Laura, how is your son's knee?

He's still hobbling about. He is supposed to have practice tonight, but Dad has declared he can watch practice. The docs say that playing sports with the growing pains won't cause any permanent damage, but much pain. My concern, which the docs and DH agree with, is that he might fall or otherwise seriously injure himself playing in that kind of pain. Dad is talking to coach tonight about cutting down on his playing time. He usually is in most of the game.

Yay for improved Nilly access!

Dear Theo, sorry you are feeling bad. Are you staying home today?

Laura, is dh going to talk to the coach, about approaching the officials regarding your son being targeted because he's the big kid?

Gronk.

I want coffee. I have no cash. The coffee place doesn't take credit cards. The nearest ATM is across the street. It's snowing. I'm trying to figure out where my priorities lie in this situation.

Also, this weather is insane. Not the snow itself -- I'm fine with a few inches of snow. Just the fact that, yesterday, I was wearing a light jacket, unbuttoned, and today I had to wear a hat and scarf again.

We're going for maragritas and Mexican food. I can hardly wait.

Excellent.

I'm going to meet with my favorite English prof and see if he's got any ideas

Oh, good luck with that!

Which reminds me - you're going to put the paper online, right? I'm really curious to read it.

Theo, feel (even) better.

Which reminds me - you're going to put the paper online, right? I'm really curious to read it.

Yup. That's the plan. I need to figure out *where* I'll be putting it, but I'm sure I can find someone who's willing to host it.

No change in the couch cushions, Hil?

Yup. That's the plan.

Excellent. Thanks!

And now I need to go finish the lesson for today. Please ignore me harshly if I'm here again in the next hour.

Nilly, we could never ignore you. Sorry.

I went to the ATM, where I found out that I actually had about $200 more in my account than I'd thought. So that was nice. I'd thought I had only about $30 until I got paid. So I now have coffee, and enough cash to buy lunch if I don't feel like going home in the middle of the day to eat.

vw, I definitely want to read that paper once you've got it online. It sounds really interesting.

P.S. VW, I am in on that thing on Sunday. Despite my not replying to emails. I am bad at that, as Somervillains have cause to know.

I got Dunkies coffee this morning (8am meeting, and also I have no cream in my house), and it is acrid and icky. I don't know if it is just me, or the fact I asked for milk instead of cream, or if the coffee batch was bad, but it is not the Dunkies goodness I was craving.

8am meeting! Bleah. And it was over in 15 minutes, too, but 8am was the only time my co-meeters could meet (over the phone).