OPEN BAR: I see you've come to PD. I too like to live dangerously

[Eater of Clowns]

You guys, I won it. I'm a Ford Scholar.

[Nephew Twiddleton]

Shit, Waffs, I'm sorry to hear it.

Nigel, congrats!

Also, I get what you're saying. I guess... I guess it's like, it makes sense that she wouldn't have told me directly for the tricky phone reasons that I've mentioned, but the info would have eventually come my way through the grapevine. But no one knew. Not even Twidsister, who was a little miffed herself at not being told. She asked me if I was joking. Anyway, she was like, Jesus, should I tell mom? So I ended up having a half hour long phone conversation with mom (so Twidsister wouldn't have to bring it up), and she's actually doing really well, so I take back the bit about her being a mess. It was only a couple of months ago that Twidsister was living with Purple Fraggle because of Mom's behavior. So, while the purpose of the conversation was to talk about Midsister (Mom was more disappointed that Midsister felt she couldn't tell anyone than angry or upset), it was mostly me giving updates about my life, and joking about my shingles and a couple of jokes at Midsister's expense (#4 doesn't have a name yet, so I said, "Jeez, she must have forgotten to have told herself that she was pregnant if she didn't have a name lined up"). Anyway, I won't be going over on Sunday [outside of US people- Sunday is Mother's Day], because she knows it's finals week, but I'll head over to their new place in a week or so for a visit.

Twidsister's getting ready to graduate from high school, and she's been accepted to and will be attending Bridgewater State after taking a gap year (I knew about the gap year, but not the college selection).

[Ben Shapiro]

You guys, I won it. I'm a Ford Scholar.

[Nephew Twiddleton]

I would prefer it if my siblings were opaque.

When they start becoming translucent, just say "No, none of that sneaky invisible shit. Start reflecting those photons or I'm going to tell on you."

[Junkenstein]

Waffles - Condolences. That's a shitty situation and I hope it improves to the extent that it can.

Nigel - Congratulations. Well deserved.

Twid - I have no fucking idea. People be crazy.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Thanks, all of you, for the congrats. It is still sinking on for me.

[EK WAFFLR]

thanks, guys.
She came back from the hospital an hour and a half after I wrote the post. The in-law is still at the hospital.

[EK WAFFLR]

You guys, I won it. I'm a Ford Scholar.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Not really relevant to anything here, but it finally dawned on me that friends who push me to go out when I say I'm tired or not feeling well really don't give a fuck about me, so I shouldn't bother being polite about it.

[Nephew Twiddleton]

Not really relevant to anything here, but it finally dawned on me that friends who push me to go out when I say I'm tired or not feeling well really don't give a fuck about me, so I shouldn't bother being polite about it.

People do that?

[Reginald Ret]

Not really relevant to anything here, but it finally dawned on me that friends who push me to go out when I say I'm tired or not feeling well really don't give a fuck about me, so I shouldn't bother being polite about it.

Very much yes.

[minuspace]

Not really relevant to anything here, but it finally dawned on me that friends who push me to go out when I say I'm tired or not feeling well really don't give a fuck about me, so I shouldn't bother being polite about it.

Very much yes.

Alternately, let them go out with your shadow.  Then next time team "bring-it" shows some respect for the rally they'll have from your boot that's still ultra-violently up their ass

[Eater of Clowns]

Going to a get together tonight where everyone is encouraged to bring their art and writing and share it with folks.

I printed out a few pages of Necronomicoin - specifically the bit entering the Cathedral of Salt and ending with the first guardian.

I might be out a few friends by the end of the night.   

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Not really relevant to anything here, but it finally dawned on me that friends who push me to go out when I say I'm tired or not feeling well really don't give a fuck about me, so I shouldn't bother being polite about it.

People do that?

They do indeed. It's really obnoxious. "But I haven't seen you for ages", "Come oooon, you should come have a drink to celebrate". I got bullied into going out on my birthday because "You HAVE to, it's your BIRTHDAY" even though I have been feeling like suck for the last several weeks and just wanted to go home and have one goddamn decent night's sleep after reading in bed for a couple hours.

And inexplicably, I seem to lack the spine to just tell my friends to fuck off.

[Ben Shapiro]

Not really relevant to anything here, but it finally dawned on me that friends who push me to go out when I say I'm tired or not feeling well really don't give a fuck about me, so I shouldn't bother being polite about it.

People do that?

They do indeed. It's really obnoxious. "But I haven't seen you for ages", "Come oooon, you should come have a drink to celebrate". I got bullied into going out on my birthday because "You HAVE to, it's your BIRTHDAY" even though I have been feeling like suck for the last several weeks and just wanted to go home and have one goddamn decent night's sleep after reading in bed for a couple hours.

And inexplicably, I seem to lack the spine to just tell my friends to fuck off.

/b/ink and I deliver.