JenP, I sure hope you do make the F2F, for we need to take you to the Pirate Store and show them what a real one looks like. Tiara and all. Very glad to hear the chemo isn't getting you down.

I see the world is still full of asshats and the Buffistas are, as usual, handling them with style and grace. ::die, muthafuggers, die!!!!::

IOmeN, I just finished renting a trailer to bring back my aunt's dishes and the hutch she kept them in from Michigan. I was never so surprised as when my cousin e-mailed my dad and told him they wanted me to have them. I'd always thought my cousin Ethan wanted the set and to find out they want me to have them just broke my heart it makes me so very happy. I'll admit it made my allergies kick into high gear. What a bunch of sweethearts I have in my family.

Damn Jilli, that is quite gloat worthy!!

AAARGH, Jen!

Whoot, Jilli!

Aw Sail, I got goosebumps. It's wonderful you will have these treasures to remind you of your aunt.

I know, Laura! All I've got to do is find room for them in this overcluttered condo I call home. I told Nicole about it and her first words were, "where are you going to put it?" Hee. I'll muscle that puppy in here somehow.

Thanks, Perkins. I really do feel amazingly lucky in a lot, lot of ways.

I personally promise to give you footrubs and shoulder rubs and arm and hand rubs until you need a drool bib.

I need a drool bib just from reading that. My plotting and planning to get to SF continues. It is my fondest travel and being with people wish for 2006.

Go home soon, Chikat. Just not right.

Sail - whee! That's a store I'll need visit for sure. And your family of sweethearts makes me smile.

ETA: Arrr backatcha, brenda, matey.

And yay, Jilli.

Yay Jilli!!

Sail, that's so cool!

Jen, I hope you can come to the F2F. And yes, you need to go to the pirate store.

{{vw}} Gentle hugs, b/c you should be sleeping.

::admires Jilli's svelte shape in her new t-shirt::

Jen, I hope I get to meet you at the F2F

Hey, Sparky, on Monday we have a new associate starting with us who is moving here from NZ. Maybe I can ask him questions about the leal community there for you.

Silly lawyer. He's probably moving here because he wants to make money or something. Wait until he sees the traffic to get to Tahoe. A number of NZ-ers who'd gone skiing in Tahoe told us how amazing it was to ski among the trees. NZ has no trees above 3000 ft, apparently.

My NZ cousin, upon my telling her that I had an interview, "You'll do fine. Tell 'em how much you love the Queen and let us know when to pick you up at the airport."

just. two. points. short. on the NZ immigration ranking. Argh. Envious.