lovely tat, tep. if that is a bad picture I can't wait to see a good.

Lisah looks lovely

yay for my tea

peace and healing , kristin

vw, I'm vibeing for your mom and wishing you a little sleep

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and to complain about my life:

I had to use my inhaler this afternoon , and should probbably use it again. I found out that tomorrow is a spare the air day - which means I should not risk painting the walls I have been preping for three days.... whine, whine, whine.

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I have regained the use of my left hand enough to manage the shift button. I credit the plethora of medications I've pumped into myself in the last hour. Look! Capital letters!

I meant to say earlier:

• loving lisah's hair and Tep's tattoo
• hugs to beth because she's so huggable
• yay for JZ escaping bedrest
• continued kitty-ma for Cass and Kittenish
• vw, try not to make major life decisions in the middle of the night in the midst of insomnia and worry about a loved one. You have a lot on your plate, so try some good deep breathing exercises and a little "om" to help you stay in the moment rather than fret about the future. It will be okay, really.
• JenP yayyayYAY for end of treatment!
• I know I already said it...but yay again for bt and the wallybee!

Okay. Am going to attempt to prop myself into something resembling a comfortable position and try to get some sleep. Night, my Bitchlies.

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ROugh draft is turned in. I'm still 400 words shy on the minimum, but I can make them up. Blah.

I'm feeling burned out and asked my advisor if I could take a short break. He said yes, I could take anywhere from 1 to 9 weeks, if I wanted. I'm thinking two weeks of going to bed at 9pm would do me. Plus, I could download all my books now and be ahead when I start back up again.

Anyway, I'm going to bed now.

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billytea, that's so wonderful!!! Congrats!

{{{vw}}} for you and your mom.

Sleep well, Bitches.

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Bev! It's lovely to see your pixels....

Congrats on finishing the rough draft, Empress. Sleep well.

Woo hoo, billytea and wallybee!

Hi Raq. It seems like we made it through the day.

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She said yes.

Assuming this means what such things generally mean: OMG!! Congrats!

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Belated happy birthdays to Trudy and Raptorgirl!

Congratulations to billytea and the Wallybee!

vw, I hope things seem better in the morning, after things have had time to settle.

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Whooooooot billytea. So damned happy for you both.

Ouch, Kristin. I hope you feel better soon.

Tep, the tat is lovely!

Also, slightly inappropriate pictures of my big cat and someone you all might recognize

Bwah! And rocking hair, lisah!

Did I welcome SCube? Welcome. I have been skimmy while out but am glad you are here and am amused by your tag.

I am home. Kittenish is going to need to stay in the cattery at the hospital until her thyroid tests come back, likely Wednesday. But I am going to go and visit her tomorrow. I hope that their playroom is open tomorrow so I can go and hang out in there with her for an hour or eleventy billion.

Puppycat is still twitchy and needy but remarkably goldfish brained so I expect she'll calm down soon. But she really does seem a little discombobulated without Kittenish here. She's chattering at the wall right now. And there's not even a spider in sight. Freak.

Trip to San Diego was good. Might have healed some family crap with my parents hopefully. My neicelet is back and I am still over the moon about that. And I am going to be a very good auntie by sending her postcards, not letters, so her parents can easily see what I am saying without appearing not to trust me or her or whatever. Go me, eh?

Met a cute boy at the airport. Chattered before the flight and after waiting for our luggage. And did I ask for his number or get his name? No. Because I am a dolt. Did I mention he was cute? And nameless and phone numberless. Because I am a dolt.

Best wishes to Kittenish, Cass, and I'm so relieved you're back in touch with your niecelet.

Oh, Bev. Thank you so much. I am so much more relieved than I can even say that the niecelet is back from Vermont and that I can be in touch with her again. She knew that at least some of my mail was blocked and was furious, apparently. And I am so taking all the ~ma I can for Kittenish. I just need her to feel better and come home soon.

How are you doing, sweetie? You have been in my thoughts a lot. It's horrible to be having such conflict with my family when we should be grateful we are just all here and can be with each other.

continued kitty-ma for Cass and Kittenish

Thank you. She just has to get better.

Me sleepy. Half unpacked, paid much attention to the Puppycat, had a hair of the dog glass of wine (Whoa, me and the ex and wife really leads to the late nights with more wine than we should drink. But it's fab conversation.), gronky at flights that get me home after midnight but it was better than leaving at 7 a.m...

I missed me Bitches!

eta: Anne, this seems a not good hour for you to be awake. Okay?

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Oh, congratulations, billytea! This is magnificent news.

And Teppy, your tattoo is lovely. Excellent choice.

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