tommyrot, now I'm wondering how many cats it would take to eventually type the word 'human'.

And AFAICT all the resting and serious drugs I threw at my shoulder yesterday did no good at all. I'ma call my PT and see if they can fit me in today instead of tomorrow. I wish I knew WTF was up with me and back pain this year. I didn't have these problems when I was pregnant. I'm overweight, but not obese, and my weight has held steady for years. I live in front of a computer, but that's been the case for 15 years or so now. And I'm only 34. Something's gotta give.

I did some laundry last night, but didn't finish up with the folding, so now a bunch of clothes are quietly wrinkling in a basket downstairs, possibly becoming a nest for the cats. I don't think the dog has any interest in laundry once it's clean.

I prefer nectarines to peaches because of the fuzz factor. I love a good plum, but it's hard to tell if they're gonna be good before you bite into them, unfortunately. My favorite is probably apricots, hot off the tree, torn in half and eaten from the inside out. Yum.

Eddie, I don't think throwing more cats at the keyboard is going to help their accuracy.

I hope you find out what the deal is, Susan, and something to do about it. Random pains are no good.

Susan, FWIW, I've NEVER had any back problems before in my life. Ever since O was about 6 months, I've had constantly nagging lower back and hip pain. I'm hoping it will go away when I'm not dragging a toddler or baby around. Of course that means another couple of years for me.

I think I know why humans are more fertile when they're in their teens and 20's.

Yay! PT has an opening at 10:45.

If I'm ever a rich bestselling author, one of my minions will be a personal physical therapist.

Anyway, I hope if I can just lose weight and get in shape, this stuff will improve. And I'm working on that, albeit very gradually, since every time I try to change my entire lifestyle at once I burn out within days. It would also help to have a better, more ergonomic work space, which I can't do anything about now, but if I get a job in the next few months, a better desk for the home office is high on my list of things to buy.

Susan, in my personal experience, pregnancy, labor, and delivery are hell on the body. And toting around the baby and all his or her stuff, sends your bod to the Judas Iscariot circle of hell. And you're aging as all this goes on.

Fix~ma for the pain, Susan.

ION, hold me. I have to go shopping for a black demi lightly-lined spaghetti strap bra in either a 36C or 38B, as my favored Bra Of Doom has sprung an underwire. This model is actually fairly hard to find, and should I locate such a thing, I will buy 3 of them. I fear this will require a trip to the mall. I'm scared.

Easy shopping~ma, juliana. I do hate the bra shopping. Better, I think, to know exactly what you want, though yo are still stuck with the whole finding it and getting the right fit and all that.

It's supposed to be 85 today, so not quite hell, but hellish. Purgatory, maybe.

85 is perfect.