I should do a vampire themed birthday party for her. She'd love it. I'd never even heard of a vampire at the age of 3 almost 4.

You are raising her well! =)

((askye)) I'm sorry, love. But as others have said, don't let this set you back in your move. That's important.

Nora, sight hounds are sweet and gentle dogs, and for the most part, very low energy. They have little body fat, so they like to lie on soft surfaces and conserve their energy...for when they're outside and catch sight of a squirrel or the neighbor's cat, and take off like a shot and run like hell till they catch it and kill it, or right into traffic...

...not that I'd know anything about that. Seriously, the Scottish deerhound up the street used to seriously lean on me when her owner was walking her. Exactly as if she was exhausted and simply couldn't make it all the way back two houses up the street to her own soft bed. Didn't I have one inside she could use? Until she spotted the cat and quivered all over wanting it to run so she could chase it. A friend's whippets are a little more highly wired, but they also will basically chase anything that will run.

So if you're going to own a sight hound (wolfhound, deerhound, greyhound, borzoi, Afghan, whippet...and I'm not sure but I suspect the smaller-than-whippets Italian greyhound may have the same attributes) you need lots of soft places for them to lie down, and a yard fenced too high to jump, or a place to tether the dog to a line when it's outside. Or be prepared to always walk it on leash. They are very sweet, but breed attributes can make them problematic.

Harper Lee is doing a signing at my building next week for the 50th anniversary of the LA Central Library.

Yikes, I didn't even realize that she was still alive. Did she EVER publish another novel? Not that she needed to - TKaM is one of those books that can be the only one you need to write.

I was just worried, I was being an awful possessive girlfriend for getting upset last night.

I don't think so. People just are used to certian things, or expect certain things. You'd have been an awful possessive girlfriend if (and I have a friend with a psycho ex who actually did this) while walking somewhere together you passed a girl and you weren't holding hands. You decided you must immediately stake your claim lest random girl on the street decide to have a go at him so you reach for his hand just as he's swinging it (as you're wont to do when you walk) the other way. This causes a meltdown when you get in the car on the way home. That's awful and posessive- you were just trying to feel out your fairly new relationship.

She has not yet heard it, Jilli, but I'll get it. Thanks. She loves music.

(Looks at iTunes)

Ah-ha! The song is called "The Awful Truth":

The awful truth
Concerning me
The creature-feature mystery
Is simply this
In the worst way
I wanna play
MRS. DRACULA

Seriously, the Scottish deerhound up the street used to seriously lean on me when her owner was walking her.

I want one of theses when I get a bigger place.

Yikes, I didn't even realize that she was still alive. Did she EVER publish another novel? Not that she needed to - TKaM is one of those books that can be the only one you need to write.

She's very reclusive. She doesn't go anywhere, usually - she's doing this as a favor to a friend. She didn't ever publish another novel, but IIRC, she did have 2 short stories published in magazines. (?) I must to Google.

Latest update. I know I keep spamming you guys with this, but it's helping me think clearer.

So, I still can't find my paper work. I might have left it at my other mother's house, or it might have gotten accidentally thrown away at Mom's. She's going to look in the garbage when she gets home. The police don't have the report in their system yet so if I can't find that stuff I'll have to wait until Monday after 12. So please, lots of find it~ma for me, I really don't want to leave the impression that I'm being uncooperative.

I contaced the body shop I want to use, they aren't open on Saturday (not a big surprise) and they close at 4:30 today so I can either take it over there now and have them look at it and give me an estimate on price and how long it will take to get parts OR I can wait until Monday and take it over there where they can give them the prices and start working on it right away.

Part of me wants to wait until Monday because my first instinct in situations like this is to flee. By situation like this, I mean, putting myself in a sitution where I assume someone is going to pass some kind of judgement on me or make me feel stupid. I'm explaining this badly. Basically that twisted little voice inside is telling me that the people at the body shop are going to treat me like an idiot and I don't want to deal with that.

On the other hand, I felt the same way with the insurance people and I got through that. Plus if I go now I can get some idea of how much it's going to cost and not build the whole thing up in my head.

I must to Google.

I just did. There was a 1997 version of "Too Kill a Mockinbird"? Why?

{{{askye}}} Hang in there.

Also, has Kara ever heard the song "Mrs. Dracula", off of the Really Rosie album? I think she'd like it.

One my favorite. songs. EVER. I used to belt it out in my room, miming cleaning up the bloodstains "offa the flooooor..."

"Don't you see?/This juicy part was meant for me!"

Good times.