As seems to be the trend lately, I catch up in time for the thread to go to sleep. So, I am going to follow the lead and catch some sleep myself. Night, Bitches!

Deena, insent.

I'm glad you had a close encounter with a falcon, billytea. You and Kenny should be on the receiving end of that kind of serendipity.

Wow...I'm chagrined. One of my close friends and coworkers in the States e-mails me his snark about work, because he knows I'll get it (example: new boss has been referring to the project as "a battleship" and also calling all the things we did prior to his arrival "stupid" so my friend has started calling the project "The Battleship Stupid." And no one there gets the Battleship Potemkin ref.)

Anyway, he just emailed me his latest...and I don't get it. I don't know how to react to this turn of events.

On the wiki stuff, I set one up for our intranet back at that project. The developers were supposed to use it to document stuff. No one ever entered anything. But then, it truly was The Battleship Stupid.

I can see the assertion that "the approach is not one that is necessarily a respected one - at least not by scholars ...." because why would scholars respect information from the unwashed masses? Conflict of interest right there. Just sounds like this person is a slow adapter.

Edit: :: facepalm :: I just got it. It's a Monty Python reference. I think I'm going senile to not have gotten it.

Early AM Bitch Fashion Emergency!

After a series of Indiana Jones-like movements through the yard sale stuff in my brother's room, I found my never wrinkle, good for anything dress for the interview. The only shoes I can locate that would work are my old character shoes (no taps). Can I pull it off?

What are character shoes?

Andi and I saw a pair of slippers on Sunday that were the face of Homer Simpson. You put your feet in his mouth. I don't think that's the same thing, tho...

Steph, one thing which has helped me (and vw, I beleive) is cognitive behavioural therapy.

I've been working with this technique as well.

vw, I had a dream about Toto! He fell asleep in my arms, but I had to get up and go somewhere, and I carried him with me... then he woke up, and we had a conversation, about him going back to the house to get his leash while I waited for him. I woke up feeling so horrible for letting him trot off home without me, even though he reassured me it would be fine!

{{Lilty and family}} How completely horrible.

Tep, I hope you are feeling better today. I will send you an email soon.

Lilty, I think the character shoes will work as long as they're in good condition and look ok with the dress.

vw, I had a dream about Toto! He fell asleep in my arms, but I had to get up and go somewhere, and I carried him with me... then he woke up, and we had a conversation, about him going back to the house to get his leash while I waited for him. I woke up feeling so horrible for letting him trot off home without me, even though he reassured me it would be fine!

Awwwww...

Speaking of Toto, we had some really horrible storms last night. There was a particularly loud clap of thunder, and right after it I heard the pitter patter of little paws. I sat up, and he was trying to jump up on the bed to be with mama. So, I picked him up, and he was shaking. He cuddled under the covers with me, and after a little while he stopped shaking. Poor guy was really scared, though.

Lilty, I think the shoes will be just fine.

Sounds more like a blown cylinder head gasket. Muuch cheaper.

Get a second opinion. Get a third.

Thanks for the suggestions, but I don't really have the time to shop around, unfortunately. I've lost a day off work for car stuff as it is, and my boss, while quite reasonable, has an office to run, and I have to save my remaining time off to deal with my mom's health emergencies (she's doing the chemo thing for stage III ovarian cancer). I do like the Car Talk mechanic finder, but they didn't show anyone in my area.

Anyway, I have the car back now. The cylinder head and associated gasket(s) have been replaced, as have some other things. And the whole thing came in ~$300 under estimate. It's still a big chunk of change. I sent a letter to the Saturn management--apparently some folks who have had similar problems got some of the costs reimbursed, even though they were out of warrenty. We'll see if anything happens.

Oh, Calli, that's rough. I'm sorry. But, I'm glad it was at least a bit cheaper than the estimate. May it not have any other problems for you.