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angstpuppy)Forget that Sam Winchester guy, this, I am convinced, is Lucifer's new vessel:
Meet Trisket, newest baby in our household. Mr. Pup and I gave him to PupFiance last night as an early Christmas present.
I know, I haven't been on in...forever. Let's just say that October sucked out loud. I was pretty sure the Pup family was going to have to change its name to Job. Most of October's bullshit is resolved, sister in law's baby is fine (thanks to everyone who sent best wishes), Girlchild had quite the adventure which is resolved, finally, several other situations are ongoing but doing as well as can be expected. But November is shaping up to be, if not quite as sucky, just as annoying. :-(
So, I'm around, reading and commenting when I can. And as of yesterday of course, popping popcorn and roasting marshmallows and watching the absolutely crazy tinhatters drown in thier own vitrol. Hey, you takes your pleasure where you can ;-)
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I'm going to try to apply for short term disability. I am so fucked up I can't even hold it together. According to Greg and his friends I just gotta pull myself up by my bootstraps when I'm not even sure I know how to put boots on.
He has a lawyer to fuck me. He's left me with no money (well, a little bit to buy groceries and gas up the cars of generous husband of mine) or access to any accounts (even though my name is on them). I don't even have copies of the bills if go for spousal support. All I have is his social security number. Might help. I've been on the phone for two days and can't find a lawyer that will work Pro Bono (is that spelled right or did I just as the lead singer from U2 to help me...which he probably wouldn't cuz I can't pay him), He's going to take everything he can and leave us destitute. Well, not Maddie. He'll get custody of her since I'll have nothing and won't be able to take care of her. All part of the master plan.
Thank you Greg.
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Ok, ham has nothing to do with this. Pudding does, though. Not ham pudding; that sounds unpleasant. But not as unpleasant as the unpleasantness that might unpleasantly occur should you skip out on this week's quiz of un-unpleasantness. Play it now! Before calamity strikes! Unless you paid Calamity to strike you, in which case, carry on.
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Friends, I am sorry that I cause such a shit storm when I post. I post because I have no one else to talk to. My husband doesn't live with me anymore and had been even planning to get his own apartment when were supposed to be in reconciliation counseling.
Yes. I am very, very ill now. I got carted away in a police car for an involuntary commitment. Fortunately they let me go. I need people to say, "It's OK. You're OK." and all that stuff because I'm having a really hard time believing it. At the program they ask you for something to be grateful for, a goal, and an affirmation. I have none. Sometimes my kids. Sometimes I'm so out of it I have nothing to say. I've had to tell two children that their father left because they stopped loving me. I am the defect. Not them. So I'm sorry if I have self pity. I am sorry if I have no feelings of worth. I'm sorry if I should just pull myself up by my bootstraps and get my head out of my ass. I will when I can, I assure you, but right now I CANNOT. Period.
So, I will no longer use Livejournal as a place to vent or to open up what's going through my head. It's so jumbled and confused inside I can make any sense of what's going on which is why sometimes my posts seem all over the place. Thank you for those who have taken the time to give me what strength they have to spare. No thank you to those who yelled at me and told me, in one way or another (not you Rick) to get over it and move on.
ETA: Oh, and I forgot to tell you one of the reasons I can't just get over it. My husband left me on our anniversary.
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1. Fun with lyrics! Name the song:
Don't tell me the lights are shining
Anyplace but there
We will dance the "Hoochie-Koochie"
I will be your "Tootsie-Wootsie"
2. What Russian city was named Leningrad until 1991?
3. Who is the current Welterweight Champion of the UFC?
4. The character Simon Templar is more commonly referred to as whom?
5. Fun with quotes! Name that film:
"So now we got a huge guy theory, and a serial crusher theory. Top notch."
6. What's the nicest thing you've ever done?
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dwell)EDIT: If you're reading this, our maintenance is OVER! The problem was not found on our equipment, which means we'll have to work with our ISP to fix this small problem -- which also means another maintenance window in the future -- but at least we have eliminated our side.
Thank you everyone, and a special shout out to rekoil for giving me a great suggestion AND also the opportunity to feel like I've just called in to a local radio station.
Have a great day, night or afternoon wherever you may be.
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Hi everyone, sorry for the late notice but I'm going to have to do some testing on 1 of our 4 internet circuits TONIGHT; Friday night or Saturday morning depending on which time zone you're in.
Most of us shouldn't notice any impact, though there may be some slowness or lag when I switch traffic on to our other ISP circuits and then another hit when I stop the tests. If a page won't load or times out, try hitting refresh 1 or 2 times and it should load then. If it doesn't work at all... trust me, I'll be typing really really really fast to try to undo whatever I just did. Hopefully you'll have some Halloween candy (if you're in the USA and celebrate that kind of thing) nearby to take away the bitterness of a small site outage. :(
Here's the handy-dandy Website That I Always Use to get a feel for when the maintenance will start in your area. Our site traffic historically dips on Friday afternoons until Saturday morning which is why we tend to pick this time for maintenance work.
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status.livejournal.org will, of course be updated before and after the maintenance window. Or else marta will get mad at me. :D
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friggasgirl)It's all I can bring myself to give anyone on this normally happy holiday for me. Enjoy.
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Yesterday was art therapy day. We were only allowed to use safety scissors in case someone wanted to hurt themselves. We also only got crayons because we might hurt ourselves with pencils. No glue (even a stick or elmers) because someone might try to huff it (even though there are no drug addicts in our groups).
Yay. Back in kindergarten. Yeah. Not humiliating at all.
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ljdqchaosvizier)The extra F's are for Fun! Frolicking! Fahrvergnuegen! Fornicating! And maybe Forgetfulness, if you've forgotten to fill out this week's quizly goodness. If you have, then F is for Fanfriggintastic! If you forgot, then F is for Failure Most Foul. But you can change Failure to Fanfriggintastic in one quick step! Just fill out the quiz, and watch failure melt away, like fat in Fight Club. Funderful!
This post brought to you by the letters F and PH, and by the hexadecimal number F, because fifteen has two F's. Two! That's more than one! And that's terrible.
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1. What cartoon characters were known for "bouncing here and there and everywhere"?
2. Diane Keaton plays a schoolteacher looking for sex and drugs in which 1977 film?
3. According to myth, what was formed during a "suckling malfunction" between Hera and Heracles?
4. "Twenty Years After" and "The Vicomte de Bragelonne" are sequels to which novel?
5. The last words of Pheidippides were "We have won." Who had won what?
6. If you had to completely give up all candy and sweets, what would you miss most?
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Whether you're in the mood for a creative challenge or you're short on time or attention span, this semi-addictive community is perfect for those who find flash fiction way long. Once you get the hang of it, you won't be able to stop. The prince turned into a frog. The girl ran home to mother. Tough to write. Easy to read. It's a double threesome of fun.