Don't know whether it was the grasses or this other annoying hairy weed, but I've got itchy welts on my arms. I've slathered them with aloe gel. I'ma trying to look up what kind of weeds they were. The landscaper's bringing guys by on Sunday to whack things down.

In bed now. Didn't accomplish too much more except helping to get the word out about my brother's music. Now watching West Wing on the laptop before I go to sleep.

Spidra! I owe you links! Will try to email you some today. Mea culpa.

Also, big sympathy wrt the itchiness - yesterday I got eaten alive by mozzies and suchlike, and am all bitey now. Which is A Bad Thing.

ion, I think I'm going to call my iPod Rodney, because it's cute and stocky and has a huge memory and it does lots of clever stuff.

Hearting Fay.

Oh, and now I remember that I need to watch all of my stored-up SGAs from the Tivo so that I can switch over to my new, two-channel Tivo! Yay!

JZ, you around by any chance?

Hi Brenda. Brendon had a great time in Chicago last night. He had great pizza at some local joint. Then his travelling companion Sheila met a couple guys from some jazz club (Green Mill) in the elevator and they went to see the Dave Douglas Quintet there. She had some local friends that they met there. Brendon mostly hung at the door talking with the owner. They are at the airport again headed home now.

He'd like to go back again with me when it isn't whirlwind business. He didn't really have the time to coordinate meeting up with the localistas. Next time.

I have about 10 loads of laundry to do today.

My sister's birthday is tomorrow. Any ideas for a present? She's 56 and doesn't really do anything but work, complain, swim, and read romance novels. If she wants anything she buys it. Last year I bought her one of those flag & eagle decal things that covers her back window in her car. The year before I bought her pool exercise stuff. This year I'm stuck.

My sister's birthday is tomorrow.

Yay! My baby brother's birthday is tomorrow as well. I love calling him the baby, since he's like 6'4" and 300 pounds, or so. He's gonna be 25, I think. CRAZINESS!

Unfortunately, I have no birthday ideas. I'm sending Jay money towards an iPod and a mix CD of songs to add to the iPod when he gets it.

I slept like 13 hours last night, which is just insane. There were about three hours that I was up and down, 'cause Toto was sick, poor guy. But, still, that's an awful lot of sleep. I'm hoping I'll feel less nauseous today and get more done. Must get on that to-do list.

Yes, vw - please be expiditous in creating that to-do list.

Woke up feeling like ass. Too much to do today to feel like this. I wanna go back to bed and try the waking up thing again in a couple of hours.

Awwww...poor Suzi!

You surely needed the sleep vw. Poor Toto. Is his ear still bothering him?

I'm trying to think of something pool related for Judi. She loves to be in the pool, but at this time of year the sun is over her pool from early morning until late evening. She can't really be out in the sun due to B12 issues. She doesn't swim so much as bob about reading. My mind is trying to engineer some type of floating canopy to shade her. Just thinking aloud here.

JZ, you around by any chance?

She's still in bed. Any change to the breakfast plans?