Two students at my university have tested positive for flu of some sort. They're doing more tests to find out whether it's swine flu or some other kind of flu. People are kind of freaking out. Those two students got moved to private rooms so that they won't spread it to their roommates. The university is starting to enforce its "no homemade food at public events" rule, which will probably screw up some bake sales. And, of course, we got all the emails about hand-washing and using tissues. (My sister said that, at her office, there is now a sign over every sink with a six-step procedure on how to wash your hands.)
Niska: Mr. Reynolds? You died, Mr. Reynolds. Mal: Seemed like the thing to do.
'War Stories'
Spike's Bitches 44: It's about the rules having changed.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Hil R. - Apr 30, 2009 6:31:05 am PDT #8351 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
vw bug - Apr 30, 2009 6:44:01 am PDT #8352 of 30000
Mostly lurking...
Oh, that's scary, Hil! Hope it's not the swine flu.
My brother is out of surgery. There was a lot more damage then they thought, but they were able to repair it all. So, all is well! YAY!
Gris - Apr 30, 2009 6:56:02 am PDT #8353 of 30000
Hey. New board.
I am sorry for your loss, Hil, and also hope you are swine flu-less.
Congrats to the Teas of all shapes and sizes! Little Ryan has the best birthday of all.
Polter-Cow - Apr 30, 2009 7:03:40 am PDT #8354 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Sunil! Random Buffista dream last night. Someone in DH's family had passed away and P-C naturally decided to fly to Fort Lauderdale to pay his respects. He declined to stay with us because we had so much family to deal with and booked a room at Dave's Motel on the beach. Dave's was a basic beach dive and this biker dude showed us the room and explained that although it didn't have a lock no one had ever had a problem. Ok, P-C leaves his stuff and we walk down the beach. It is apparently Spring Break and there is a mob of scantily clad college types all over the beach. Unlike a typical city sky I am trying to show P-C that there is a meteor shower going on and the sky is filled with stars like a mountain sky, with dozens of streaking meteors. P-C only sees a handful of random bright stars. Also, a chick at one of the tiki bars insists on demonstrating her skin care products using P-C as an example. He was cool with that. And then I awoke.
Ha! Nice!
Yay for babytea!!
Happy birthday, Gris!
WindSparrow - Apr 30, 2009 8:02:44 am PDT #8355 of 30000
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
{{{Hil}}}
Surgery~ma for vw's brother.
Oral surgery and anti-freak-out~ma for Owen.
Happy B-day, Gris!
Shir - Apr 30, 2009 8:04:55 am PDT #8356 of 30000
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Happy birthday, Gris!
Vortex - Apr 30, 2009 10:25:08 am PDT #8357 of 30000
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Stephen Fry's letter to his sixteen year old self
I hope you are well. I know you are not. As it happens you wrote in 1973 a letter to your future self and it is high time that your future self had the decency to write back.cont.
Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - Apr 30, 2009 10:42:36 am PDT #8358 of 30000
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"
Stephen Fry's letter to his sixteen year old self
Fascinating, complex and awesome.
Like the bloke himself, in fact.
Laga - Apr 30, 2009 11:41:41 am PDT #8359 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
that letter was bad for my allergies but good for my soul.
omnis_audis - Apr 30, 2009 12:00:55 pm PDT #8360 of 30000
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
iphone music is not doing a good job at purging the songs from the show OUT of my brain. It's only a temporary thing. Aaargh. This is what happens when you hear the same tunes 25+ times in 2 weeks. Pencil won't fit in ear to push tunes out!