too, & seemed extra fond of me, which is sweet. I just love playing with other people's babies. You can cuddle them & love them ... and give them back so you can go home & get a full night's sleep!

[sassygrrl]

delurks (((mando))) vibes

I actually had a decent Christmas. My parents introduced to me to Robert Irving who hosts that Dinner Impossible show. He owes a restaurant down in Hilton Head. He's a bit of an ass, but they thought I wanted to meet a celebrity chef. Yet, they've just been going on and on about this restaurant.

Christmas with the parents was okay. Luckily, we just hung out. My mother was getting on my nerves, but that's common. She kept glaring at me when I was eating.

I got some good gifts: New ipod, camera, and a lot of cooking things. Too many sweaters.
2.5 days was just enough time.
Saw Marley and Me on Christmas da. It was pretty good.

I have this week off, before I head back to my new job! It has felt so nice to have some time to myself.

I'm heading to a party on NYE. Honestly, I'd rather just chill out at home, but I think Mcgeek wants to go out.


(((everyone))))

[raisingirl]

Adding my good thoughts for Mando's successful surgery and post-op recovery.

Bunny, feel better!

I'm off to hang out and have fun with my dad today. I so rarely get him to myself. If he were a girl, he'd be a Bustie, I'm sure of it. He's a good egg.

[sidecar]

~~~~~~surgery vibes for mandolyn~~~~~~~

[culturehandy]

*delurks*

~*~*~*~*~*~*~healing and surgery vibes for Mando~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

(((kvetchies)))

*relurks*

[yuefie]

I was just coming in to say the same thing, bunny.

~~~~~~~a continuous loop of super strength vibage for our dearest mando~~~~~~~~

(((everyone)))

[bunnyb]

*~*~*~*~successful surgery and rapid healing vibes, (((((((mandolyn!))))))~*~*~*~*~*

You are going to be on my mind all day today and I'm vibing you hard.

I had a lovely Christmas at home and now I'm back in London with a terrible chest infection. The boy stayed a few days later at home as I needed to work; he's on his way down now and I want him here quickly (yet safely) for some TLC. It's been a while since I felt this sick.

(((everyone)))

[jemisoutrageous]

Also?
Roseviolet, are we still doing Bustie Posties?
Because I totally miss and love them.
<3 <3 <3

[jemisoutrageous]

So aybody ran away to livejournal but my Yeufie is here so I decided to come see what y'all were doing here at Le Bust Lounge, so um? Tada? Le Jem?
CONGRATULATIONS, YEUFIE!!!!!
No one deserves this happiness more than you (except maybe me ;p, where's MY man, dammit) and I am so so so thrilled for you. Also, thank you for the Holiday gifts, you are generous and ridiculous and I adore you.
And Hello dollies to all you other ladies!!!

[Christine Nectar...]

happy Dec 29th everyone!

~~~kitten~~~ hope all is well soon.

congrats Yuefie, and try not to worry about those who don't share your excitement. i know i've wondered sometimes if I come off a as less than impressed when a couple of people have announced their engagement, but that has more to do with my general opinion of marriage/trappings of a wedding than of the couple, or my happiness for them being happy.

glad to hear that most of you had a good holiday! this is my first quiet moment since Christmas. despite the weather (much like Chicago) we have had a really good time, although i missed one extended family get together due to bad driving conditions. we ended up going out for yummy thai food near home instead, and i was just as happy to do that!
A is working today, but i just shipped kiddo off to my parents for the night, so we will have some "alone" time tonight, and hope to check out the newly-reopened AGO tomorrow. after that we will pick kiddo up, and take her skating in Nathan Phillips Square on the new skates that Santa brought her!

As for NYE, i'm really excited because we are actually going out this year...the last couple have kind of sucked. we got a hotel room for the night, (the same hotel where we "re-initiated" our relationship 4 years ago on NYE) and will retire there after a party a friend invited us to.

soooo, i'm off to curl up with a newly recieved book, and enjoy my Christmas tree lights while they are still up....

[designermedusa]

I hope everyone had a nice holiday. We went to my parent’s house for Christmas Eve and Christmas day, it was okay, but there was a lot of tension between my parents. My father has been really selfish lately, and he basically couldn’t be bothered with the holiday. Other than that we had a nice time. Mr. DM was really happy with two of his gifts from me, an Exorcist bobble head and an Bird and the Bee cd. He put a lot of thought into my presents this year, my favorites being Scrabble Onyx edition and the new David Sedaris book on cd. I got to see Doubt and The Reader this weekend, and I enjoyed both films.

I’m not really making any plans for new years. Mr. DM and I don’t really drink, so we will either go see a film or just hang at home. My only new years resolution is to save money, Mr. DM and I had a long discussion and we think it would be best to move away from Florida in the next year or so. We are just becoming very bored and really miss living in a vibrant city. So we need to save money and figure out where we might want to live. I’m hoping the economy improves in 2009 and there will be job growth.

Star, the hot yoga on NYE sounds like a fun way to bring in the new year, but I understand about trying to save money.

((kittenb)) Sorry to hear about the holiday trouble, but you have every right to vent. It can be exhausting sometimes when you don’t have a second to yourself. Glad you enjoyed Frost/Nixon, I haven’t had a chance to see it yet.

Syb, glad you had a nice holiday, it sounds relaxing.

Sidecar, glad you time with the outlaws was tolerable and yay for some nice presents.

Polly, yay for nice presents. The gift swap thing sounds like a good idea.

Rose, glad you are enjoying your visit with the family.

Yuefie, I am so happy for you, great engagement story. Your guy sounds very sweet.

((mando)) Thoughts are with you.

[stargazer]

*~*~*soothing vibes for kitten*~*~*

kitten, well, i'm just glad you are home safe with all the traveling you did. it sounded like you just needed to vent after a tough week.

sybarite, OooOooO, a sauna. One of my friends has a sauna in her home in Massachusetts. Damn. I want a sauna in my future home.

christmas was pretty good for me. i really enjoyed being with my family this year. no drama, just good times. that's a first, trust me. NYE...i'm pretty indifferent about that day. i don't really drink much anymore. i've become a 2 drink minimum girl. plus, i did enough wild things for NYE to enjoy staying in. i was thinking of doing a hot yoga class that would end at midnight, BUT...i'm kinda being scrooge-y with my money right now. i have interviews coming up in about a week.

(((kvetchies)))