Sequined halter top, black hotpants, fishnets, and black Chucks.

Aims dressed as Hedwig for her first day! [link] Did you sing "Sugar Daddy," too?

ION, headlines that make you go ew:

New Glasses Require Piercing Bridge of Nose

Speaking of which, how is the sciatica?

I have a sacral bone out of place and I have a hernaiated disc between the L4 & L5 vertibra. As well as some issues in the thoracic vertibra. Tons of fun. I get to go see a ortho/neuro specialist in a few weeks. It's fun when the doctor looks at the MRI report and says, "Wow. You're younger than I am with a back like this? Were you ever in an accident?" *sigh* The good thing is that she whipped out her prescription pad and I've got some good painkillers and some flexeril.

DH is joking that I'm waaaay out of my warranty period. I told him it's not the age, it's the mileage.

I've treated myself to some Burt's Bees lipgloss. And a peanut butter wafer cookie.

Aimee, I always felt weird the first day of any class. Those first day jitters will go away. If you knew everything they were talking about already, you wouldn't need the class, right?

{{{Cashmere}}} No wonder you have been in so much pain. I am glad you finally have some meds to help with it.

Aimee, today was a school day? Weren't you up too late all weekend for a school day?

CAsh, I am sending you gentle warmth to relax all those muscles~~~

Eep, Cashmere, glad to hear the drugs are good, at least. I hope the time until you see the specialist is quite bearable and passes quickly, and that the time after is full of quick, easy and effective treatment.

{{Cashmere}}

Aimee, I wish I had you as a student -- you'd understand when I was snarking, snark back and laugh appropriately. I never have enough students that do.

My DH, btw, upon leaving Deb's yesterday afternoon said, "That really is one cute kid," about your Em. His compliments about kids should not be taken lightly, as the last picture Jeff opened of the four children fathered by one of his best friends from college got this reaction, "Wow, none of them are ever going to win any beauty contests."

Memememe (sort of) bragging: My 9 year old niece placed 4th in the beginner category at the Topanga Canyon fiddle contest. My 13 year old nephew placed 1st in the intermediate competition (he won the beginner last year), and my BiL came in 1st for his back-up guitar work for his children (second year in a row).

Teacup Guy's meeting is running extra long this week. Poor thing, he must be starving. I made a frittata about a half hour ago, and I just gave up on him getting home and put it in the fridge.

My 9 year old niece placed 4th in the beginner category at the Topanga Canyon fiddle contest. My 13 year old nephew placed 1st in the intermediate competition (he won the beginner last year), and my BiL came in 1st for his back-up guitar work for his children (second year in a row).

That's so cool.

Has anyone else here ever watched Honey, We're Killing the Kids? I just watched it, and frankly, I'm horrified. I'm absolutely fine with the "kids (and adults) should eat healthy foods and be active" messages, but the ways that they're getting these parents to enforce that stuff is really horrible.

I don't watch that show because I figured it would horrify me, Hil.

Prize winning fiddlers! Wow! That's impressive as all get out. Such a combination of technique and glee goes into fiddling.

BTW, Sparky, Henry has taken your advice to heart and is keeping his telecommuting hair. At least when his mom isn't visiting.

Yay on graduations, boo on evil landlords, TMJ, and crazy early movers.

Meara, it sounds like you had a FANTASTIC time, and I wish I could have magically gone and seen the show. Wow.

I wish you could've too! Of course, right now I'm being a big dork and ever-so-2006: I've discovered that the girl I made out with over the weekend has an LJ, and through it, discovered that she is, in fact, only 22. (Also, she hasn't emailed me. Pout.).