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Today...


...it's been 7 days since my awesome dress fitting.

...it's two days till my cousin's wedding.

...I am exactly three months from the day I get married.

...I am several hours from the end of this job that I've been trying to escape for years.

...I am several more hours away from seeing my folks.

...I am three days away from my new office...
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My dad, via email, outed me as bisexual (or more specifically that I nearly married a woman) to a friend of family as a way of demonstrating his superior morals, here via acceptance of his child.

He also mentioned that he thinks we're all built heterosexual. Also got around to belittling the beginning of his relationship with my mother AGAIN in favor of his devoted...
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Just have to say:

If gay marriage doesn't pass the NYS Senate (and it's likely the Republicans won't even put it up to a vote if they think it will pass) I will be a very pissed Allegro. VERY pissed.

There's gonna be some explosive Pride at this years parade, one way or another.

So now that is it NOT my birthday, I ought to update. You know, so I don't so much in error.

To address grayness's request,

I love that some of you love my writing. This has veen the only place I've shared for years. This site has inspired some too, as well as providing writing partners and more.
But you are right, there's hasn't...
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Yes, it be my birthday.

If you do your math, you will see I am a nice rounded 30 today.
Oh yes.

And I got a new job.
True, I will miss the puppets and the music and the people. But I can look to more money, less injury, and with time, actual benefits.
The next two weeks at the old job will be now...
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The cat is ok.
Well, right now he's freaked out and high as a kite.
We ended up at a vet from midnight till 3, The vet confirmed that Zot had a block. The original price estimate would leave us with only the option to kill the cat, so th vet came up with a plan to only remove the block and do several rinses,...
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So the cat in that picture now has a really bad blockage and may be dead by tomorrow.

We've paid to fix a blockage before for this cat and can't afford to do it again, no matter how we slice it There isn't enough available credit, and certainly not enough cash. We're crossing our fingers he can pass whatever the problem is, since he seems...
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So I didn't get the job I interviewed for, but I am not down.
Looks like I'm a shoe-in to be the three-month temp receptionist at the hubby's place of business (and we know well enough to avoid each other when working). It is quite possible the receptionist who is leaving for surgery will not be able to come back (double knee surgery) but if...
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