[livelyupurself]

((((Pixie)))) ~~~~relaxation & anti stress, every-go-smooth-for-pixie-&-mr. pixie's-wedding-day vibage~~~~
good luck and best wishes on your big day!

(((((RoseV))))) huge hugs and lotsa love for you darlin'

((((everyone)))

Sorry for the lack of specific vibes. I am feeling a tad under the weather. My girlfriend called to inform me that she and her toddler came down with a nasty stomach bug yesterday and they were hanging out here all day Wednesday. Fun, I feel like I'm on a roller coaster that won't stop too. PJ and Jer are both feeling like crap, so it's a real infirmary 'round here tonight.

[pixiedust]

((Rose)) I'm sorry this is so difficult. It will get better, and if not I will come and visit. I sure wish you were going to be here tomorrow. I have had about a million fits today.

I went to my spa appointment and this lady used what can only be described as a medieval torture device to "exstract my pores" I reached a new level of pain today that I never knew existed...and I have given birth!

My low life step father is playing clo9wn tomorrow morning until noon, which means my mother won't get to the wedding until an hour before hand! Words can not describe my outrage!

Then I came home and Mr. Pixie had done NOTHING the whole 4 hours I was gone and I just freaked out all over him because there is so much to do and I felt like it was alll being left to me even though he is the one who will have to do everything in the morning.

But we got the license, it's official. Everyone will sign it tomorrow and Monday Mr. P will walk it to the court house so I can get my license and everythign changed ASAP for the cruise.

[tyger]

((((rosev))))
i don't remember who else needs what! i'm sorry, forgive me? i flove you all.

no way you're overreacting to the gum chewing, mandi. i mean, we got the 'no gum because it's awful for the intruments unless you're a percussionist and you can chew in time with the music because otherwise you look like a knob' talk at least once a month

i have a job! whee! it's at a little family-owned asian buffet, and they actually have next to no turnover (they're just hiring now because they have a bunch of people out of the country for family emergencies and stuff). i don't know how many hours i'll be getting, but there's a gas station manager who has promised me his next opening if i can manage it with my job (and he was all sincere, i have his email address and he's already sort of interviewed me, so i'm thinking he wasn't just saying it to be nice).

anti-kvetch: i spent today with my bestest friend mountaincougarlion, and we played in expensive makeup at the mall. she drew a sparkly silver tear on my cheek because i wasn't 'emo enough' today :P. i closed out a bank account, went shopping, and dealth with locker fees at school and nobody seemed to find my little tear odd, which makes me worry for the human race.
anti-kvetch: i emptied out an old bank account today that had 280 in it, which is going to pay for a bus ticket for one trip i'm going on this summer and gas for my car for the other trip. yay!

[mornington]

(((rosev))) feel better. I can't offer anything but lots of vibes & listening
(((amilita))) luck tonight & hope all goes well. and snuggle wally for me
I'm also jealous of fina, lys, bunny & le garcon... have fun!
(((txplum))) hope you're headache goes soon
****wedding vibes for pixie****
((((((((everyone else)))))))

not much to report... trying to find the motivation to do some actual work (I have 4000 words on fondling sheep to do) instead of lying on the sofa attempting telepathy with the rabbit... because I really do want to know why she keeps licking the skirting board.

kvetch: locking myself out. and realising there was no-one in my flat, i didn't have my phone to call anyone - not that anyone was in - and I needed my keys to get to reception to get the handyman to let me into my flat to get my keys. bah. I was rescued by the lovely girl in the flat opposite.

antikvetch: finding H his birthday present. and resisting the temptation to buy him socks

oh, underroo report *salutes*. pink shorts, aging white bra, totally mismatched but feh, I'm comfy.

[amilita]

My counselor near my mom's house is available for phone sessions if I need 'em (and I think I'm gonna do one soon)...do you have an old therapist back home you could do that with? It would be money well spent!

[roseviolet]

Thanks so much for caring, Dusty & Amilita. The wonderful thing about Bust (Kvetch especially) is that I can actually talk about this sort of thing here.

In answer to Dusty's question, nope. No doctor. No therapist. No insurance, either, but that will change in a month or so. And you know, I had a feeling I'd get like this, so I don't know if it's a self-fulfilling prophesy or what. I even joked with friends that maybe I should get back on Prozac before the move just to prevent me from going downhill! Oh well. I know I'm a bit scared of leaving our current place because I'm afraid of getting lost (which happened to me about a week ago) but I also know that there's more to it than that.

[amilita]

Cross-post with rosev, who had a better thread suggestion for elaine's article!

Aww, ((((rosev)))) It's good to get all that stuff out...it's hard to move. Very big deal. I hope you feel better...at least it'll be the weekend soon, and you and Shef can spend time together.

[dusty]

(((Rose))) do you have a doctor/therapist in your new home? We don't want you going all agoraphobic on us...

[amilita]

Welcome, elaine! Looks like an interesting article, but you may get more response about it in the "What the F@$%..." thread here in the F-Word. In this thread we tend to talk more generally about what's going on in our lives.

Thanks for not starting a whole new thread! There is a thread to introduce yourself in As The World Turns...stick around, familiarize yourself with the site, and all that! BUST is a great site!

I posted a few new pictures in Here, Kitty, Kitty!...one of Wally re-creating the pose in the Mr.'s hand, to see how much bigger he's gotten. And two of my other kitties looking all cute.

Have fun, fina, lys, and bunny! I'm envious, too.

Tonight is the gallery party...I'm not expecting a lot, so I'm not feeling nervous. If we get a big crowd and make some sales, I'll be really pleasantly surprised. Not that I don't think we'll do well during Jazz Fest, I'm just not sure tonight is the night.

Have a good weekend, everyone!

[roseviolet]

Hi, Elaine! Love your name. You should definitely post that link in the feminist outrage thread. That's where we usually discuss such topics.

Sooo envious of the Bustie meet-up in Scotland. Sounds so perfect! And Lys, it's sounds like the perfect way to end such a stressful week. Woo hoo!

Mandi, I forgot to mention this earlier, but I want to back up everything TallGirl had to say about the gum chewing. And how is he supposed to achieve good tone with a glob of gum in his mouth? As a person who played flute and piccolo at school for 7 years, I can't imagine playing with gum in my mouth.

I'm sure she's too busy to check in today, but I wanted to send out some ~*~*~*~ happy anti-stress vibes for our bride, Pixie ~*~*~*~

Hooray for Amilita's baby time! Those newborns are something else, aren't they?

(((((((( ever'body ))))))))

Kvetch: Well, I broke down and cried today. It's time for me to admit that I'm already having a difficult time with the move. Sometimes when I get stressed out I kinda freeze up & I become too scared to even go out the front door. That has definitely been my situation as of late. That's really bad because it means that our initial deposit and rent payment on the house was almost late. Sheff called to remind me about the things I need to do today and I just broke down crying. He wasn't being mean or getting on to me. Truly. I guess I just snapped. Being in such a strange place and not having a car is definitely taking its toll.

Anti-kvetch: I mailed the things I need to mail. The lady will get her money on time ... barely. But at least she'll get it. Plus, my husband is a very understanding & supportive & loving guy.

[elaine]

er, hi, not sure how to post a new topic, but just read this article on how porn is pretty much the norm for police officers in the UK:
http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/index.php?menuID=1&subID=447
Pretty comforting stuff, huh? anyway, wondered what you thought...

[mandolyn]

lys, i just PM'd you! please check your email?!!

[lysistrata]

drive-by!

The work IS OVAH! FINALLY!!!!!! I didn't sleep from Monday 10 am to Wednesday midnight except for a 3 hr. nap! Pah! Then 15 hours of sleep. Then portions, and walk on the beach and a BBQ and portions and the pub! AND NOW HIGHLANDS WITH FINA AND BUNNY AND LE GARCON!!!!

OK, I am manic, still.

And I am also bakin' fresh banana bread to take with me. And tonight we are having polenta and haggis for dinner! Och ay, ragazze!

Love and vibes to allllllll! Kiss kiss kiss!!

Undies? About to strip 'em off so I can shower and be fresh and clean for BUSTies...and SAUNA!!!!

/flies away.

[txplumwine]

Hee, TG called me a bit ago to ask what it was she said that was so awesome. I said, "Well, you *are* the trumpet goddess." She said, "I did kind of put on a white robe and gold wings, huh?" Hee!

I have a headache. Is the week over yet dammit?

Brand-new undies with coral, peach and white little stripes, and coral waist and leg bands; cream brar. And my hair looks fabulous today.

[faith]

OK so my joy in kitten war is trying to pick the underdog (ahem, undercat), and make the stats turn out even. Soooooooo procrastinating and must get back to work.

[crassy_mcnasty]

(((pixie & mr. pixie)))

(((mornington))) bunny love is way better than a stupid boy!

hee hee, disrepectin' the horn!

color me jealous about the bunny, fina & lys meeting!

well, i added my little guy (when he was little) to kitten war: http://kittenwar.com/kittens/69752/ but he hasn't won any yet

cotten striped boyshorts and a boring but comfortable nude minimizer.

[bunnyb]

you did, sybarite you mentioned king tut's to me once in academia_nuts. Then again, my dear ol' green place has 3 unis but I think you went to mine - the one with the city name?

Leaving for train station soon to go meet up with Fina then travelling up to the bunkhouse to meet up with everyone - can't wait to meet Fina and Lys!

Just popped in to wish everyone a lovely weekend especially Pixiedust!

undies: white cotton bra and thong. eta: um, actually just noticed that I'm wearing different bottoms! Pale pink frostfrench lowrise, nice ass pants with floozie x ass (these are so comfy I have them if several different colours).

(((everyone)))

[sybarite]

Mornington, who heckles a crooning jenny lewis?? And boys: double feh. You don't want someone that unoriginal anyway.

Mando, fwiw I think you were dead on (as they say in Norn Iron, otherwise known as N.Ireland) with the gum strictness, even before I read TG's confirmation of same. And you are not old, although on chewing gum issues you may be singapore.

No-one wants to disrespect the horn. Hee. Filthy mind alert. I can't believe no-one called that yet.

Pixie, I lovelovelove my mister in a suit. We were friends first, until I saw him in a tux. Did more for me than a month of winning and dining. Good luck with lastminute wedding prep!

Fina, I went to (I think) bunnyb's uni.

It's sunny, I got work done this week and I'm about to book my london trip. WOOHOO!!!

Mismatched pink satin knickers w/ black trim and white brar. Oh well.

[txplumwine]

Yes, indeed...all that, and she's a Trumpet Goddess too. Is she fabulous or WHAT? {{{{TG}}}}

[amilita]

That's awesome, tallgirl!

(((mornington)))