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Post by thelunarfox on Nov 24, 2010 23:44:27 GMT -5
I've been thinking about this for a while, and the Warm Fuzzies going around has made me decide to put this up. It's a thread where we can put things that make us smile. Either things happening in our own lives or things that have happened to others. Recently, one of the blogs I read for fun did this story about a little girl in first grade who was picked on my the boys of her class because she had a Star Wars Thermos. Her mother did a post about it for the bully-awareness week, and one geek woman (Jen of Cake Wrecks internet fame which you should read for a good laugh) caught wind of it and shared it with her geeky girl readers, and it took off from there. The key post is here. Right after she posted that up, the original article jumped to 500 comments and by the next morning the EPBOT blog had 1600 comments. Both the post I linked to on EPBOT and the original have the updates. Read on for the happy conclusion.
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Post by thelunarfox on Nov 25, 2010 14:25:24 GMT -5
Yay! Congrats! I know you've been working hard.
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Post by celebkiriedhel on Nov 25, 2010 15:22:41 GMT -5
Congrats! :yay:
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Post by laura on Nov 25, 2010 15:25:26 GMT -5
Congrats Illandrya!!! I'm jealous! I need to get to cracking on that myself. Do you mind sharing your secret?
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Post by thelunarfox on Nov 26, 2010 10:45:48 GMT -5
lol! You're too sweet! Share your good news please! You can't hog the thread.
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Post by drew on Nov 26, 2010 12:50:39 GMT -5
Illandyra, high five and get out the pom poms for ALL your good news, fantastic. Well, I got some good news, a medical test we were waiting on about hubby came back negative. *huge sigh of relief*
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Post by dinuriel on Nov 26, 2010 13:18:33 GMT -5
Congrats on the high distinctions, Illandrya! And Drew, good to hear that your husband's all right
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Post by Stacy on Nov 26, 2010 17:28:21 GMT -5
YAY! Congratulations Illandrya on both the weight loss and the distinctions! *happy dance* And oh Drew - I'll breathe a sigh of relief along with you!
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Post by raquelaroden on Nov 27, 2010 8:40:02 GMT -5
This is a lovely idea!
Congrats Illandrya, on both of your accomplishments! I'm so happy that your husband's tests came back negative, Drew!
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Post by mdpthatsme on Nov 27, 2010 12:55:45 GMT -5
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Post by tesseracta on Nov 28, 2010 7:48:41 GMT -5
I love hearing good news. ^_^ Congrats to you both Illandrya and Drew! (Hey Illandrya, I've been dieting and exercising too! Since October 1st I've lost 10 lbs: 6 lbs were from exercising and eating healthy low-calorie foods, but unfortunately the other 4 were from stress. )
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Post by dbloveshermac on Nov 28, 2010 16:08:00 GMT -5
Yay! Happy thread! Lunar, I love both CakeWrecks and Epbot, and I saw that! I loved that the official Star Wars blog gave the young girl a shout-out! Congrats, Ilandrya, on the weight loss and the will to exercise and the academic distinctions! Those are impressive accomplishments! Yippeeeeee for good test results, Drew!
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Post by drew on Nov 30, 2010 1:25:01 GMT -5
On a bit of a blog break at the moment, but wanted to pop in and thank everyone for the YAY! over the hubby's tests. Mean a lot, truly. You guys are way supportive!
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Post by raquelaroden on Dec 7, 2010 16:11:52 GMT -5
I finally got a job!
I've been actively seeking a job since mid to late July, when my husband and I were in the process of moving for his new job. I had six or seven interviews total after submitting over twenty applications. Maybe 20-some applications doesn't sound like much, but keep in mind that the number of job opportunities is really limited right now. What is even better is that this position is one in which the work slows down to quite a lull in the summer, meaning that by the time my baby is due I'll be able to take some leave without causing a lot of trouble (at least one of the people who hired me knows that I'm pregnant and said as much).
I'm so relieved that I was able to get a job before I started showing, because I think it would have made things so much more difficult (even though legally, it isn't supposed to be a factor).
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Post by Stacy on Dec 7, 2010 16:33:22 GMT -5
YAY! *happy dance happy dance* So happy and yay and huggies for you! I know you've been trying and waiting and going to a lot of interviews, so omg yay!
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Post by dbloveshermac on Dec 7, 2010 16:48:43 GMT -5
Wayippyhay! Congrats, Rachel, newest member of the alarm clock/project/paycheck set!
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Post by dinuriel on Dec 8, 2010 0:56:12 GMT -5
Congratulations!
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Post by raquelaroden on Dec 8, 2010 8:01:05 GMT -5
Thanks everybody!
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Post by qui on Dec 8, 2010 8:09:24 GMT -5
I'm a little late but Congrats!!
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Post by drew on Dec 8, 2010 10:34:05 GMT -5
Good news indeed Raquel, congrats~
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