[candycane_girl]

Congrats on getting the job (((polly)))!

(((mandolyn))) I've found that sometimes the most gruelling therapy sessions make me feel the best after.

(((plat: I hope your hair washing went well, sidecar, stargazer, tesao, yuefie)))

((((kvetchies to everyone))))

kvetch: my mom started experiencing some intense stomach pains yesterday. Since she works in a hospital she was seen right away, sent to ER and now she's in a normal room but they're doing lots of tests and apparently she has stones in her bile duct and she'll have to get surgery on Wednesday. Oh, and also she was feeling much worse today compared to when I saw her yesterday.

And of course they schedule surgery for Wednesday, which coincides oh so inconveniently with my dad leaving for India on Tuesday.

kvetch: internships are coming up and it seems like everyone is moving along quite nicely while I haven't gotten any word on any possible placements. Meanwhile my best friend is going for a job interview at an agency which will mean automatic graduation for him. I'm happy for him but seriously, when are they going to place me somewhere?!

[mandolyn]

happy belated & congrats on the new jobbie, q! *flings more sparkly confetti*

so so happy to hear good news about doodle, thanks (((turbo))). i've been worryin'.

congrats, polly! i'm so so happy for you!

sonik's becoming famous ... that's beyond cool! pretty soon i'll be able to say, hey, ya know that famous artist? well, my friend and i kidnapped her once and she slept on my couch!

(((stargazer))) iffen you defy me, i shall have to spank your ass. (can you tell i've been lurking in certain threads these days? hee.) please tell sassy we meece her.

(((plat))) if i could, i'm come over and wash your hair. i'd being my expensive shampoo/conditioner that tames the most unruliest of hair. and i'd give you a luscious head massage. and then i'd style it for you too. but, you know, i'm all about the wigs. (ask raisin!) my fave's a pink bob, just like the one scarlett donned in lost in translation. it looks MUCH CUTER on me.

(((sidecar))) just cuz.
*anticrampy vibes for rose* mmmm .... brownies ... *homer drool*

kvetch: grueling - but good - therapy session yesterday. gah.

antivketch: it's the mr's birthday, and we've got fun restaurant plans for tonite - and we got him surprise knicks tickets! - and then fun live band plans for tomorrow night. (not that he ever plans anything fun for my birthday, but, whateva.)

kvetch: i'm already stressing the inevitable noise & crowd issues. *jitters* but we're going to have safeguards, plan B's, escape routes, etc. in place.

white lacy wacoal and *drumroll please* nudey-mauvey-cottony-lacey-stretchy NEW PANTIES!
just for you guys!

[roseviolet]

Happy Friday, all! Greetings from the land of blood & cramping. Bleeeeeeh. It's funny that just yesterday I mentioned that my moon time was coming, because it hit last night. I walked up to Sheff and said, "Your final birthday gift is the knowledge that we are not pregnant!"

And speaking of my darling husband, I most certainly showed him all the love and good wishes that had been sprinkled around the lounge for him! He was very touched. Aaaaaw.

((((((Plat)))))) We definitely need to catch up! I hear there are some good Indian restaurants in your neck of the woods. We should investigate!

On the news they were showing all the horrifyingly cold temperatures in Chicago & Wisconsin and such. It was amazing to see all the snow that has fallen in New York, too: 6 feet of snow & more on the way! Yowza!
~~~~~~~~ waves of warmth for all of the cold Busties ~~~~~~~~

~*~*~*~*~ healing vibes for Doodle ~*~*~*~*~
Thanks for the up-date, Jenn. It is truly appreciated.

Alcohol & a good book. Sounds like a great idea, Sonik.

Polly, that hotdog tour sounds fun! Congrats again on the job.

Stargazer, thanks for the update on Sassy. I hope she likes living in her new place & that the move has caused her very little stress. I worry about the Sassy one sometimes, what with her recent health problems.

Sidecar, hope you enjoy your haircut!

Sheff has invited friends from work to come over tomorrow night. This means I must gos hspping today for soda & snacks & such. We're making Shepherd's Pie but I'm not sure about dessert. We have leftover fruitcake from last night, but I feel like I should have a little something on the side for people who don't like that sort of thing. If I had a little more energy I'd whip up a trifle (also known as Babies On Spikes in our house. Hee ), but maybe I'll go for brownies instead. Hmmm.

Bleh. Feeling crampy. It may be time for a cup of tea.

(((((((darling Kvetchies))))))

[sonik]

Huh??? Anna Nicole Smith??? After this post i'm off to the intarnet..!

Congrats Polly!!!!! That is such good news!

I'm 'feiering'my friday afternoon, the whole day, to be honest. I had such a fun turned into crap assignment that i thought i should begin my weekend early with scotch whisky and a couple of Nicci French novels.

Wow, i'm not on bust and all sorts of things are happening?I hope y' all are allright!

Last week i attended a booklaunch party thrown by my agent. All kinds of interesting ppl attended, from nyc, to london, and germany. It's kind of weird to point out your work in a book and gain instant respect because they love your work.
I mailed with a girl who's also with my agency. I knew her from last year, she's an illustrator from Germany. I'll visit her in about a month. She's very sweet, and i'm looking forward to it. You know, meeting new people.
Which i am meeting more and more. I'm getting the hang of new years parties and talking to a bunch of strangers.

(((((i'm sorry not to name you all individually, but you are allloved just the same!!!))))))))

[pollystyrene]

Thanks everyone! I'm not sure when I start- they're going to call me back tomorrow. I won't get health insurance until April 1st. Boo. Oh well.

Oh, yeah, it's cold here, stargazer. It hurts just to be outside. I can feel the cold in my sinuses, all through my head, oh, it's awful. I used to think anything below 30 degrees was cold...I'd be grateful for 30 degrees now. I'd be out there in shorts! I feel bad for all of you who have to be in the city, walking around. I emailed a former co-worker today to tell him the good news and I said, "I don't know what's worse- being cooped up in the house because of the weather or next week when I'm going to be driving in it."

I'm up because I can't sleep. Don't know why. When I told my dad that I got the job, he suggested that I get up early as if I were going to work tomorrow and drive the route I'd be taking in rush hour to see how long it would take. I don't think that's going to happen.

I'm going on a hot dog food tour with a bunch of Chicago foodies on Saturday, going to 5 or 6 different places and trying their hot dogs. My parents are going, too. I feel bad because I forgot about it and made plans with my BGP, then had to back out of them.

Well, off to poke around until I feel sleepy.

[LoveMyPugs]

((((((((((POLLY))))))))))

WAY TO GO!!!

[stargazer]

CONGRATS POLLY!!!

i can't to hear about it at the next midwestern mamas brunch. so cool.

(((mando))) i'd still give you a hug if you were dripping in blood. don't care. you need the hugs!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHEFF & QSPICE!!

rose, i hope you tell your hubby a whole bunch of busties are wishing him a happy birthday.

turbojenn, thanks for giving us the update!!

*~*~*continued healing vibes for doodlebug*~*~*

(((plat))) that is so awesome about your progress!! keep it up!!

(((tes))) i'm giving you a hug so you can smell how fresh and clean i am! thank goodness for unfrozen pipes!

mornington, so what't the deal?? you got a boyfriend??

i forgot to mention that sassygrrl's move went well. she just furnished her place. she is working on getting 'net connection and then she'll be back Busting. she wanted me to tell ya'lls she was doing good.

kvetch: it is freakin' cold here. can i get a witness from sidecar and polly?? my thighs were frozen. and i gotta lot of meat on these thighs.

antikvetch: met up with my friend for coffee and some delicious apple pie ala mode. had a little bailey's with my coffee. nice. it was so good to see and talk with her.

(((mornington, bunnyb, qspice, PiP, pixie, amilita, anoushh, designermedusa, raisingirl, sybarite, sixelacat, yuefie, dusty, mavin, fina, faith, billy, sidecar, polly, sassygrrl, turbojenn, and other kvetchies)))

[pollystyrene]

Thanks for the update turbo- glad to know she's improving. Can't wait until she's back!

[turbojenn]

(crosspost from okayland)

*****DOODLE UPDATE******

I just called doodle's BFF, but got one of her daughters on the phone, and got exactly this info: "doodle's doing good." Hee....I love teenager answers. I asked for more info, and got "she's still in the hospital, but doing good."

*****HERE ENDS THE DOODLE UPDATE******

Well, I'm glad to know that our doodle is on the mend, however lacking in details the report might be!

*slips back through the kvetch-okay passage, whispering g'night to all*

[Plat]

You go, Polly!! How cool for you!!!

((((mando))) Wish i could give you a big hug in person and make you some of my famous healing chicken soup.

(((bunny))) come baaaaaaaack

((rose)) we need to catch up again soon! Happy bday to the mr.

((yuefie))) just cuz

((sidecar))) I hope your hair doesn't give you angst (see below).

((all kvetchies)))


Tes: Nope, we'll never like our hair. For the record, tes and I have admittedly very unruly hair. Both of us have difficult hair- very very fine. Mine is probably much finer, but I probably have more of it. And Tes is much better at styling than I am and her hair behaves slightly better in general. So, with hair washing being such a chore after my surgery, I just fucking dread having to do it before a full-day of work. Hence, The Wig. My staff pretty much had a good laugh over that one. And I have a very large selection of golf hats for the weekend.

So with that being said....
Kvetch: Have to wash my fucking hair tomorrow morning. Meeting with some brass.
Kvetch: Now that I am getting more active, more body parts are starting to announce their presence.

Anti-kvetch: Big progress aerobically these days!!! Still have to regain lost muscle mass, but things are coming along!

[mornington]

yay ((((polly))))!

[turbojenn]

*bursts into thread through the okay-kvetch secret passageway*

******CONGRATS POLLY!!! WOOOT! YOU'RE GOING TO ROCK THE NEW JOB!!******

sidecar....I hear you on the angst 'round here...'tis no good. Thankfully, I think its simmering down now...seems like there's a busty dust up pretty much monthly, but this one was bad.

And a very MERRY BIRFDAY to Sheff!!!!

*slips back through the secret passageway*


*poof!*

[sidecar]

congrats, polly!

happy birthday to sheff and qspice! (and maimy and katie, too? Wow, a lot of people's parents were busy some weekend in late April, eh?)

~~soothing for mandy too~~ my red tent has been closed since july but reopened with a vengeance this week. blargh.

i've had kind of an eh day. at least i have a much-needed haircut to look forward to.

also, i'm a bit weary with all the angst going on around here. I probably shouldn't have looked at it or gotten involved, as i knew it would just make me feel angsty, but sometimes i can't help myself.

[roseviolet]

Congrats, Polly!!!!!

Cute cake!

[pixiedust]

Congratulations Polly!

[pollystyrene]

I guess I do know how to post images- here's a visual happy birthday for Sheff, QSpice, Maimy and Katie:


I found some "adult" birthday cake images (boobie-shaped cakes!) but I thought that'd be a little weird going to Sheff

[amilita]

Yay Polly!!!!

[pollystyrene]

(Cross-post with Okayers)


*Boing*Boing*Boing*Boing*
I got the job!!
*Boing*Boing*Boing*Boing*

[pixiedust]

Oh but Rose...didn't I tell you...he told his mom....after I had already gotten engaged to Mr.Pixie and he decided he wanted me back and was ready to try and get an annulment..and yada yada...Yeah...I am so much better off!

We've had a really boring day at the office...everythign stopped for like 30 minutes when we heard about Anna Nicole Smith! SO bizaar...ahe was so young...and her poor baby! I mean, first big bro dropped dead at the hospital, then no one knows who the father is...now the mother drops dead! That kid is headed for major therapy!

[billybonka]

It's with a heavy heart that we mourn the passing of another great Texan...... Anna Nicole Smith. She's now dancing around that great pole in the sky. That sounds tacky, doesn't it? I'm having a hard time taking this in, bear with me.