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.

Yay for tea and pancakes.

I'm trying not to labor today. Maybe just a little house labor. DH went out fishing at 6am. Fish for dinner, again.

I have the The Not So Big House link open in another tab. Must look at it some more.

Elections here tomorrow. Must find the sample ballot. Bunch of primary stuff and judges. Too many people I never heard of. The governor and state senator primary races are about all I know a lot about. Looks like I have homework to do.

{{Sean and S}}

{{Steph}}

I'm considering bidding on this [link] . It's exactly the colors I've been looking for, and I like the stripes, but I'm a little wary of buying stuff like that from ebay, without being able to see and feel the fabric.

(edited because I'm an idiot.)