Happy Birthday, Daniel! With cake and lots of happiness!

Happy Anniversary, Jilli and Pete!

Seconding Nora's recommendation of yogurt. If you gobble down enough of it, it will help keep a yeast infection at bay.

We are the proud owners of a 25-pound pumpkin. Strangely, it doesn't feel much lighter hollowed out -- the flesh was at least an inch and a half thick and a bitch to carve.

Nothing like waiting till the last minute, when only the mutant pumpkins are left. But it makes a pretty magnificent jack-o-lantern.

Happy Anniversary, Jilli and Pete!

Happy Birthday, Daniel!

Birthday Felicitations, Daniel!

And Anniversary Felicitations, Jilli and Pete!

Sean, all the very best wishes to your mom, and I'm with Cindy in wishing Big Ol' Boredom vibes to you, love.

sj, SO not fair to have stomach flu on vacation! May it begone and over quickly.

The who with the what now with the stationery again? Because I am SUCH the paper junkie, and although I used to regularly write long (LONG) handwritten letters, and then even though I typed long (still long) letters, I printed them on pretty stationery and added handwritten margin notes, now I just usually email. I JUST got my last snail mail correspondent onto email in the last couple of months, and took stock of my paper and notecard supplies. OY. So, if there's a plan afoot to use pretty paper? I'm so there. Or, you know, could be, maybe.

Maybe we should start a Buffista stationary exchange. Use your pretty stationary to send a cartoon or an interesting article or a little note to a fellow stationista. I know there's me, you, Raq, anyone else?

Love this idea!

Maybe we should start a Buffista stationary exchange. Use your pretty stationary to send a cartoon or an interesting article or a little note to a fellow stationista. I know there's me, you, Raq, anyone else?

I love this idea, too. I am forever buying pretty notecards, and then writing notes only to my grandmother.

Maybe we should start a Buffista stationary exchange. Use your pretty stationary to send a cartoon or an interesting article or a little note to a fellow stationista. I know there's me, you, Raq, anyone else?

I'm SO in!

Excellent Mathy news Hec!

Sean, I'm so glad that they caught it early -- best ~ma for a good and quick recovery to your mother.

I don't know, but I'm getting the IMPRESSION that Fay's students are. . . cute.

Happy Birthday, pumpkin Daniel!

Happy Anniversary, adorable couple!

UTIs not fun. Yogurt good.

Stomach flu on vacation also not fun.

Quick healing to the mom of Sean.

{{JZ}} It does get easier. You must make yourself nap with the baby. You still have healing and recovery on your list. I know you want to catch up on the very long list of things to do in those moments, but rest has to stay on top of the list. Your family needs you healthy.

Boo!

Also, yay mathy stuff!

And, yay pretty paper.

Lastly, boo for all the work I have to do today.

Happy Birthday, Daniel!!

Happy Anniversary, Jilli and Pete!!

Sorry for all the UTIs, they sound so uncomfortable. I've never had one, so I'm thinking all you all have been having mine for me and I deeply apologize for that.

Hil, congratulations!

{{Sean}} Glad they caught it soon. Soon is always good. Maybe you should start wearing a hat. Containment from heads exploding is good, too.

IOHalloweenN, I actually made cupcakes for work, today. One of my friends asked me who I was, because it couldn't be me making the cupcakes. Okay, so I don't bake very often, but when I do, appreciate it, people!

ETA: Count me in on the stationery exchange! I've got lots of lovely note cards to use up.