They could have given you your darned shot by flashlight.

Heh. They need an x-ray machine--they scan you as the needle goes into your spine so there's no unfortunate accidents. I wasn't happy they couldn't do it on Wednesday (they only have the surgical center room on Fridays and alternating Wednesdays). So it was this Friday or next Wednesday. Effers.

I also just realized that needle talk may be squicking people. However, I am stoned to the gills so I'm just blabbering away about it.

I'm so glad you were able to arrange an appointment, Cashmere.

TCG and I did some Christmas shopping tonight, including buying our Christmas ornaments. I also finally bought myself a new bra that fits properly with some early Christmas money I was given. Now it is time for us to crash. I am extra exhausted tonight. I think it is because it is so very cold outside. We went straight from 60s to 30s in a couple of days.

a meara!

I liked the $16.00 one on the second page

It's only $10.00 in the store, but the cups hold about 2 tablespoons of tea. I've never seen such tiny cups before that weren't in a toy tea set. They're really cute, but...I don't think it would work. I ended up buying some candle holders shaped like handless tea cups. They're really pretty. One broke--Kara smacked the bag around--but the rest are holding up nicely and they added a neat touch to the dinner.

I cracked and ruined the teapot that my mother gave me.

Oh, that kind of thing sucks so much. What did it look like? Does the brand still exist? Was it one-of-a-kind?

I can stick with healthy lunches so much more easily when I use my lunchbox

I'm thinking of getting one of those for Kara. She's a very picky eater.

Deena, I love that tea pot! It looks like it should be yours, I'm mad that Target didn't have it in stock for you.

Me too! Dang 'em.

Am I missing anything?

I think you've covered everything. I hate those sellers who tell you what size something is and expect that you'll know what that means in measurements for that time period, brand and line and I recently bought a coat that the seller neglected to mention was missing several buttons. That kinda pissed me off.

You know dressaday.com's stories in the life of a dress? I think that's the only thing that could possibly be missing, which is to say not missing but might be cool is a little story about the dress might get the listing more notice. (I can't fix that non-sentence!)

Skipping lots to say that my heat is finally back on!

Yay Anne! I'm so glad to hear it.

My heat, however, is no where to be found.

Uh oh. (pssst. Anne, hide the heat.) I hope it comes back soon, Chi!

Dinner was a success except that the pain free is a sad memory. I haven't stood to cook that long in a very long time and now my lower back hurts from my knees to the middle of my back. Oy. The good thing, though, is that I expect it to come back, so that's good.

Everything came out very well and everyone liked the Iron Chef Sesame garlic sauce I used on the pork and vegetables. It was nice not to have to make it myself.

I just ate some mini cream puffs and I'm having a cup of brewed coffee before bed... which will be Very Soon.

Man, I hate watching my peeps go through serious back pain.

Painease, Cash.

EM called me this morning. Her dad died before she got there. But she'll be able to spend some time with her family there and (I hope) throw something like a proper Irish wake for him. She's pretty broken up.

In better news, I had this conversation with Emmett (which might have particular resonance for those of you who've kept track of his wants and desires over the years):

Me: Matilda's already two and half months old. She's getting bigger already.
Emmett: And cute. She's cuter than a finger monkey.
Me: Really? You think she's cuter than a finger monkey?
Emmett: Yep.
Me: Well, I think so too.
Emmett: I think so more!

Also, yesterday he proclaimed, "I just want to eat her up! She's like a plum!"

One last Emmett and Matilda. As she rolled off a breast to cough and snort while we were all on the couch, he just casually observed, "Baby's off the boob."

EM called me this morning. Her dad died before she got there.

Good night, sweet prince. A flight of angels wing thee to thy rest.

I hope Hec doesn't kill me for being first with this, but:

The first two pictures from the new camera

If anyone gets angels and a chance to rest in a lovely afterlife, it's EM's dad.

Sympathy and warm thoughts to EM - losing a parent is, well, there are no real words.

However, in yaygood news, thanks to my angel boss, we now have a digital camera! And as thrilled as I am about being able to document Matilda's growth minute-by-minute, I'm almost as thrilled about being able to photograph and list the vintage dresses on eBay.

Yay!

Anne! Yay power and heat!

From the Overshare Dept: A couple we know here have decided to have a baby. The entire embassy knows this now, because they were giving a few random people rides home, when the female portion of the couple looked at her watch and said "Can we go faster? I only have 15 minutes left!"

Then, in case anyone missed it, proceeded to explain the ovulation window.

gawdamnmotherfuckingshitsonofabitch

I just got my period. Today is the sixth. Last month I got it on the... 10thish. Before that and for a long time it was around the fifteenth. This is getting very annoying. And it hurts extra.

Oh, JZ, so beautiful. And David, Emmett looks so much like you in those pics!

The cuteness. It overwhelms.

Poor Trudy. Wishing you hot pads and good drugs.