Throwing sympathy at anonymous and Monster from over here! I know about being a fixer not a hugger, but sometimes a hug (given OR received) does fix things, if it's all you can do. Jus' saying'.
:grouphug:

That does sound shitty monster. I second the head-crushing, it's a nice release.

There's that soft spot when a head hug crosses over into a head crush, surfing that fine line is key in these situations.

Another 80° day. I guess spring is here. This day started bad. No one was to stop by this morning so I could sleep late, but my bladder woke me at 6:30.
I couldn't seem to get going. Depressing indeed. So I smoked a bowl and shortly felt much better.

tarheel

Funny how that happens.:jig:

the usual. cancer sucks :cry:

I'm so sorry. :(

Fuck cancer.


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sourced our bucket list vacation on expedia, had window of opportunity confirmed by doc Thurs, watched it get even cheaper on Fri, got all our ducks in a row to make it happen .....but too pooped to think straight enough to book it last night (Friday). Doubled in price today. Hoping it will go back to sensible prices by Monday when everyone is back at work and not sitting on the interwebs booking vacations..... :cry:

price dipped back down a tiny bit then skyrocketed :cry:

Sorry, monster. That sucks.

Sorry. :sniff:

I know you could use a vacation.

...it's a little better today.... thanks guys. I KNOW it's trivial in the grand scheme of things, but sometimes it's hard not to dream :)

Needing a break isn't necessarily trivial. Shit gets to ya. Ya need a release.

Take an evening. Get drunk or something.

Something.

oh fuckety fuck fuck it's skyrocketed again :( almost made it down to affordable again and then.... guess I'll have to try unhang myself from that trip and find another that meets the basic requirements . cunt bastard fuck shit hate hate hate hate hate.

Hug your cat. I'm sorry.

OMG........ what a horrific experience, but good news to report.... it's booked! and for not a whole shit ton more than the best price we saw originally!

The long story.......
decided to bite the bullet and pay the higher price today rather than waiting in hope because yolo and all that. As I was booking suddenly the hotel we picked was no longer available (then why the fuck did it show up in the search results?)... need to start over. try other dates we haven't tried before.... looked at other hotels.... timed out...... refresh.... wash rinse repeat............ hotel comes back. way more than we wanted to pay but doable. BOOK BOOK BOOK! get to the very last bit -return flight -suddenly there's an option that isn't at all unattractive to us (just one layover, no obvious difference from the others) that seems to take $500 each off the price...... clicked it to see... that happened... went through all the checkout... price still good..... all traveler, cc details entered, hit pay....it wants to log me in because it recognized the email address.... and the whole shebang disappears.

Called customer service, expected them to claim such a price was impossible..... took a while, she asked the price, said she would take care of us...... and found it pretty much, same hotel, slightly different flights, but no worse.... booked it... etc. Overall maybe we're paying maybe $500 total more than the very best price we saw when we weren't quite ready to book.....

a little good karma is long overdue I feel, so I'm not gonna worry about the shitstorm that must be coming as I normally would.... but I think I aged 20 years.

Yay!

...and yes I did hold for another 5-10 minutes to talk to a manager and tell him how awesome the agent was.

Awesome.

So glad it worked out!

That's very cool, proof of the good person I knew was beneath the facade of don't-give-a-fuck.
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Bravo!

Congrats. Happy you guys have that to look forward to.

My cat, Caesar, died this morning.

He was 15. I'm just overwhelmed.

Going to bed now.

Aw shit, V. Hate hearing that, man.

I know ya done good by Caesar.

Yeah, that sucks. It's tough losing a friend.:(

Sorry man.

Sorry V.

So sorry, Big V. It truly hurts to lose a family member. ((((Hugs)))))


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Judi Thompson RIP.

It took 3 1/2 years. To recap, after the first seven months she returned to western medicine -- which then took heroic measures. It hasn't been a great life since then, full of chemo and nausea and pain, and treatment after treatment, as it spread to her spine, liver, eventually her brain. But she has been kept alive for her children and family.


Do not go gentle into that good night
Dylan Thomas, 1914 - 1953

Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Though wise men at their end know dark is right,
Because their words had forked no lightning they
Do not go gentle into that good night.

Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright
Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight,
And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way,
Do not go gentle into that good night.

Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight
Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Condolences on your friend, 'Toad.

My thoughts are with you, and with her family, UT. X


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Sorry for your loss.

The fact you have plenty of warning and it wasn't if but when, doesn't seem to help much when it happens. If you're real close and see the ongoing struggle/suffering, it can be a sense of relief the pain has stopped for them, but it still hurts for those left behind. :(

Ah, a rough one.

You saw this coming, but it still sucks. Sorry.

Sorry, man.

Bro. Rough stuff.

I'm so sorry, UT.

Hi Dana, welcome back.

No glamorous female celebrities have come forward to accuse me of sexual harassment. I'm a failure. :sniff:

Upset isn't precisely the right word. Very sad is better.. Today we're euthanizing our dog, Jack. He's really old, can't get out of the way of his own incontinence, trouble getting up, falls down, etc.

I dug his grave last night. Leaving work soon for the sad event.

Damn dogs, they don't live long enough. Why can't they switch with Parrots. :(

Shit, V. Sorry about Jack, man. I know (and you know) you did your best for him, and made his life better than it might have been. I also know, for a fact, that doesn't make it easier.

:sniff:

Damned dogs.

Thanks guys...
Home now. Traveling vet said he could count on one hand the number of dogs he's seen as old as Jack. He, Jack, had some treats as the medicine took effect. He's 'resting peacefully' in the living room now, or on the sand at Cannon Beach, depending on your worldview.

Probably Cannon Beach....

We'll be putting him in the ground later. It's raining steadily which will provide excellent cover for our tears.

You did right by him, though it’s such a tough call to make. Hugs to you and your family as you say farewell to your steadfast friend. X


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*hugs* You did right by him my friend. It's one of the most important duties we have towards our four legged family members.

It's heartbreaking though.

Sorry V. :(

Sorry your friend is gone.

Oh, man. :(

My thoughts are with you and your family today, V. Saying goodbye to one of your best friends is such a hard thing to do . . .

Drat, my mascara is running. Must be all the dust....

I feel for you. I always hate putting down a close friend. Dogs have a way of getting into your heart like nothing else.

I'm sending prayers to you today.

It is hard to do, even knowing it is absolutely the best thing.

My big, black, beautiful, Bombay boy, Slick will be gone three years next month.

Still gets me.

Beest is in the hospital again. :( think it's pretty minor in the scheme of things but they don't like to take any chances. And it's been a hideous 8 hours fighting for common sense (we won) I just got home, it's 3am, my alarm goes off in an hour.... trying to email the stupid school to explain why thunderboy will be late, stupid email not stupid working.

it's lonely without my partner in crime

I'm sorry, monster. :(

So sorry. :(

Sorry about Beest.

:( Hope Beest is feeling better shortly and back at it with you.

Sorry to see this, Monster! Hope he's back where he belongs soon x

:( that sucks Monster

Makes my reason for being upset seem trivial. Which is probably no bad thing.

Went in to work today to discover that, because the higher ups made some flawed decisions on risk and because they underestimated claim costs for escape of water claims the UK division has large underwriting losses this year. The company as a whole is doing great - record sales figures for new business, great results from the home, motor and pet claims teams - great performance from the overseas teams - share prices at record high - but most stuff gets underwritten by the UK division (things like the hurricane damage in the US and Caribbean) so the losses in the UK underwriting are substantial.

So we're not getting our annual bonus. So the £600 bonus I was expecting next month is not happening.


Now that's a hell of birthday present for tomorrow.