Ooh, Rio has pretty, pretty things!

G. just went off line, but he wanted me to say hi to you and Alibelle.

Nice! Hi! (And hi, J!) (For the record, if you see this, Lee. And think to pass it on.)

If I ever get married, I'm going to make sure ita is my maid of honor, in a ruffle turquoise sequin dress with pouffy sleeves and a butt bow the size of a Hummer.

And perhaps a large hat.

Oh, man. Me too, now.

I'll tell him. Alibelle.

A woman in the next building just started screaming (wailing mght be the better word) about her baby Jimmy being gone, and how it wasn't a dream and how it shouldn't be happening, loudly enough to wake me, and it seems several of my neighbors, out of a sound sleep.

Obviously, my first reaction (after whhhaat, whattss goin' on) is to be distressed for this poor woman, and to feel that it is somehow obscene for someone to be in that much pain. The weird thing is that there's a part of my still mostly asleep brain that has a memory of her doing the same thing a few days ago. I don't know if it is deja vu, or if she really did it and I wasn't awake enough to process it fully, but the memory is definitely there.

It hurts to try and put your entire fist into your mouth.

I used to fit both big toes in my mouth. WHEN I WAS ONE YEAR OLD.

Until I tried on the actual rings, at which point I became a raging fucking monster of blinglust.

This made me laugh. Congrats on everything Rio , even the blinglust monster!

what's more embarrassing is that 5 fogey's annulled my marriage.

Yes that is embarrassing. For them.

What's a comfort fit?

Oh, Lee, I hope you've been able to go back to sleep easily.

RIO!

I would've been fine with no engagement ring, actually. Until I tried on the actual rings, at which point I became a raging fucking monster of blinglust.

This is my big fear. The only hope for me, I'm afraid, is to marry someone poor and practical, so I don't have to worry about it.

NILLY!

Hey the reason I asked you about Etgar Keret is because I know him! And I had a weird feeling he was like superfamous in Israel but he is supermodest and never talks about that, so I had to ask you.

Do you know who Shira Geffen is? They just got married.

What's a comfort fit?

The inside of the band is shaped to allow it to slide on and off more easily and fit more comfortably when it's on -- it can make an especially big difference if you have big knuckles, or a wide ring.

I'm terrified of the wedding-y trivia in my brain. I did not ask for this knowledge!

I know him!

Oh, wow. Yeah, he's definitely superfamous in Israel. And dozens (not exaggerating) of young writers try to practically imitate his style, let alone being influenced by him.

Of course, now I have the silly urge to stalk him just in order to ask him "How is Rio like in real life?" and then explain about Saget, too. How did you get to meet him at all?

Do you know who Shira Geffen is?

Oh, yes, definitely. She's less famous in her own right in Israel, though (despite her talents). You do know that her brother (Aviv) is a very famous Israeli singer and song-writer, right? And their father, Yehonatan (Hebrew for Jonathan) writes too [Edit: well, not "too", because he came first. I mean, I grew up on some of his children songs] - a very talented family.

They just got married.

I knew they were a couple for a long time, I can't remember if I had known that they were not officially married. That's lovely.

This is my big fear. The only hope for me, I'm afraid, is to marry someone poor and practical, so I don't have to worry about it.

Or, you know, not to sound like a matchmaker, but why not someone comfortably wealthy, so you don't have to worry about.

My next husband...