Steph, I haven't lost power, except for a few blips, but I understand there are about 50,000 customers out, mostly because of falling trees. A guy was killed last night only a mile or two away from here when a tree fell on his bedroom. My yard is full of big oak trees. I keep going to the window and looking suspiciously at them. My patio is about a foot deep in water. I'm thinking about getting some sand and calling it a beach.

All I got where two shots of a spiky haired blond, the first of which featured another cute girl who isn't you, and the second of which featured you, and you're so pretty.

Ahem. I am in super-heavy powder, because I knew I was going to sweat most of it off right quick. It was HOT (and HOTT) this weekend.

Faboo pictures of meara's trip, and I also got to see her vid of Fay saying "Keeping it real for my peeps, yo." I squeed, becuase Fay is so lovely and adorable.

Med~ma for Raquel and vw, as well as Connie's DH.

I'm doing online training today, so I get to pop in and out. Yay!

From last night, to Plei:

Probably, but we'd need to run and get scissors.

Yay! I'd offer to bring them, but that wouldn't work.

Don't garden wearing flip-flops, even if you're only pulling a weed here and there. It'll turn into more. ow ow ow! STOP AND PUT REAL SHOES ON.

I hear you. I washed the van in brand new cheap flip flops, and I would not recommend that, either. Soapy water + cheap vinyl? Slippery blister maker.

Eep, Ginger, that's a lot of water! Glad you have power.

Connie, what kind of surgery does DH have to have?

He's having another spinal fusion. His lower back is such a hammered mess. They might be taking out the titanium bracing from the last fusion, too. His surgeon is wondering if there's some odd reaction going on to the metal. I don't know if Hubby will get to keep it or not. He likes trophies.

Damn.

I went to the Newton Library yesterday to pick up a couple of books for my comparative analysis paper for my ASL class. They were closed (apparently Sundays in July and August). I was all pissed and ready to go in there today and yell at them, because I got their hours from their website.

I just went back to check the website to make sure I don't make a fool of myself, and sure enough it says it on the website. Why can't I read through the whole page? I feel stupid.

ETA: connie, when is this surgery? Somehow I missed that in my skimming.

Surgery day is Wednesday. The good news is we've kicked the ass out of the yearly deductable, so most of it should be free.

Hubby has said that no way on earth should I miss the concert, unless it's literally life or death. If he's just lying bored in a hospital bed recuperating, I'm to be at the concert. And I'm not allowed to stowaway on any tour buses, even if the next stop is Denver, which is close.

A guy was killed last night only a mile or two away from here when a tree fell on his bedroom. My yard is full of big oak trees. I keep going to the window and looking suspiciously at them.

Now I'm picturing you shaking your fist at the trees and making vague threats at them.

He's having another spinal fusion. His lower back is such a hammered mess.

Well, if they can get everything fused that needs to be fused, maybe that'll result in no!pain, even if his back is a mess.

They might be taking out the titanium bracing from the last fusion, too. His surgeon is wondering if there's some odd reaction going on to the metal. I don't know if Hubby will get to keep it or not. He likes trophies.

I'm still sad that I wasn't able to keep the bone they cut off of my spine. (It wasn't cut off, actually, like with a Sawzall; it was ground off, like with a....sander, I guess, and so it was powdered, not in pieces. Bummer.)

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Ack. Juliana, how could I not know that was you? I think it was the powder. You look v. young in that photo, not that you're not v. young, but you look even younger, despite the powder. Who is spiky haired blond?

At least you know I think you're very cute, even when I'm not swayed by your personality!