What Cashmere said, on all counts.

I think I earned a few karma points today. One of my coworkers had his rental car stolen while at a project site, and neither the rental company nor our employer would cover the gear he left in the car (all of which was stolen, probably $600 worth). So I sat down and got the whole story from him, and then went to our office manager and laid the equity argument on him. Just because the company is a jerk doesn't mean we have to be.

That felt good. Except I shouldn't have needed to do this; I'm not this guy's boss. But his boss didn't do it. And I shouldn't have had to remind the office manager, either.

I hate it when people force me to stand up for them. Stupid people.

ION, I have the whole run of Life On Mars to watch this weekend. YAY!

I watched Sandra Lee for the first time today-- OMG, so appalling. I am, however, glad that her food seems nearly as inedible as it is unappetizing, because it must be crawling with food-borne pathogens. That woman has awful food practices, not to mention seems to not remember what she thinks from one moment from to the next. She doesn't even know how to pronounce chipotle-- it's a goddamn chain!

I don't know what it is today. Our super just informed Bob and I out of the blue that she has breast cancer.

In honor of finally closing the book on a too-long August:

The morrow was a bright September morn;
The earth was beautiful as if newborn;
There was nameless splendor everywhere,
That wild exhilaration in the air,
Which makes the passers in the city street
Congratulate each other as they meet.
—Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

In other news, I finally caught up with Project Runway (and have changed my tag accordingly). I can't believe that Alison left before Angela and Vincent ! That's just wrong. But Paris ! Yeah!

I really hate breast cancer.

ION, my power just went out for 10 seconds. Came back, but since there was no lightening... hrm. Stupid Ernesto. It's windy as hell and rainy out there.

TOEPICK

err, sorry- watching The Cutting Edge, and I couldn't resist.

On this side of the bay, we lost power all over town for a few hours this afternoon. It was barely raining.

Dude, totally a BGE conspiracy!!! It's an election year ploy! (have you been innundated with ads too?)

(it is very unusual I lose power for more than a second. Power lines are buried for the complex and I live along a metro line that I think also must carry the power lines. When everyone else in a mile radius lost power for a freaking week during Isabelle, I had power.)

Dude, totally a BGE conspiracy!!! It's an election year ploy! (have you been innundated with ads too?)

Maybe, except we're Delmarva Power out here. Still get the ads though, unfortunately.

In my old apartment down the street, the power would often go out for a second or two (just enough to have to reset my alarm clock every time). So today I sat in the near dark like a moron until I realized that it wasn't just going to go back on.

I need to go to the grocery store. Should I go now, at 10:30 or just call it a night and brave the store on a Saturday? I have to go before tomorrow night, I have people coming over on Sunday and I need to prep.

Assuming you can get there and back fairly quickly--go now. It will be nearly empty and then you'll have all tomorrow to prep.