I will be dark for the next week. Joe and I are heading off on a cruise around the Caribbean before he leaves. I don't think it will be as exiciting as P-C's cruise. Instead of late nights and intrigue, we are planning to sit in the sun and perhaps snorkel. Regardless, we are just hoping to spend some time together (and we will miss the election hype that is sure to come!).

Everything is all right ~ma is needed for Plei, who is at the emergency room right now. I don't know any more than that, but good thoughts would be appreciated.

Update on Plei: she's okay, the baby is okay. There was some bleeding and the baby is low, but everything is okay. Thanks for the good wishes, gang.

Update update from me, home from the ER:

I may be slightly grey until I get the okay from my regular doctor to go back to being my active self. The (very squirmy on the ultrasound screen) midget looks fine; it's the placenta that's a touch close to the cervix (mild placenta previa, common enough at this stage, and it usually migrates up and out of the way). At the moment, I'm basically under orders to flop.

In the event that any of you ever have to visit a Seattle ER for something other than trauma, I strongly recommend Swedish. They kept bringing me warm towels and making sure Paul and I were comfortable, even offering him soda. I hope I wasn't expected to tip...

(((Plei)))

I just came here to ask for job-ma, please. My long-planned job here in Athens fell through, so I've applied for part-time work at the Embassy and have an interview tomorrow. Gainful employment would be a very good thing!

I would like to thank the Buffistas who sent me Amazon.com gift certificates for my birthday. Don't know if they want me to mention their names, so this will remain vague on that point.

Moving on, because I'm too manly to get verklempt.

::sniff::

My hero died today. Some of you met her when she came with us to f2f and she always sat with me while I typed so I wanted y'all to give my bitch an honorary Bitch farewell. I'm gonna miss you, Baile the Wonder Dog. We were seriously robbed!

Here's a handful of pictures from Halloween here in LA.

Gronk. Bed rest is official, at least until my next appointment (18 Nov), so I'll be working from home and crossing my fingers and going very dark.

See y'all around, I hope.

Laistas

I feel like going on an outing, so I have 8 tickets for the 7:00 showing on Sunday November 14th of the Incredibles at the El Capitan Theatre, for the first 7 people who contact me saying they want to go.