Yesterday I was stopped at a red light downtown, en route from my office to my apartment, where I was going to make myself some lunch. A law school classmate of mine (I graduated in May 2002) crossed the street in front of my car. Back in law school. she and I would regularly pick up handouts for the other or provide any other important info if one of us missed class.

I recognized her and got her attention. She looked at me and exclaimed:

"You look great!"

That made my day.

Last night I got the feeling that this guy I'm digging on is digging on me too.

And apparently, his housemate is digging on me as well!

As Christopher said, "ahhh love triangles."

And today, out of the freakin' blue, I get a phone call from Ian (Moonbeam)!!

I LOVE THIS GUY!

Only when I've managed to sneeze.

My good friend and co-worker/cubicle partner Alethea went into brain surgery yesterday. The doctors told us to expect the worst because there were three tumors and two strokes on her brain.

I got a call late last night from her mother. They were all benign, and they removed them all, completely. She's recovering beautifully.

Alethea is 29 and a beautiful person. She has four children and is raising them all by herself. She recently got out of an abusive relationship and over the past month was planning her funeral, will, and all of the exhausting paperwork regarding the custody of each child after her expected death.

But she has kept positive and is the strongest person I know now. I honestly know that her attitude towards life has MUCH to do with her already speedy recovery in a time where the doctors told us there's be an 80% chance of her dying during the risky surgery alone.

I get to visit her tomorrow.



For all of that, I now believe in miracles and am very happy. Life is fragile and precious, and you never know when yours will be over.

this morning me and my fifteen year old daughter volunteered at the special olympics. It was soo much fun and such a good experience.

INSATIABLE said:

I am so happy to hear that your friend is doing well I will keep her in my prayers!!1

butterfli25 said:

Thank you so much!

That's wonderful about you and your daughter...

the company I work for has a comittee (in each office nationwide) called Helping Hands devoted to community service and fundraising... I've been in it for over two years now, and we have so much fun- every three months, we get together with a team of people in the Special Olympics to play a softball game.

They kick our BUTTS! No joke! They're awesome! We don't even come close... it's so much fun! our last one was a blast... it was raining, but we still played... most of us were pretty muddy by the last inning. The score was 18-6! Their team is amazing!

INSATIABLE said:

I am so glad she pulled through!!
It is wonderful to know that 4 little ones wont
be with out their mommy!

INSATIABLE said:

cool! this is our first time with them but it's looking like it'a going to be a tradition. It was soo much fun.

I was in a car accident on the first of April. I got it back day before yesterday and I feel GREAT.

stymie said:

I was in my first car accident yesterday.



I was driving my housemate's car and some fucker rear-ended me, then proceeded to take off. Four cars were involved. AND the guy who hit me didn't have insurance on him, so god only knows if he even has it.

I don't ever fucking drive here and the only time I do, I get hit. What the fuck is that shit!

Oops sorry, I guess this defeats the purpose of the thread...

Oh, Yes!!!

No, not yet. I could use something good to happen to me though, since I have had a bit of bad lucky lately.

Natsume said:

I'm so sorry, Natsume.

Today, my daughters and I were riding home from a long, busy, cold rainy day of dance competion at a local amusement park.

I was tired, cold and absolutely drained of all energy. I had Emancipation Disc III in the cd player and "Face Down" comes on...

Opening riff comes on and from the back I hear "Just like Elmo..." instead of "Dead like Elvis..."

That had me laughing out loud all the way home as my 6 year old continued to sing that line throughout the entire song.

Very nice way to end a rather trying day.

stymie said:

Thanks

2 days ago, one of my oldest friends asked me to be his best man for when he gets married in a couple of years! He chose me out of a big circle of friends and I was bot honoured and excited. The wedding is in Mauritius(sp?) s that'll be fun!

i just recieved

10 yards of wood chips

ahhh

life b good

shausler said:

wood chip dance

Insatiable, I'm glad to see that your friend/co-worker is doing so well!

Nothinbutjoy said:

Thank you so much! I'm glad too! Hope you're having a great weekend... your 6 year old sounds so cute! That is hilarious!

shausler said:

Are you a gardener?

Perhaps this is a stupid question, but I'm really not sure what you use woodchips for.

shausler said:

In best Biggie Smalls holler: baybeh-bayBEH

I am doing much better now that I am home. I'm still smiling over the "just like elmo..."

BattierBeMyDaddy said:

Like pebbles or stepping stones, there's all sorts of landcaping use. It's easier to care for than grass, which can sometimes be a pain in the butt due to pets, weeds, certain types of soil, and climates. It's also nice to wrap around bushes, etc.

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[This message was edited Sat May 3 20:25:21 PDT 2003 by shausler]

INSATIABLE said:

Did you google it, or did you just know?

Back to the "good" thing, in spirit of this thread...

I was blowing my nose a couple hours ago, and this gigantic, monstrous snot ball came out on my kleenex. I'm not even lying. It was the size of my god damn fist or something. I know that sounds extremely gross, but oh my god, it felt good!

It felt better than masturbating, even. It lasted a few seconds, and then my nose was plugged again. I had no idea I could produce so much snot.

those chinese boys

are friggin funny