Sonus, is that where you met ND, at the UMKC theatre seminar thingy? You didn’t happen to be at Fred P. Otts a year? Two? Ago when ND was in town?

Yeah, I live in KC, right on the Plaza. I went to UMKC for English and Ed degrees.

I was indeed at Fred P. Ott's when ND was there...

I'm pretty sure he was there. Was that the night we were talking about the Hello Kitty vibrators?

Oh yeah!! Now I remember! Hah!

Anyhow, Erin, for the last year or so in KC, I lived right accross Brush Creek from Ott's, in the St. Regis.

Outside of UMKC and Ott's, did you ever go to Muddy's on 51st Street? That place was practically my office when not at school or home.

Cheers to KCistas!

Okay, I'm back home. S is still there, at least for a day or so. It sounds like mostly a tweak in meds, and maybe another procedure to help relieve the current problem, but that will be tomorrow. She was still waiting for a bed so she could transfer out of the ER, but both S and her ER nurse said I should go home, as much as I wanted to stay until she got said bed, as caregivers need to get sleep and take breaks or else they burn out.

This was much with the sense making, so I came home. No I go fall down for a few hours.

considers the number of posts that have happened while she was out. sighs. skips.

I feel awful for his family. He seemed like he had all this enthusiasm, and would have been a great dad for his kids. And he really cared about stuff.

Yes, this.

(((Sean and S)))

Still loving Thailand. Went for a swim in the pool in my apartment block yesterday - it's indoor, but the roof is glass, so it's still sunlit. Fantastic. Just - wow.

Meanwhile, I seem to be developing a bit of a crush on a (married) coworker. And his wife also is lovely, and I could totally crush on her too. And they are both Canadian. He is uncannily like David Hewlett. If David Hewlett were very tall and very blond and had astonishingly blue eyes. He doesn't think he's related to David Hewlett, but I have decided that he MUST be a distant cousin, because, my God, it is unfuckingCANNY. Gestures, expressions, all of that. Only taller and prettier and blonder. But, OMG, so astonishingly Hewlett-like in terms of expressions and gestures. Crazy.

And there's no chance of accidentally offing the wife I suppose? Damn your morals, Fay! If not, just keep both of them in a box. People can play with them when they visit.

Gronk. Teacup Guy starts the new job tomorrow. Today we got up at the time he will need to get up to get to work on time (about an hour ago). Don't like it.

{{{Sean and S}}} ~ma for a very short hospital stay for S.

{{{Teppy}}} Sorry for the extra stress on your vacation. ~Ma to you and your family.

Very sad about Steven Irwin.

Very sad about Steven Irwin.

I'm putting him in the "gotta go somehow, so people who die doing something they love are a step ahead of the rest of us" category. I'm very sad for his family.

Oh, man, Steve Irwin's gone. Poor guy. His poor family! He was so amazing, he did everything with such enormous enthusiasm. He had more sheer joy in one day than I've probably had my whole life.

::points frantically at what Zenkitty said::

His wife seems very cool as well, and the daughter's adorable.

raises glass

Don't like it.

My sympathies. We tried getting up at 5:45 to get Brendon to school on time, but we are going to have to roll it back to 5:30. I envy morning people. It is not my way.

{{Sean & S}} I hope it is a quick and helpful stay and that you both are able to get some rest.

Yay for Glamcookie in London. Hope GF feels better quickly.

Less angst, more booze!

Excellent idea.

{{Jessica}} Hope the tummy is better now.

ita, I was telling my friends about Marni and Krav Maga yesterday. A few of us were chatting (drinking) at my house and the discussion went to breast cancer. One GF is martial arts familiar because her father wrote a number of karate books. None of the women had ever heard of Krav before. They were all saddened be the loss of this woman they didn't know. Now GF is determined to find a Krav center here so she can find out more about it.

{{Steph}} I hope you and your dad get to enjoy your vacation.

Poor Steve Irwin's family. My kids were crazy about him. One would think it would be a preferable way to go for him, but not so much at 44. Sad news. Crikey!

I had a bunch of family and friends yesterday here eating drinking and being merry. MIL had given me a lovely BBQ cookbook and I tried a number of new receipes. Yum.

Beth, my parents and I are using The Not So Big House as a guide for the new cabins we're building up in Canada. There are some really good ideas in there.

Stomach bug is gone! I'm drinking tea and had pancakes for breakfast. Hooray for solid food!

All my vibes are belong to Sean, ita, and Tep.