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[vanillafluffy]

Meanwhile, back at the medical billing office, they'd taken me out of my happy little cubical and put me back on the phones. (Insert rant here.) I was stressed, but I was still writing. And I tried for every other job in the office that came up, and believe me, I was NOT pleased when I got passed over in favor of someone who'd barely been there six

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[vanillafluffy]

I *do* recall our first lengthy conversation---I'd posted something about books I read as a kid, and we got off onto a tanget about the Three Investigators, Life, the Universe and Everything.

[vanillafluffy]

IMDb says it was filmed in South Africa (WTF?!); and when I was trying to confirm Hans and Konrad (before I checked with you), I discovered that apparently, 3I are even bigger in Germany than they are here. And just to make it interesting, the three kids are apparently all Americans. go figure. Bringing in a girl...I suppose that was to widen the appeal. I seem to recall a girl showed up for at least one adventure, but it certainly wasn't Terror Castle.

Your icon is adorable. I have a little blue seahorse hanging in my bathroom window, and I swear, my next tattoo is going to be a seahorse.

[adventurat]

Did we meet through a grammar comm? I honestly don't remember, though I know it wasn't fandom.

Was watching the first season of Weeds today. JDM is the late husband of the main character!

Also, I was behind a car in traffic recently that made me think of you. Corvette, Florida plates, with a plate surround from a dealership in Melbourne, FL. I took its picture, but have never got round to posting it. :D

[vanillafluffy]

Yeah, I think so, probably Grammar Whores. You were one of the first people I connected with, even before my fandom activities took off.

Melbourne is pretty close (comparatively speaking). And there's a local company called Ecklers that manufactures after-market 'Vette parts---I think we have more of them locally than most places.

[pwcorgigirl]

Good heavens, how time flies! And "Bad Fairy" is still one of the most awesome fics I've ever read.

[vanillafluffy]

*blushes* Thanks! It remains the most complicated thing I've ever done, and not just because it was a 3-way. Talk about research!

My sleep schedule is all kinds of messed up...got to sleep around five, got up at six-thirty to go to the food pantry, came home and went back to bed, finally got to sleep around nine, and just woke up 15-20 minutes ago, mostly because it's raining pitchforks. I'm going to turn my computer off now...all I need is to get zapped!

[gwylliondream]

Glad you found a home at LJ! It makes me angry to see someone as funny and kind as you, who struggles to stay hired. It's so unfair!

[vanillafluffy]

Yeah, I gotta wonder what kind of cockroach kharma I accumulated in a past life to be on the receiving end of so much CRAP. But hey, keep on keeping on....

I have got a call FROM you

[kukkurkurat]

... instead of calling you. That was the year when we actually TALKED to each other over the phone.... Yes. And the 1st time I have ever flown...

Re: I have got a call FROM you

[vanillafluffy]

Now, see, I wouldn't have remembered that, time-wise. Although thinking about it, it was my second holiday season at the call center and I was working from home (didn't want to get into that whole mess in successive posts, tho')---but there was no way I could get away to Virginia to say 'hi' in person. Wanted to, though!

Re: I have got a call FROM you

[kukkurkurat]

I know! I wanted to meet you SO much. But I got to talk to you AND received your gorgeous Yuletide gifts! Thank you so much!