JZ, sometimes, as long as I'm not restless, an hour just lying there can be almost as refreshing as a nap. One trick I have - don't try to keep your eyes closed. For some reason, it seems to have the opposite effect that you want. I find that if I let my eyes stay open, they will close on their own quite nicely. Not necessarily going to = sleep, but it can be relaxing nonetheless.

JZ, more sleep is always good.

I didn't sleep well last night, and I'll be in training all day. It will be a struggle for me to stay awake.

Frank!

JZ, can you do something relaxing and fun? Re-read parts of a beloved book, re-watch an episode of a beloved TV show, preferably with some hot chocolate? This way you may get the rest, without the sleepyness.

Timelies!

Poking my head in to say hi to Nilly (Hi Nilly!) before I have to put on some clothes and run to catch a train....

JZ, may your brain stop spinning.

My dream cycle was totally fragmented by an early morning bladder-demand. So the last hour I had this great fragmented dream that was equal parts Veronica Mars, Sin City, Strangers in Paradise (from both the Katchoo and the Francine angle). It was wickedly violent, my little dream.

Also, I'm realizing I bet on the wrong Logan. I forgot the essential rule that Amy at GG does not write men well, at all. Outside of early season Luke, they are all cartoonish, foppish and totally wishy washy in a "love my woman way." So while GG!Early!Logan was snarky and charming, this one has been less so.

I woke up in a migraine haze, and am working out how to a) best deal b) formulate the "will work from home" e-mail to my boss. Those e-mails seem to be once a month now. They don't negatively impact my perfomance, sure beat a sick day, but they still make me self-conscious. I need to manage my medication better, and make sure I have Aleve and Imitrex on me all the time. This is lame.

Here's to hoping your migraine lessens, ita. I'll be by your place on my way to UCLA this evening. Not like stopping by your place, just driving by.

Dreamed X-Filesy dreams. Amazing how terrifying a long hallway with a door at the end can be. But then Hubby says, "What were you dreaming?" and all I can say, "There's was a hallway, just a hallway. And a door."

t Waving at Kat

ita, I hope your migraine goes away and doesn't come back (also, hi! Haven't posted with you in forever).

Hi Aimee, fellow Windstar owner. Not too long ago I compared the Windstar's J.D Powers long term reliability ratings with some other vehicles and discovered the Windstar does very well, the same as the Toyota Minivan, not as good as the Honda, but the same or better than all the other Minivans.

Yay! The only complaint I have about mine is that for some stupid reason, it only unlocks on the driver's door. And since I park on the street, it makes putting Em in the van strange. I have to set her on the sidewalk, walk to my door and unlock it, hit the buttton to unlock the other doors, walk back around, put her in the car and then walk back around to my seat. I don't want to take her on the other side cause that puts us both in the street and it gets quite busy in the morning.