Ugh. I'm feeling crappier as the night goes on. I'm drinking tea. I've been sucking on vitamin C's all day. I've taken Tylenol Cold. This is gonna be quick and easy, right? I've been planning this party for months. I don't wanna be sick!

Also, remind me that Emily will open her present in just two days. I can wait that long. I must not give it to her now.

You make whipped cream? You mean it doesn't come in a can?

I make whipped cream too. It tastes (to me) much better, and it's not that much work. Well, it was work when I did it with a whisk. Still worth it.

Crawl into a hot shower, VW, and get some hot and sour soup.

I swear by it for a cold.

Crap. I need the corset by next weekend.

So, in what ways is 2005 being good for you so far?

Well, a number of things that I thought were going to go very badly -- possibly becoming homeless, and serious problems with my car -- all turned out to be bugaboos that vanished with the light of day, or at least the new year. I have a new roommate that I am getting along with swimmingly, and that clicking noise from my car that I was so concerned about turned out to be several nails stuck in my tire.

The downside is that the replacement tire was pretty expensive, and then I got a second blow out and had to pay for a tow from far away in order to make a call time, and had to spend $100 on it. I haven't been able to replace that tire, as my financial cushion from the end of the year is now gone (it barely lasted a week, dammit!).

So, 2005 is being good to me, but it is sorely testing my patience and my temper by going after my wallet, where I'm already pretty damned tender.

I agree with David, about the whipped cream. Takes about a minute, and it makese people think you're a culinary genius.

Plus, you can add cinnamon, and that tastes really good on a lot of things. Including on top of your AM coffee.

slaps Seanie upside the head

Hee!

Also, WHERE IS MY LINK TO JESS' NEW HAIRCUT????

Also also, {{{{{vw}}}}}

Mmmm....whipped cream....

I just did the Find Your Spot thing. Chicago ended up #3, and even the 'burb I live in (Oak Park) ended up #7. Guess I'm in the right spot.

Aims, I'll ping my Long Beach friend. If you just need something, anything, by next weekend and you're fine with an off the rack non-custom corset, she may be able to give me the names of a half-dozen SoCal places by the end of the day tomorrow, permitting you to plan a shopping weekend accordingly and achieve corsetry by Sunday afternoon.

So, 2005 is being good to me,

Right the FUCK on!

but it is sorely testing my patience and my temper by going after my wallet, where I'm already pretty damned tender.

But money can always be replenished, while homelessness is a real bite in the ass.