Gratitude list

[cjsmith]

1. I sent mail to my family, telling them about my outlaw-anniversary, and did get a "congratulations" from my father, brother, and sister. I'm impressed. :-)

2. My doctor's office called, and THEY FOUND MY VIDEO! I'm going over tomorrow to pick it up. I am so pleased! That video is sentimental to me. (It's also disgusting. I'll watch it again tomorrow night. Yay!)

3. I get to go on vacation soon. Even better, it's for a job, and I'm going to get paid. My guess says that'll cover plane fare.

4. I have THREEEEEEEEEEEE kitties. When I'm having a really horrid day they make life bearable, and the rest of the time kitties make me squee in delight.

Comments

[quasigeostrophy.livejournal.com]

I so wanted to bring a tape to get a copy of my laparoscopic bilateral inguinal hernia repair five years ago. Fascinating stuff. :-)

Yay for paid vacation!

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Oh wow. Yeah, I want videos of EVERYTHING they've ever done to me. Sadly most were never taken. Heck, I'm enough of a icky-slimy-body-stuff fan that I would like to watch generic videos of a procedure I'm about to get.

[quasigeostrophy.livejournal.com]

*nods* As much as I avoid the "splatter" horror genre, I am fascinated by medical procedures. I think it has to do with my childhood curiosity and frequent perusal of my mother's (she's an (now retired) RN) medical reference books. I used to watch a cable show called "The Operation" for years, until they showed a face lift and I realized how literal the name of the procedure is. I surprised myself by being squicked by that one.

[eeyore-grrl.livejournal.com]

kittiiiiiiiieieeeessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Purrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! :-)

[vito-excalibur.livejournal.com]

Yay for all these happy things. :)

[therobbergirl.livejournal.com]

What term do you and rfrench prefer? That is, do you use husband/wife, boyfriend/girlfriend, PookieSqueeze/GiggleBottom?

Congratulations on your outlaw anniversary!

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

Terms are still evolving. You'd think we'd have figured it out by now, eh?

Early on, if someone asked whether I was married, I would answer depending on context. An HR person at my company or a financial planner needs the legal answer (no); a doctor wants to know my sexual activity levels (yes) or occasionally next-of-kin / emergency-contact relationship info (no); an acquaintance might want to know about invitations to social events (yes). Sometimes I'd even ask: "Do you mean legally, socially, or medically?"

Now we've been together long enough that almost nobody asks. Mostly we use husband/wife. It confuses our parents though. :-)