Thats terrible. I know that feeling in the pit of the stomach when you realize there's probably nothing you can do but bear the loss. Oy

ARGGGHHHHHH! I can't stand it...Now that Massachusetts has a no-call list, they can't junk-call me, but the junk faxes....And they usually come at 4 in the morning, and my office is at home....ARGGGHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!! Not to mention what it costs in ink cartidges.....Must....kill....now....

Plus, I sometimes forawrd my phone(which has a dual fax #) to my cell phone, so I get to pay for those junk fax calls.....

Hey, wet shoes suck. Complain away. You still won't be as big a whiner as I am.

Alrighty. I rent office space from a firm that has the entire floor. My shoes were so wet and squishy that I took them off so that they and my socks could dry. Just once, I went to kitchen for a bottle of water in my socks, and I got a lot of strange looks. What these folks never seen a man walking around an office in his socks before?

I hate losing such things.

Last Christmas during my parents' holiday party, I wore an antique ruby and gold circle pin that my mother had given to me. And when I took off my sweater, I discovered it was missing. I frantically told my mother and she resolutely said: "Well, it has to be in the house." I looked all over. I annouced to those around me to never EVER give me anything valuable again. I was devestated.

Four days later she asked the old cat (who is now with the angels) whom she swore helped her find things--the cat really didn't but you know what I mean-- and she found the pin buried amongst wrapping paper and ribbon basket. I have no idea how it got there as the night of the party, I had fallen asleep on a neighboring couch with one of the dogs---but not close enough to the basket. Maybe the cat did put the pin in the basket for safekeeping.

Today's Panic: my appellate brief, Johnson v. California, is due in 4.5 hrs and I have to shorten it by a page.

Daisy, I hope you find the necklace.

We'd better win this one Nerissa. I've had it up to here with our ongoing litigation against California.

(incidentially I am arguing for Johnson)

I should think so too

v

I better not get a bill for this exchange. (Her rates are scandalous!)

How 'bout I send the bill for hours spent on "research" to the g.johnson. He'll never notice

Perfect. Just mention magnets a few times and he'll never give it a second thought.

v

Have you looked at Viacom/Nickelodeon/MTV?

Why would anyone sue California? We're broke and we're mortgaged into the next 15 years.

oh yes, was aware of relationship. It's the friends from Balham V. But still shocked because I wanted to be there!

Cool!!

(I still want their house )

me too. especially since they've had a super flash kitchen fitted.

Why did they get married? For legal reasons or kids (code for "sex") etc? If not to celebrate publically your relationship and with friends and family what exactly is the point of marriage in the 21st century?

Kate has been married before, it was a big disaster, divorced by 26 after 7mths because he was having an affair. She had the big white wedding deal and I think felt a bit embarrassed about making people spend money on a second wedding e.g buy gifts, outfits. Maybe she felt this time none of all the usual wedding traditions were necessary. I have just been sent a wonderful picture of her in her very untraditional red wedding dress and I have to say she looks stunning. But I still wanted to go!

Unless, of course, a size too big is exactly your size.

AT - not having a go at your friend in particular ( I have a friend in the same situation, not good at all), but although married myself (and a bit of a sucker for weddings in general) I can't really see the point of them from a non-legal point of view, in terms of validation of the relationship etc.

Mind you British weddings seem to be a little more serious then in Australia and the legal rights of married v de facto relationships seem to be quite different between Australian and Britopia, so maybe I am just not seeing it from a UK point of view.

I do love a good wedding though.

Two hours? Pah.

We did it for the presents.

So why do it

v

It is so very nice though.

Do they have computers there yet? Wouldn't surprise me if they didn't.

Well it neither rhymes nor scans.