How does that saying go Irish...about the devil not knowing you died for a few hours. Geez, I botched it up. But it's such a nice saying!

yeah something about ' you're safe enough for a few hours because the devil doesn't know you're dead'. so there's a chance for the rescue of your soul. also when a child is born a candle is lit and put in the window to ward off evil spirits for 24hrs which is where the tradition or birthday candles came from...

Oh I love it, irish! Ireland sounds exactly how I imagine it.

Hollywood is full of cockroaches and parking meters and expensive boutiques and hipster coffee shops and AA meetings and palm trees and Scientologists and cults. Then there's Hollywood Blvd at the center which really does have a walk of stars and is lined with stripper shops and clubs. I suppose it's glamorous but it's rather trashy too.

I love all of those olde Irish sayings they have.

My vote is we get a mid-century modern white vinyl lounge chair for the lounge that we don't have to hang from the ceiling. That's my wish for the lounge. I worry about that ceiling what with all of the chandelier-swinging that goes on in here.

Although, I suppose since it's an imaginary ceiling it probably works great no matter what we hang from it. LOL!

few white vinyl lounge chairs just added... now don't fight over them .. we can all fit when we need to just so long as we share the nibbles.. i am hungry -- i brought cherries.. blueberries,,red cheddar, brie, cammembert, edam, grapes, chicken wings, mini quiche and chicken and mushroom vol au vents with some excellent french red and white wine if anyone would care to partake???

Oh that repast just sounds delicious, irish! Let's hang out in the bipolar lounge and snack and feel better.

I'm bringing a big hot bowl of the Trader Joe's Chicken Tikka Masala that I had for dinner and some nice refreshing grapefruit juice like I am drinking right now.

Lying down on a lounge chair right now. Actually my couch but that's just as well.

ok now i am fed, lets just relax and be chilled for a while here beside the fire...

Oh that just sounds so nice. Curling up by the fire with a full stomach and some grapefruit juice and chilling. That is exactly what I am doing on my couch right now.

My boyfriend is mad at me because I'm too busy to see him this weekend and I'm seeing my in-laws, the parents of my dead wife, instead. He's just going to have to suck it up, though. He's asleep now, we're not arguing any more, but it was tiresome.

relationships! they are so tiresome sometimes! wouldn't it be great if we could just fall in love with trees or something that couldn't talk back! now that would be peaceful! less exciting but peaceful...

I'm already in a monogamous relationship with my cat. But we don't have sex, of course. But my cat's my only pet and only roommate and I love her absolutely to death. She's the only thing I think I could live with at this point.

My boyfriend, OMG! I'm a widow of a lesbian marriage and he's the only man who I've dated since. We've been going out for 3 years but we break up for a bit every year. Although we are in love he drives me fucking crazy. I can't even think about living with him or marrying him unless he changes a lot in ways that I don't even think he is capable of changing.

Let's just say I've been getting pretty irritated with him and listening to my breakup playlist lately. It's almost my laziness and fear of dating that keeps me from breaking up with him. The thing is, even if I did break up with him I'd probably get back together with him because I always do and have before.

Sigh...relationships are such a pain in the ass sometimes.

HI Andrea sorry to hear you are going through this....sigh...

Relationships are hard even under the best of times as you know fully..thank heavens for cats!

((((Hugs)))) hon blast the playlist...

I baked some muffins this morning...blueberry, raspberry, and banana they are still warm....if you are in the mood

where has everyone been? there are cobwebs all over the lounge after the weekend!! windows all open now and airing the place out. coldair coming from the cold climate on one side and warm air coming from the beaches on the other side - feels kind of weird but in a good way!!

I have had no internet access but where has every else gone??
I am having a bowl of strawberries with whipped cream right now if anyone wants some...

Hi Irish! I'd LOVE some strawberries!! Yeah, the lounge has been kind of empty - wish it weren't so! But here I am and I've brought a wealth of yummy fruit and tea. Any takers?

hi spaceKat.. fruit and tea would go nicely with strawberries and cream - thank you very much.
how is life with you? how is your uncle doing? have things improved at all?

Honestly, Irish - I don't know what to do - I need to take my prn an hour ahead of dialysis time and my uncle keeps changing times on me or doesn't give me enough time to be ready. I don't know how to tell him ... Any advice?

is there any way his doc/nurse can tell him it has to be done at the same time every day? that way you don't have to do anything but just show up when you need to. or can your husband say something - he's his uncle isn't he? It seems awful to have to deal with all this stress. Tj (my quadriplegic brother terminated our relationship at christmas because i had the nerve to visit him on christmas day!! so now i have cut my visit to every second week and it makes my life a lot easier after nearly two years of being at his beck and call. it is so difficult to care for some people who don't help themselves at all. big hugs to you.