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Post by Vlad on Oct 25, 2010 15:49:50 GMT -5
Straight from the Wichita Wesley hospital, this is your intrepid Vlad, vamp on the scene, bedside, to report in for Shan, currently waylaid in a bed. Sporting a scar worthy of Season 4 Wesley... hmmm is there coincidence there or WHAT?... she has this to say to you all: "Hi, I am fine" The voice is slightly raspy and is accompanied by a rather cute princess wave and wan smile. The charming effect of which is slightly mitigated by the beta-dyne that is slathered from her jowls to her sternum. Another ounce or so would have Rep. Minority Leader John Boehner envious. And I am here to say that she is indeed fine and should be quickly back to normal. Vlad
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Post by beccaelizabeth on Oct 25, 2010 15:51:36 GMT -5
Straight from the Wichita Wesley hospital, this is your intrepid Vlad, vamp on the scene, bedside, to report in for Shan, currently waylaid in a bed. Sporting a scar worthy of Season 4 Wesley... hmmm is there coincidence there or WHAT?... she has this to say to you all: "Hi, I am fine" The voice is slightly raspy and is accompanied by a rather cute princess wave and wan smile. The charming effect of which is slightly mitigated by the beta-dyne that is slathered from her jowls to her sternum. Another ounce or so would have Rep. Minority Leader John Boehner envious. And I am here to say that she is indeed fine and should be quickly back to normal. Vlad
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Post by SpringSummers on Oct 25, 2010 15:55:24 GMT -5
OK, all joking aside S'cubies . . . I am having like a mini-crisis here.
I sent an inquiry to the local children's service office about a particular child, and I see I have a response in my email but I just cannot make myself open it.
I just can't even look at it.
I don't know. I am so scared to open it. I don't know. I am scared of a negative response, and I am scared of a positive response.
The child is a teenage boy whose description showed a lot of interests in common with my son, so I have all this stuff . . . chess sets, drawing stuff, and more. So I thought, I will send an email and inquire about taking further steps to learn more and so I did that.
But now, I don't want to open the email. I am feeling . . . scared. If there is a negative response, it will make me cry. If there is a positive response, that will make me cry too.
Let's see, I am trying to figure this out as I type, so bear with me. I am feeling . . . scared of pain. No matter what, no matter what the email says, it is going to hurt like HELL.
Alright then. So I don't want to open the email. It reminds me of when I sent my son's ex-gf a package with some of their former correspondence, a picture, and some artwork . . . she had asked me to send her the items after she learned of Vince's death. And then she emailed me that she had had the package for several days but had not opened it yet. And I remember how that struck me - how surprised I was that she still had such intense feelings, given the many years that they had not communicated in probably 8 yrs or so. But of course, that's what I knew - she couldn't open that package because along with the joys, there was going to be pain and plenty of it.
Oh, man.
Maybe I will manage to open the email at home tonight. I don't see my counselor until Wed, and I can imagine opening it with him around, but that is Wed evening.
There is no one else I can imagine opening it with. But I hate to wait that long - I don't want children's services to think I'm casual on this.
I . . . . oh, man.
OK. Well, rambly, I know. Am just trying to help myself out here. S3 board: Good for what ails you.
But I still can't open it. Will get some dinner and maybe a glass of wine?
I must be out of my mind? OK. OK. OK.
Go home. Have dinner. Maybe glass of wine. Take some deep breaths. If you can't open it yet, no biggie. Do it when you can. It is what it is.
The sky will not fall. The sky never falls.
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Post by Squeemonster on Oct 25, 2010 15:59:28 GMT -5
Welcome to Part 1116 of The Soulful Spike Society Main Thread!
Take a look at those GQ mofos up there. Handsome devils like that should be gracing the cover of every magazine. But has TV Guide seen fit to give them their own cover after over FIVE SEASONS of being awesome and kicking ass? HELLS NO. THEY'RE JUST JEALOUS. And probably afraid putting men as beautiful and scorching hot as them on their cover would KILL THEIR READERS DED and thus put them out of business.
But now they are giving the fans a chance to correct this most heinous oversight. Please, I am begging all of you, go vote in the TV Guide poll to get Supernatural its first EVER TV Guide cover. The cast and crew and writers have worked so hard all these years to entertain us, make us laugh, make us cry, make us gasp, make us angst, and make us dream of tough, gorgeous Winchester boys and beautiful, clueless, BAMF-y, nerd angels. It's time for us to show thanks and give them something back. There's no limit to how many times you can vote, so please vote as often as your precious little fingers can stand:
TV Guide Cover Poll
And now, back to the real reason you're here!
Like it when we get all creative and meta on your a**? Then visit our website where we have reviews, fan fiction, and all kinds of goodies over which to pour.
We don't take kindly to being spoiled. If that's what floats your boat, we won't get all judgey on you, we just ask that you take all spoilers to the Spoiled Souls thread. Posting those bad puppies anywhere but there will get you the kind of dead that stays dead.
Rules? WE DON'T NEED NO STINKIN' RULES!
What? Oh, you mean we do need rules? Oh. Never mind.
Lookin' to gab about politickin' and religion? Go forth to our Open Topics forum, and shine on, you crazy diamond.
Is TV the boss of you? Did you make it a coffee mug that said "Boss of Me" on it? If so, then the I Love, Love, LOVE TV thread is the place for you! We discuss so many shows there--Supernatural, How I Met Your Mother, White Collar, etc, along with our newest addition, Sherlock.
Now, go forth and plunder! But don't forget to vote!!
OMG. This is what is called "abuse of power," also known as "malfeasance in office, or "official misconduct," or "conflict of interest." You are using your official position as a technopagan for personal gain. Well . . . yeah. Malfeasance is one of the perks.
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Post by Squeemonster on Oct 25, 2010 16:06:04 GMT -5
OK, all joking aside S'cubies . . . I am having like a mini-crisis here. I sent an inquiry to the local children's service office about a particular child, and I see I have a response in my email but I just cannot make myself open it. I just can't even look at it. I don't know. I am so scared to open it. I don't know. I am scared of a negative response, and I am scared of a positive response. The child is a teenage boy whose description showed a lot of interests in common with my son, so I have all this stuff . . . chess sets, drawing stuff, and more. So I thought, I will send an email and inquire about taking further steps to learn more and so I did that. But now, I don't want to open the email. I am feeling . . . scared. If there is a negative response, it will make me cry. If there is a positive response, that will make me cry too. Let's see, I am trying to figure this out as I type, so bear with me. I am feeling . . . scared of pain. No matter what, no matter what the email says, it is going to hurt like HELL. Alright then. So I don't want to open the email. It reminds me of when I sent my son's ex-gf a package with some of their former correspondence, a picture, and some artwork . . . she had asked me to send her the items after she learned of Vince's death. And then she emailed me that she had had the package for several days but had not opened it yet. And I remember how that struck me - how surprised I was that she still had such intense feelings, given the many years that they had not communicated in probably 8 yrs or so. But of course, that's what I knew - she couldn't open that package because along with the joys, there was going to be pain and plenty of it. Oh, man. Maybe I will manage to open the email at home tonight. I don't see my counselor until Wed, and I can imagine opening it with him around, but that is Wed evening. There is no one else I can imagine opening it with. But I hate to wait that long - I don't want children's services to think I'm casual on this. I . . . . oh, man. OK. Well, rambly, I know. Am just trying to help myself out here. S3 board: Good for what ails you. But I still can't open it. Will get some dinner and maybe a glass of wine? I must be out of my mind? OK. OK. OK. Go home. Have dinner. Maybe glass of wine. Take some deep breaths. If you can't open it yet, no biggie. Do it when you can. It is what it is. The sky will not fall. The sky never falls. If you can't open it, you can't open it. As you say, it is what it is. You can't pressure yourself into something you're not ready for, it's not fair to you and it's not fair to the boy. When you're ready for this, that's when you'll be able to open the email, whether it be this email or one 5 years down the road. Just breathe. No matter what happens, you still have yourself and your life and your friends, and the sun will still rise tomorrow, and you'll get up, go to work, and do your thing. And you'll always have us, waiting right here for you.
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Post by Squeemonster on Oct 25, 2010 16:22:56 GMT -5
Straight from the Wichita Wesley hospital, this is your intrepid Vlad, vamp on the scene, bedside, to report in for Shan, currently waylaid in a bed. Sporting a scar worthy of Season 4 Wesley... hmmm is there coincidence there or WHAT?... she has this to say to you all: "Hi, I am fine" The voice is slightly raspy and is accompanied by a rather cute princess wave and wan smile. The charming effect of which is slightly mitigated by the beta-dyne that is slathered from her jowls to her sternum. Another ounce or so would have Rep. Minority Leader John Boehner envious. And I am here to say that she is indeed fine and should be quickly back to normal. Vlad Yay, good to know! Please give her our best and let her know we're thinking of her!!
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Post by Onjel on Oct 25, 2010 16:32:13 GMT -5
Straight from the Wichita Wesley hospital, this is your intrepid Vlad, vamp on the scene, bedside, to report in for Shan, currently waylaid in a bed. Sporting a scar worthy of Season 4 Wesley... hmmm is there coincidence there or WHAT?... she has this to say to you all: "Hi, I am fine" The voice is slightly raspy and is accompanied by a rather cute princess wave and wan smile. The charming effect of which is slightly mitigated by the beta-dyne that is slathered from her jowls to her sternum. Another ounce or so would have Rep. Minority Leader John Boehner envious. And I am here to say that she is indeed fine and should be quickly back to normal. Vlad
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Post by Onjel on Oct 25, 2010 16:35:35 GMT -5
OK, all joking aside S'cubies . . . I am having like a mini-crisis here. I sent an inquiry to the local children's service office about a particular child, and I see I have a response in my email but I just cannot make myself open it. I just can't even look at it. I don't know. I am so scared to open it. I don't know. I am scared of a negative response, and I am scared of a positive response. The child is a teenage boy whose description showed a lot of interests in common with my son, so I have all this stuff . . . chess sets, drawing stuff, and more. So I thought, I will send an email and inquire about taking further steps to learn more and so I did that. But now, I don't want to open the email. I am feeling . . . scared. If there is a negative response, it will make me cry. If there is a positive response, that will make me cry too. Let's see, I am trying to figure this out as I type, so bear with me. I am feeling . . . scared of pain. No matter what, no matter what the email says, it is going to hurt like HELL. Alright then. So I don't want to open the email. It reminds me of when I sent my son's ex-gf a package with some of their former correspondence, a picture, and some artwork . . . she had asked me to send her the items after she learned of Vince's death. And then she emailed me that she had had the package for several days but had not opened it yet. And I remember how that struck me - how surprised I was that she still had such intense feelings, given the many years that they had not communicated in probably 8 yrs or so. But of course, that's what I knew - she couldn't open that package because along with the joys, there was going to be pain and plenty of it. Oh, man. Maybe I will manage to open the email at home tonight. I don't see my counselor until Wed, and I can imagine opening it with him around, but that is Wed evening. There is no one else I can imagine opening it with. But I hate to wait that long - I don't want children's services to think I'm casual on this. I . . . . oh, man. OK. Well, rambly, I know. Am just trying to help myself out here. S3 board: Good for what ails you. But I still can't open it. Will get some dinner and maybe a glass of wine? I must be out of my mind? OK. OK. OK. Go home. Have dinner. Maybe glass of wine. Take some deep breaths. If you can't open it yet, no biggie. Do it when you can. It is what it is. The sky will not fall. The sky never falls. I'd like to tell you I have some pithy wisdom to impart, but *sigh*, I can't. However, you are right. You open the e-mail when and if you feel ready. And, in the meantime, you continue being awesome Spring. If you aren't ready, you aren't. If you are, you are. Either way, you still have S'cubies and your family and friends, all of whom will be here for you, no matter what you decide. And, what the Monster of Squee said so much better than I.
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Post by SpringSummers on Oct 25, 2010 17:02:09 GMT -5
I voted too, and posted about it, but I did not even get a thank you.
See post prior to post being quoted. duh. Besides, I am worried about the environmental effects of hell freezing over. Also: I looked, but I can't figure out what you are referring to when you say "see post prior to post being quoted." I am confuzzled. There is something I am not getting, I know - but after looking at all the previous posts and re-reading your post, I am still clueless as to what it is.
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Post by SpringSummers on Oct 25, 2010 17:03:03 GMT -5
Straight from the Wichita Wesley hospital, this is your intrepid Vlad, vamp on the scene, bedside, to report in for Shan, currently waylaid in a bed. Sporting a scar worthy of Season 4 Wesley... hmmm is there coincidence there or WHAT?... she has this to say to you all: "Hi, I am fine" The voice is slightly raspy and is accompanied by a rather cute princess wave and wan smile. The charming effect of which is slightly mitigated by the beta-dyne that is slathered from her jowls to her sternum. Another ounce or so would have Rep. Minority Leader John Boehner envious. And I am here to say that she is indeed fine and should be quickly back to normal. Vlad Thanks, Vlad. Good to know.
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Post by SpringSummers on Oct 25, 2010 17:08:59 GMT -5
OMG. This is what is called "abuse of power," also known as "malfeasance in office, or "official misconduct," or "conflict of interest." You are using your official position as a technopagan for personal gain. Well . . . yeah. Malfeasance is one of the perks. OK, fine. Even though it made me feel all cheap and dirty and used by a malfeant, I voted twice more. I hope that makes you happy.
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Post by SpringSummers on Oct 25, 2010 17:18:09 GMT -5
OK, all joking aside S'cubies . . . I am having like a mini-crisis here. I sent an inquiry to the local children's service office about a particular child, and I see I have a response in my email but I just cannot make myself open it. I just can't even look at it. I don't know. I am so scared to open it. I don't know. I am scared of a negative response, and I am scared of a positive response. The child is a teenage boy whose description showed a lot of interests in common with my son, so I have all this stuff . . . chess sets, drawing stuff, and more. So I thought, I will send an email and inquire about taking further steps to learn more and so I did that. But now, I don't want to open the email. I am feeling . . . scared. If there is a negative response, it will make me cry. If there is a positive response, that will make me cry too. Let's see, I am trying to figure this out as I type, so bear with me. I am feeling . . . scared of pain. No matter what, no matter what the email says, it is going to hurt like HELL. Alright then. So I don't want to open the email. It reminds me of when I sent my son's ex-gf a package with some of their former correspondence, a picture, and some artwork . . . she had asked me to send her the items after she learned of Vince's death. And then she emailed me that she had had the package for several days but had not opened it yet. And I remember how that struck me - how surprised I was that she still had such intense feelings, given the many years that they had not communicated in probably 8 yrs or so. But of course, that's what I knew - she couldn't open that package because along with the joys, there was going to be pain and plenty of it. Oh, man. Maybe I will manage to open the email at home tonight. I don't see my counselor until Wed, and I can imagine opening it with him around, but that is Wed evening. There is no one else I can imagine opening it with. But I hate to wait that long - I don't want children's services to think I'm casual on this. I . . . . oh, man. OK. Well, rambly, I know. Am just trying to help myself out here. S3 board: Good for what ails you. But I still can't open it. Will get some dinner and maybe a glass of wine? I must be out of my mind? OK. OK. OK. Go home. Have dinner. Maybe glass of wine. Take some deep breaths. If you can't open it yet, no biggie. Do it when you can. It is what it is. The sky will not fall. The sky never falls. If you can't open it, you can't open it. As you say, it is what it is. You can't pressure yourself into something you're not ready for, it's not fair to you and it's not fair to the boy. When you're ready for this, that's when you'll be able to open the email, whether it be this email or one 5 years down the road. Just breathe. No matter what happens, you still have yourself and your life and your friends, and the sun will still rise tomorrow, and you'll get up, go to work, and do your thing. And you'll always have us, waiting right here for you. Thanks. You are a good pal. I get what you are saying, but - I do have to open it. I have to open it every bit as much as say . . . Erin would have to open that letter from a potential employer or publisher, even though she might be scared to open it, for fear of a rejection. She still has to open it to move forward and get past the rejection or take advantage of a potential offer. So - I have to figure out a way to open it. Not opening it could be a huge mistake, where I miss out on something that could be great; opening it, no matter what it says, will only cause, at most, temporary pain. So - it has to be opened. I just have to get in the right place to do it.
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Post by SpringSummers on Oct 25, 2010 17:31:01 GMT -5
OK, all joking aside S'cubies . . . I am having like a mini-crisis here. I sent an inquiry to the local children's service office about a particular child, and I see I have a response in my email but I just cannot make myself open it. I just can't even look at it. I don't know. I am so scared to open it. I don't know. I am scared of a negative response, and I am scared of a positive response. The child is a teenage boy whose description showed a lot of interests in common with my son, so I have all this stuff . . . chess sets, drawing stuff, and more. So I thought, I will send an email and inquire about taking further steps to learn more and so I did that. But now, I don't want to open the email. I am feeling . . . scared. If there is a negative response, it will make me cry. If there is a positive response, that will make me cry too. Let's see, I am trying to figure this out as I type, so bear with me. I am feeling . . . scared of pain. No matter what, no matter what the email says, it is going to hurt like HELL. Alright then. So I don't want to open the email. It reminds me of when I sent my son's ex-gf a package with some of their former correspondence, a picture, and some artwork . . . she had asked me to send her the items after she learned of Vince's death. And then she emailed me that she had had the package for several days but had not opened it yet. And I remember how that struck me - how surprised I was that she still had such intense feelings, given the many years that they had not communicated in probably 8 yrs or so. But of course, that's what I knew - she couldn't open that package because along with the joys, there was going to be pain and plenty of it. Oh, man. Maybe I will manage to open the email at home tonight. I don't see my counselor until Wed, and I can imagine opening it with him around, but that is Wed evening. There is no one else I can imagine opening it with. But I hate to wait that long - I don't want children's services to think I'm casual on this. I . . . . oh, man. OK. Well, rambly, I know. Am just trying to help myself out here. S3 board: Good for what ails you. But I still can't open it. Will get some dinner and maybe a glass of wine? I must be out of my mind? OK. OK. OK. Go home. Have dinner. Maybe glass of wine. Take some deep breaths. If you can't open it yet, no biggie. Do it when you can. It is what it is. The sky will not fall. The sky never falls. I'd like to tell you I have some pithy wisdom to impart, but *sigh*, I can't. However, you are right. You open the e-mail when and if you feel ready. And, in the meantime, you continue being awesome Spring. If you aren't ready, you aren't. If you are, you are. Either way, you still have S'cubies and your family and friends, all of whom will be here for you, no matter what you decide. And, what the Monster of Squee said so much better than I. This is all very true, when it comes to whether I actually take a child in or not - I mean, I have to be ready, and if I'm not, I'm not. But opening an email? I have got to open the email. The fear of starting to foster before I'm ready: A rational fear, I should listen to it. The fear of opening an email? Irrational fear. I should not listen to it. All this talk reminds me of my avatar and quote . . . Demonification of Spring's email fear BUFFY: This is Gachnar?
XANDER: Big overture. Little show.
GACHNAR: I am the dark lord of nightmares! The bringer of terror! Tremble before me. Fear me!
WILLOW: He - he's so cute!ALSO: GILES: Oh, bloody hell. The inscription!
BUFFY: What's the matter?
GILES: I should have translated the Gaelic inscription under the illustration of Gachnar.
BUFFY: What's it say?
GILES: Actual size.
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Post by Julia, wrought iron-y on Oct 25, 2010 18:31:44 GMT -5
I have voted whenever I was reminder; so silly that a lunatic enthusiastic fandom like SPN's has not been given the honor of a cover yet. Julia, trying to figure out something for lunch and failing, failing, failing... LOL, thanks for voting, Julia! And again! I want my piece of rhino, darn it! Julia, long long long darned day
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Post by Karen on Oct 25, 2010 18:51:01 GMT -5
I'd like to tell you I have some pithy wisdom to impart, but *sigh*, I can't. However, you are right. You open the e-mail when and if you feel ready. And, in the meantime, you continue being awesome Spring. If you aren't ready, you aren't. If you are, you are. Either way, you still have S'cubies and your family and friends, all of whom will be here for you, no matter what you decide. And, what the Monster of Squee said so much better than I. This is all very true, when it comes to whether I actually take a child in or not - I mean, I have to be ready, and if I'm not, I'm not. But opening an email? I have got to open the email. The fear of starting to foster before I'm ready: A rational fear, I should listen to it. The fear of opening an email? Irrational fear. I should not listen to it. All this talk reminds me of my avatar and quote . . . Demonification of Spring's email fear BUFFY: This is Gachnar?
XANDER: Big overture. Little show.
GACHNAR: I am the dark lord of nightmares! The bringer of terror! Tremble before me. Fear me!
WILLOW: He - he's so cute!ALSO: GILES: Oh, bloody hell. The inscription!
BUFFY: What's the matter?
GILES: I should have translated the Gaelic inscription under the illustration of Gachnar.
BUFFY: What's it say?
GILES: Actual size.Ah, sweetie. I can't imagine how you are feeling, but if you need a push - I can do that. Take a deep breath. A couple of them, if you need to. Have faith that whatever the email contains you will be able to handle it. If it says 'yes', you have your questions to ask. If it says 'no', know that this isn't the end of the road and there are certainly more options for you to pursue. In other words...take that leap. Have faith. Live. And we're here if you need to share. Love you!
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