I work 7:30-5 three days and 7:30-2:30 2 days a week. Because I have a nice boss and we can keep the kid in day care less that way. But I can get out of bed at 7:10 and be at work on time if I want to, and also nobody comes in as early as me so nobody knows if I am late (as long as I'm in by 8).
I heard an interesting talk by Paula Kamen this afternoon on chronic pain and feminism. Her book might be of interest to many among us (migraineurs, autoimmune, and their friends): [link]
From AICN:
SIX FEET UNDER Mastermind Alan Ball Is Developing a Vampire Show For HBO!! >[link]
Ball’s series is based on the series of novels by Charlaine Harris.
Variety.com source for AICN: [link]
Project is set in a world where vampires and humans co-exist after the development of synthetic blood. First book, "Dead Until Dark," revolves around a waitress in rural Louisiana who meets the man of her dreams only to find out he's a vampire with a bad reputation.
For future trivia use:
Rosa Parks is not the first African American to lie in state under the US Capitol rotunda. That honor goes to Jacob Chestnut, a Capitol police officer killed in the line of duty in 1998.
Parks is, however, the first woman to lie in state.
First woman of any ethnicity?
O holy crap. I think our Chief Operating Officer just walked.
ETA: And now I'm getting the super seekrit tip-off that our IT guy just gave his notice.
CRAXINESS!!!1! I don't need this on a Friday afternoon, I really don't.
What does it mean to "lie in state"?
Yup.
Wow. That took longer than I would've expected, though I'm not sure who I would've expected to be the first, given that we haven't had a woman POTUS, both women in SCOTUS are still alive, etc.
What does it mean to "lie in state"?
Wikipedia really does have everything:
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Lying in state is a term used to describe the tradition in which a coffin is placed on view to allow the public at large to pay their respects to the deceased. It traditionally takes place in the principal government building of a country.
Just woke up from a 4 hour nap. I had very strange dreams about a secret society behind everything and having many pine needles stuck in my skin. Also, I was sometimes a man, a psychiatrist and I looked like Julien McMahon.