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Post by Sandy - lparish on Jul 20, 2003 9:41:28 GMT -5
Last Friday, I was almost caught up on posts, when two teachers came in my room and reminded me of an optional (yeah, right) meeting that afternoon. 3:15 on a Friday afternoon.
I told them emphatically, "No way!" I was going to totally blow this meeting off and maybe even participate in some of the posting.
They brought the meeting to my room so I would have to attend. Can you believe it?
So, needless to say, I got further behind.
I do want to tell Rob how impressed I was with his drunken post of last Thurs. night. I don't see how he could read, let alone spell. Way to go Rob! Just one more of his many skills.
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Post by S'ewing S'cubie on Jul 20, 2003 10:38:28 GMT -5
I'd like to thank everyone who responded to my discussion of my father's illness in the last few days.
My father died around 4 a.m. today (July 19), 15 minutes after my mother and I left his bedside in the I.C.U. We had been there for several hours, were tired, and thought that death was still hours away. It wouldn't have mattered much to my father whether we were there or not, he was sedated, very relaxed, and I don't think he knew we were there. But I had wanted to be there when the time came for him to go. We spent the night watching the blood pressure drop bit by bit, and death creep up on him. He was on a ventilator. Death was caused by a combination of pneumonia, malnutrition (thanx to his not eating as much as he should have, since he wasn't happy with the food at the rehab facililties where he spent the last five months), bacterial infection in the blood, lung cancer (which had not yet advanced to the point where he had symptoms), dehydration, slight loss of kidney function, and a mild heart attack. It was just too much for a tired 90-year-old to battle.
Today is my parents' 50th wedding anniversary.
This end was not unexpected; hence the lack of sudden grief. We are tired and numb. We knew he didn't have several years left, but hoped and expected to bring him home for at least a few months, so he could be at home and have good food rather than bland institutional food and care by strangers, however well-intentioned...
Gail Raksha, please accept my sincere condolences. My own father is 82 and still (thank the Powers) in good health. Neverytheless, the time will one day certainly come. I hope I can accept the inevitable with the grace you have shown. May he know peace and may you and yours know solace. Remember the joy is in having known him and in the remembering of him. My prayers and thoughts are with you. Diane
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Post by Alice on Jul 20, 2003 10:41:42 GMT -5
I'd like to thank everyone who responded to my discussion of my father's illness in the last few days.
My father died around 4 a.m. today (July 19), 15 minutes after my mother and I left his bedside in the I.C.U. We had been there for several hours, were tired, and thought that death was still hours away. It wouldn't have mattered much to my father whether we were there or not, he was sedated, very relaxed, and I don't think he knew we were there. But I had wanted to be there when the time came for him to go. We spent the night watching the blood pressure drop bit by bit, and death creep up on him. He was on a ventilator. Death was caused by a combination of pneumonia, malnutrition (thanx to his not eating as much as he should have, since he wasn't happy with the food at the rehab facililties where he spent the last five months), bacterial infection in the blood, lung cancer (which had not yet advanced to the point where he had symptoms), dehydration, slight loss of kidney function, and a mild heart attack. It was just too much for a tired 90-year-old to battle.
Today is my parents' 50th wedding anniversary.
This end was not unexpected; hence the lack of sudden grief. We are tired and numb. We knew he didn't have several years left, but hoped and expected to bring him home for at least a few months, so he could be at home and have good food rather than bland institutional food and care by strangers, however well-intentioned...
Gail Gail, I'm so sorry for your loss. I didn't know about your father's illness since I haven't been on the boards for the last week because I've been so consumed by work. Your news is a real gut check. I was just on the phone with my father yesterday for the first time in almost a month. It's just so easy to get caught up in the things that don't really matter. I'm sorry you didn't get to be there when he passed, I can understand why that was important for you. I hope that wasn't too hard on you or your mother. You'll both be in my thoughts over the next days.
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Post by S'ewing S'cubie on Jul 20, 2003 10:56:08 GMT -5
I have no idea if anyone has noticed, but my postings have become fewer and further between.
Renaissance season is upon me and I am having to make a new costume for a new character. Rehearsals begin for real on August 2nd and my time will be even more at a premium.
When I get too far behind, and I will, I've decided not to try to catch up, but to make the best of it.
Just so everyone will know.
D
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Post by Alice on Jul 20, 2003 11:05:55 GMT -5
Hey Betsy, I was just looking at the Spike avatars over in the alley and was intrigued by the one where he appears to be reading a paper in bed. Any recollection of where that one comes from?
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Post by Patti - S'cubie Cutie on Jul 20, 2003 11:17:01 GMT -5
I'll probably make the list of offenders with what I've done to Spike: I burned his hands off, got him thoroughly sorted by a spell, put him through torture performed by Angel (in the course of which Spike's eyes were removed), and several prolonged recoveries. Buffy also sasses him a lot. well now that last one is just too much Nan! Sassing? SHAME! Isn't that against the Geneva Convention?
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Post by Alice on Jul 20, 2003 11:29:58 GMT -5
well now that last one is just too much Nan! Sassing? SHAME! Isn't that against the Geneva Convention? Sassing - definately a key component in Buffy's arsenal. I think we'll have to allow it. Signing off now, have a birthday dinner to get ready for. Which means I have to take a nap so I won't be yawning through the evening!
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Post by Nan-S'cubie Mascot on Jul 20, 2003 11:30:57 GMT -5
well now that last one is just too much Nan! Sassing? SHAME! Isn't that against the Geneva Convention? I expect. Oh, and Angel also grabs him by the back of the neck fairly frequently and calls him "boy."
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Post by Betsy on Jul 20, 2003 12:46:39 GMT -5
Hey Betsy, I was just looking at the Spike avatars over in the alley and was intrigued by the one where he appears to be reading a paper in bed. Any recollection of where that one comes from? You know Alice . . . I haven't a clue. I've been collecting so many pics lately, I can't remember wher eit came from. I thinking it's from an episode screencap I found.
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Post by karalee on Jul 20, 2003 13:40:40 GMT -5
Karalee, I think you didn't have your / inside your [. I've changed it in this quote; the link should work now. I'll copy it here to make it easier to use. www.sabershadowkat.com/btvs2.htmlThanks for fixing it. Brad was already in bed and he wasn't being too coherent with his instructions so I thought I would just leave it.
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Post by makd on Jul 20, 2003 15:02:26 GMT -5
Read some earlier posts that included buffy music videos. Went there, and downloaded a couple, but my windowsXP tells me that I can't play them with my Windows Media Player. Are they intended only for Mac owners? Or did I goof in the downloading.
thanks for the info.
makd
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Post by Nan-S'cubie Mascot on Jul 20, 2003 15:09:53 GMT -5
Read some earlier posts that included buffy music videos. Went there, and downloaded a couple, but my windowsXP tells me that I can't play them with my Windows Media Player. Are they intended only for Mac owners? Or did I goof in the downloading. thanks for the info. makd Hi, Makd. I have the free Real player, and the videos played on that when I downloaded them. The player (if you don't have it) can be downloaded at real.com (try www.real.com as a guess).
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Post by Betsy on Jul 20, 2003 15:20:27 GMT -5
I expect. Oh, and Angel also grabs him by the back of the neck fairly frequently and calls him "boy." That always cracks me up . . . when Angel does that.
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Post by Betsy on Jul 20, 2003 15:26:46 GMT -5
Here I sit on a gorgeous Sunday afternoon in Washington State, listening to the Seattle Mariners come from behind to force extra innings against the Kansas City Royals . . life is good . . . life is serene.
Was bored last nite, no on to talk to . . . so I went to my bedroom and watched my Season 1 DVD of Angel. Got through the first 3 episodes -- City of, Lonely Hearts, and In the Dark.
What I'm struck by is how much I miss Doyle, how much I miss the old Cordelia, and how much Angel has changed since Season 1. In City of, he was just so lost and lonely, but daring not to reintegrate himself among humans. Doyle warns him that if he keeps himself apart from them, then soon he'll start thinking of them as food . . . which you see a bit of when he saves 2 gals in the beginning when he can't take his eye's off the blood on one's head. You even see the loneliness of Cordy and her needing to reintegrate herself.
You see more of the apartness and loneliness in the 2nd episode . . in fact in a way it's the theme for Season 1 . . . but slowly but surely, he becomes a part of us . . .
Anyway, now that I'm in an Angel frame of mind, I had to change my avatar and quotes once again (lol).
I think I'll go back and watch some more Angel. I so forgot how much I enjoyed Season 1 and am so looking forward to Season 2 coming out on DVD.
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Post by ldelrossi on Jul 20, 2003 17:06:47 GMT -5
Hi - my son went to Evergreen State and still lives in Olympia. Olympia and down the coast are really beautiful. We found a beach town with the name Ocean City. We have an Ocean City at the Jersey shore. Colin is a filmstudent/maker. He made several shorts on the beaches. Being from the Atlantic coast, he found the Pacific beaches beautifully peaceful and not crammed with people. I'm hoping to go back out again.
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