Brenda, that just seems like it should be more than can happen to one person. Did he stomp puppies in November or is this just a horrible run of luck?

(Can't put this in the same post as above.)

OC: I can't tell yet if I like the whole Seth-smoking-pot thing. On the plus side, they do seem to be handling it with relative casualness -- Ryan only sees it as a problem because Seth's hiding it. Unfortunately for Sandy, "Son, don't do drugs -- you might end up a successful lawyer with a beautiful family" isn't exactly the kind of advice teen soaps are supposed to give. (Though a part of me hopes they do go there, because it's pretty much exactly what my dad would have said, were I not the token straight-edge in the family. I know my sibs got some variation on that speech.)

I couldn't watch because of the whole "BIGGEST MISTAKE OF HIS LIFE" thing I've been seeing all weekend. Sounds like it was more reasonable than expected.

I missed the OC, ebcause it's seems to be on here at 8 now, not 9.

It wasn't the pot that was the mistake, it was that he skipped his Brown interview. Which wasn't so much because he was high, more that he got high because he was freaking out about the interview.

(Also, the fact that he's buying his pot from his best friend's girlfriend's little sister, which is just not a good idea.)

Short version of the fire story:

When it took over the house, they all ran down the stairs. B's dad opened the front door, but the influx of oxygen made the entire first floor erupt. He (the dad) got out, but the rest of them had to run back upstairs. The second floor bathroom window had a little roof thing over it, so they ran up to the third floor window and jumped down. B jumped - he's not sure if his burns came from breaking out that window or from the first floor flare-up.) His mom and little brother climbed out on to the little roof bit - mom was in her nightgown, and took it off to use to lower little bro down to the ground. Then jumped down herself, naked, with a couple of broken bones but nothing worse.

Go, Team Naked Mom!

No shit, how much does she rock?

Jon, I'm so sorry. You and your family are in my thoughts.

And damn, Brenda.

Hey, can anyone who saw Bones tell me how Special Agent Tricia Finn looked?

I'm watching it right now, kind of. Who is she?

In really-last-day-working news, it's a good thing I got there by 10, instead of the noon I was planning. I worked all day until 6, but finally got the damn thing done and copied and labelled and out the door. I haven't had that particular feeling of accomplishment in years, and it felt good, I have to say.

Good on you, Jesse.