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Ladybug Heather
FFlover. Also to be found at http://www.facebook.com/hedwyg and http://www.twitter.com/hedwyg and http://hedwyg.wordpress.com
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vicster, Laura - Barry's figment and Sarah June liked this
Welcome to my new wallpaper & this is SO going on my FF wall :)
- aden (and junk)
I know! It's just the sweetest thing I've ever seen! So cute! SQUEE! :-D
- Ladybug Heather
Heather has a husband just home from the oral surgeon. Scott's doing fine, though he's a bit groggy, and is hanging out in the recliner with his feet up.
Scott of Two Countries, tinypants - Hagitha of FF, Steven Perez and Laura - Barry's figment liked this
Back in the recliner after a trip back to the bedroom for a nap. Light was bothering me earlier, but I think that was weirdness from temporary swelling, since it has seemed to go away since I woke up from the nap. Still not a fan of what I'm feeling at the far left end of my lower jaw, but considering they just took two of my teeth from there, I'm willing to be patient as it slowly diminishes. (Like I have a choice! <g>)
- Scott of Two Countries
Heather is not a happy camper. Pain mgmt doc basically said, there's nothing I can do right now (key words: right now). Wants me to consult a disability attorney. :-(.
{{{{{{{{{{ Heather }}}}}}}}}}
- Scott of Two Countries
Srsly. I am 37 years old. I was not ready to have a placard last December that certifies me as permanently disabled, and I am certainly not ready to go on SSDI now! It's going to take me a while to come to grips with this.
- Ladybug Heather
:'(
- Jeremy
I'm so sorry to hear that, Heather. I hope you can find a solution. :(
- Laura - Barry's figment
Oh wow. I'm so sorry. I wish I had something more to offer. *HUGS*
- joey
I think people who don't suffer from chronic pain sometimes have trouble believing that pain is real. Perhaps they need more practice... I'd be glad to help, knowhatimsayin?
- Jim Hearts FF
Well, Laura, there is no cure for this condition. It's a genetic defect that causes all of the collagen in my body to be effed up. Treatment is managing pain and trying to keep up strength in the muscles, since they have to do all the work for the tendons and ligaments. It's not that the doctor was mean or unsympathetic, just that *right now* there are things I have to do first. One of them being, looking into disability income so that I'm not working 9 to 10 hours every day, but more like 5 or 6 at most.
- Ladybug Heather
Yeah, I remember you saying there's no treatment. I just hate that you're having to consider the disability options already. Hugs and prayers to you. (Edit: no cure, I mean.)
- Laura - Barry's figment
So I read this headline on New Scientist: Innovation: The dizzying ambition of Wolfram Alpha. I was soooo disappointed when I realized I'd misread it, and that it wasn't talking about Wolfram & Hart.
Eric @ CS Techcast, joey and Laura - Barry's figment liked this
Nobody else wants to read about Wolfram & Hart's innovation and ambition? Dayum. :-(
- Ladybug Heather
Who the h*** are Wolfram & Hart?!?!?!?
- Scott of Two Countries
Who?
- Jeremy
I loved that name.I guess not enough folks watched "Angel".
- m9m, Crone of FriendFeed
I knew what you meant. They have R&D fundage!
- Eric @ CS Techcast
@Scott and Jeremy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki...
- Ladybug Heather
Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck.
rowlikeagirl, Durukan Duru, Ayşe E. and 5 other people liked this
This has been your Ladybug Heather Chronic Pain Report.
- Ladybug Heather
ooooooooooooooooook
- VAL D.
:-( Pain sucks. I hope it goes away soon.
- vicster
=( Am I the only one that read this to myself in the voice of the kid from "A Christmas Story"?
- FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
Wow. I'm a Bridget Jones fan I guess.
- Jeremy
Totally with you on that one. *HUGS*
- joey
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- Scott of Two Countries
Just sending you loads of love.
- ProsePetals (aka Denise)
Thank you, all. I'm so glad I get to see my pain management doc this afternoon, even if I am going to ask (beg, plead) for injections. Nothing like 16 needles to the back of the neck to really make one's day!
- Ladybug Heather
Visit to the pain management doc was intense and not happy for me. Lots to think about tonight.
- Ladybug Heather
Scott's immigration interview is in a few hours. Let's help him prepare by listing some things NOT to say at his interview...
Jeremy, Kol Tregaskes, rowlikeagirl and 6 other people liked this
"All those girls SAID they were eighteen..."
- Ladybug Heather
"Wait, there are *illegal* drugs?!? Who knew!"
- Ladybug Heather
"The United States you say? Oh no, I'm terribly lost."
- joey
"Well, your country will never be as good as MINE, but I'll make do, I guess."
- Ladybug Heather
"Wait, you said VIRGINIA? Damn! That's not how I've been pronouncing it!"
- Ladybug Heather
"Thank you, now where do I sign up for flight lessons?"
- Ladybug Heather
"So after THIS wife finishes sponsoring me, I'll be able to bring down the rest of them?"
- Ladybug Heather
"Haha! Our evil plot to come down and steal all of your church organist jobs is working!"
- Ladybug Heather
"THANK YOU, SATAN!"
- Joe Silence is not dead
ROFL, Joe!
- Ladybug Heather
"Where da white wimmin at?"
- Ladybug Heather
that's also something to not say while passing through Malaysian Customs and Immigration. :P
- Joe Silence is not dead
The prophecy is coming to pass!
- Yolanda
"Woohoo! Now I just need to pick up my bombs, and then it will be hello, 72 virgins!"
- Ladybug Heather
(Okay, that one's offensive. I know. I'm sorry!)
- Ladybug Heather
"Her? No, I just met her in the parking lot this morning. You'll find my wife in the back yard."
- Ladybug Heather
"Honey, do we file for divorce today or do we have to wait until I'm a citizen?"
- Scott of Two Countries
"Wait, I'm giving up Canadian health care for THIS?!? Deport me, please!"
- Ladybug Heather
"I hope you'll let me in as this is the last country that haven't turned my request down (yet)"
- Jemm
"Oh, you don't have a one in, one out policy? I was hoping you'd send Glenn Beck to the Canadian arctic somewhere in exchange for me. Maybe throw in Pat Robertson for free?"
- Scott of Two Countries
Oooooooooooo! :-)
- Ladybug Heather
"All hail to the great socialist overlor--I mean, God bless the president."
- Scott of Two Countries
"Well, darn. I really thought this would go better. Oh well, at least I don't *look* illegal!"
- Ladybug Heather
"YES! One more step in bringing the uprising of the proletariat to pass!"
- Ladybug Heather
@Joe, I can imagine a whole set of those, varying in sinister-ness depending on who you're thanking and where. "THANK YOU, JESUS!" probably wouldn't go over well in Iran, for example.
- Ladybug Heather
"Thanks, so where do I go to get my pick-up truck, gun rack, and huntin' dog?"
- Ladybug Heather
"Erm, I mean, my organic cleaning products, hemp clothing, and rain barrel?"
- Ladybug Heather
"So, the vomit isn't going to delay my file, will it?"
- Scott of Two Countries
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- Ladybug Heather
"No, sir, but the ejaculating onto my desk most certainly will."
- Ladybug Heather
"Whatever. Sooner or later, I will convert this one and bring her into the paradise that is CANADA! It will be your loss! MOOOOOHahahahahahahahahaaaaa!!!"
- Ladybug Heather
"Yeah, I kind of like her...but I'm mostly in it for a second Thanksgiving and for the cable sports channels."
- Scott of Two Countries
HEY! You weren't supposed to put down the TRUE ones, Scott! :-P
- Ladybug Heather
"Yeah, so we got married for the sex. What's so wrong about that? She's a really hot lay -- want to try her out?"
- Ladybug Heather
"Oh, um, hello ma'am. I didn't know they allowed women to work here. Don't your innate weakness and natural lack of intelligence make that really hard for you, honey?"
- Ladybug Heather
"I heard American girls were easy...but every time I approach them, their mothers threaten to call the police!"
- Scott of Two Countries
@Scott, on the one-in-one-out thing... I'd be afraid they'd send Beck to where you came from... and I would never want to see him so close to Ottawa!
- Ladybug Heather
"Yeah, I guess I want to live here... even if you guys don't know how to spell English words properly."
- Ladybug Heather
"I'd like to become a permanent resident, so I don't have to blow up this office. Oh, by the way, which car is yours in the parking lot?"
- Scott of Two Countries
"Why so serious?" *stabbity stabbity*
- Slippy "Threadsbane" Lane
Heather's middle name? Is it Ladybug?
- m9m, Crone of FriendFeed
"Yes, I'm married to a Sister. What, isn't Virginia far enough south for that?"
- Ladybug Heather
I'd contribute but you're already knocking 'em dead, heather.
- Spidra Webster
Disaster Girl Scout
Carlos Sousa, Ras - Dago-Baadass! of FF, Jason Hill and 3 other people liked this
(can't credit the artist as my sister fwded this to me... but Disaster Girl Scout looks a lot like my sister's little girl...)
- Ladybug Heather
Guy at the house said Somoas. She heard Smores.
- Micah Wittman
I know that there are some alternate ways to observe November, if one isn't drawn to novel-writing. I've seen NaBloPoMo for blog posting and NaPoWriMo for writing poetry. I'm just glad there isn't a NaBloJoMo... though I'd bet there are some men here on Friendfeed who would enjoy that one.
vicster, aden (and junk), Michelle and Jim Hearts FF liked this
Aw man, getting a NaBloJoMo while writing both a NaNoWriMo and NaBloPoMo would be the tits! Everyone involved would just be so dang busy. :)
- Jon, the Beartato of FF
I observe ReTweNoWriMo (read tweets by novel writers month).
- Jim Hearts FF
*shameless bump*
- Ladybug Heather
Library graffiti - Claudine's posterous - http://claudine.posterous.com/library...
Scott of Two Countries and Laura - Barry's figment liked this
"Got a story to tell about the Baillieu Library?"
- Ladybug Heather
from Bookmarklet
"No, it's a library. It tells ME the g*ddamn stories!"
- Ladybug Heather
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Anna Haro and Ron Bailey liked this
Pics from a fellow parishioner, of one of the two big oaks that the November Nor'easter Buckets-o'-Rain Weatherpalooza High-Wind Disaster Super-Surf Flooding Event of November 2009 downed at the church.
- Ladybug Heather
giggling whenever / a newscritter says, "Great Bridge Bridge" / silly hampton roads! // #haiku #chesapeake
John (a.k.a. dendroica) and Scott of Two Countries liked this
Heather is taking Scott to the church where she grew up, for worship this morning. It will be good to see the St. Aidanites again. :-).
Scott of Two Countries, VAL D. and Laura - Barry's figment liked this
Just ate at Jersey Mike's (http://www.jerseymikes.com) for the first time. DAYUM, but that was an amazing sub!
Scott of Two Countries, Stephen Mack and Laura - Barry's figment liked this
Imma let you finish, nor'easter, but first I'm gonna turn off this here computer. Be excellent to each other, y'all!
Scott of Two Countries, Kenton and Laura - Barry's figment liked this
Be safe!
- Laura - Barry's figment
Winds are gusting over 60mph right now. It is INSANE out there!!!
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Newsguys are saying to stay on the west side of your home, on the first floor, away from windows.
- Ladybug Heather
And, of course, Scott and I just got back from grabbing (total comfort food) supper at IHOP. Near the Virginia Beach Town Center, the road was like a wind tunnel. CRAZY!
- Ladybug Heather
Virginia Beach: high water locations http://www.vbgov.com/news...
- Ladybug Heather
There are some mandatory evacuations underway: two apartment complexes in Newport News, the East Ocean View area of Norfolk, ...
- Ladybug Heather
147k customers in Southside Hampton Roads currently without power. Out of 680k (and change) total customers. That's 21.6% of customers in Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Suffolk in the dark right now.
- Ladybug Heather
Evening high tide at Sewell's Point was 7.72' above normal. (Ash Wednesday Storm = 7.8' above normal; Hurricane Isabel at 8.2' above normal.)
- Ladybug Heather
Our local NBC affiliate, WAVY, has had a wonderful live-chat feature on their web site (http://www.wavy.com/generic...). They're picking up on people's questions to get answers on the air, and they're proud and happy to see folks answering each other's questions and offering help. That is the heart of community, and I'm really glad to see it.
- Ladybug Heather
Internet is touchy here atm. Not even able to ping out. Hope this (eventually) gets through!
Laura - Barry's figment liked this
Power blinking pretty often, but no sustained outage... yet.
- Ladybug Heather
November 2009 Nor'easter windspeeds http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/ports...
1 knot = 1.152 mph
- Ladybug Heather
1 knot = 1.852 kph
- Ladybug Heather
Water levels at Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, Kiptopeke Light, ... http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/ports...
Heather just got back from supper at IHOP. Wind gusts 65-75 mph right now -- it's absolutely insane out there.
Laura - Barry's figment, VAL D., Yolanda and Steven Perez liked this
No former-hurricane Ida here in Virginia Beach, but we're about to get three days' worth of nor'easter! They're even comparing this to the infamous Ash Wednesday Storm, which is probably the worst storm VB has ever seen.
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NWS forecast: http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClic...
- Ladybug Heather
Ash Wednesday Storm: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki...
- Ladybug Heather
This'll be Scott's first big storm here, and we're both glad that (unless things get really terribly bad) his family in Canada is unlikely to hear much about it.
- Ladybug Heather
So the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel is at its Level 3 wind restrictions (http://www.cbbt.com/weather...). I've heard of some school closings, and about 3000 people are reported with power right now. One weather station in Virginia Beach has already recorded 3/4" of rain. I'm watching the trees bend and wave, and am glad this building is mostly surrounded by pines rather than oaks and maples. And I'm having fun geeking out on all the data here: http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/ports...
- Ladybug Heather
You know it's a big storm when the 4:00 news on channel 3 isn't "standing news." You need a chair and a desk for serious news!
- Scott of Two Countries
Indeed! These winds are really picking up now!
- Ladybug Heather
9,520 Dominion Virginia Power customers in the dark now.
- Ladybug Heather
LOL -- WAVY news is now giving us instructions in how to use the "arsenal of resources" on their web site (www.wavy.com).
- Ladybug Heather
Let's hope you escape! All we're getting in B'more is 3 days of rain.
- m9m, Crone of FriendFeed
Nah, not worth evacuating for this one. Just sitting tight and enjoying it -- I love storms!
- Ladybug Heather
I meant the power failure.I love storms too but they sure get boring when you have no electricity.
- m9m, Crone of FriendFeed
Ah, gotcha! Well, we still have power here, though I can tell that the wind keeps picking up. :-)
- Ladybug Heather
Thursday morning storm update... almost all of the school systems around are closed for today; military bases are "essential personnel only" for the day. (http://www.wavy.com/subinde...) Plenty of bridges closed, and the Jamestown ferry closed for high water at the loading ramp. I'm hearing local news reporters telling of a local fire truck that stalled in an intersection with high water. Yes, that's a fire truck, which has tires TALLER THAN ME.
- Ladybug Heather
Currently 21,000 customers without power, according to Dominion (http://dom.com/storm-c...) 9,600 in the area where I live and about 8,200 in the Richmond area.
- Ladybug Heather
Virginia Beach fishing pier: http://www.flickr.com/photos...
- Ladybug Heather
Flooding at Lynnhaven Inlet: http://www.flickr.com/photos...
- Ladybug Heather
NO EXCUSES: http://revjph.blogspot.com/2009...
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"In Australia, a 15 year old Mount Alvernia College student who shaved her head to raise money for cancer has been suspended for breaking school rules by going bald. Emily Pridham will not be allowed back until her hair regrows. She shaved it off as part of a cancer research fundraiser on Saturday. The Catholic girls' school has cited its dress code policy for the temporary ban. Emily's mother Barbara Pridham told ABC radio her daughter had made the decision to part with her locks as a way to cope with her father's battle with leukemia. "I understand that school rules have to be abided by. However, I've gone through the school rules and the uniform policy and nowhere does it say that a girl cannot shave her head," Ms Pridham said." ...
- Ladybug Heather
GAH! Idiotic moron assfaces!
- Ladybug Heather
I seem to be awfully cranky today, huh?
- Ladybug Heather
Might be cranky Heather but I'll stand right next to you repeating your words- Idiotic moron assfaces!
- Ras - Dago-Baadass! of FF
So if a student at their school had leukemia herself and lost her hair, would they kick that student out too?
- Stephen Mack
I guess so, Stephen. Sheesh!
- Ladybug Heather
Mama Leone left a note on the door; she said, "Sonny, move out to the country."
I wanted to be with you alone, to talk about the weather.
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Don't take my heart, don't break my heart, don't don't don't throw it away
- Ladybug Heather
Lord, we don't need another mountain; there are mountains and hillsides enough to climb...
Every star in the sky is taking aim at your eyes like a spotlight!
Iiiiiiiii'll beeeee goooooone... in a day or twoooooooooooo!
Oh Mickey, you're so pretty, can't you understand?
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