Poor Tom. Maybe it'll stop raining as a reward for you. Of course, maybe it'll NEVER EVER STOP RAINING. I know it's minor weather to whine about, all things considered, but whine I shall.

ION, I stayed up way way too late last night, so I set my alarm so as not to sleep the day away, but I woke up before my alarm anyway. So that's something.

8 DAYS OF RAIN, locusts and frogs are next people. honest yo dog.

Timelies! Today we see if Theo has enough spare time at work to keep up with the board. Probably not, but we can always hope.

When did Theo start refering to herself in the third person? And is this a trend?

Toothma, Tom.

Allyson, the pop-up book is incredible. I like the little Caldecottish sticker you put on the front, too.

I just caught up with about 250 posts, so I will just say I had a real problem with crying at work. I never cried if I was sad, or hurt. I cried when I was angry. I didn't sob. I didn't bawl. But my eyes would well up, and my voice would be all chokey. Finally, I just told people, "Look, you know how pepper makes you sneeze? Anger makes me cry. I have to just talk through it and it will go away. Please don't be nice to me about it, or I will cry more." It was embarrassing. It also was, for me, a reflex.

Allyson, the pop-up book is amazing!

a page with a popup Alexander Hamilton getting shot

Awon Buuh! Awon Buuh!

New Yorkers are cute about the rain.

It's been raining/rainy/about-to-rain/just-tapering-off-from-a-bit-of-rain, all week. I kind of love it, but I'm the only one in my family who does.

Allyson, your pop-up book is wonderful.

New Yorkers are cute about the rain.

NEW JERSEY IS FLOODING. Or at least that's what I think I keep hearing on the news.

I think it isi supposed to clear out of here for the weekend. I have not seen the sun since the wednesday before last. Or maybe it was the tuesday. It is insanemaking.

New Hampster is flooding as well, there have even been a couple Darwinesque deaths by ill-timed choices to drive over flooded bridges, et cetera.