Finally...a bit of good news.

My grandfather who was very very ill most of last year with multiple myloma and pneumonia had a new bone scan on Friday. They got the results today and there are no new spots!! He is clear to head north for the summer!! Woohoo!!

I'm back from California! Until I head back at the end of the month (woohoo!).

Meanwhile, I'm about 2000 messages behind in each and every thread. So, uh, see y'all eventually (read: as soon as I run out of energy and just skip).

I have a job interview today at 3pm. Good vibes appreciated.

School's out for me. First, Dublin, Ireland for one week, visting Becky's folks, and possibly some of mine. We're flying out this evening. We'll try to post something from Eire. Email addy just fine, if infrequently checked. Second, road trip to F2F begins in Chicago on the 14th... All be well.

Going an uncertain shade of grey for a few weeks due to Big Work Stuff. Love y'all.

Dark dark grey from tomorrow until at least Saturday, if not Monday. I'll be at a conference. Profile addy good, don't know how much I'll be able to check it, though.

Job interview at 2. Vibe me with jobma at 2ish, and with keep-breathing-ma right up until then.

It looks like my jitters were warranted. I just got laid off. After next Friday, I'll be unemployed.

Another loss of a former pet for me, third one this year. Maybelle, the long-haired calico, AKA The Kitchen Bitch, succumbed over the weekend. She's had two reprieves since I've known her, first when we adopted her as an older cat from the Humane Society, and last year when thyroid medicine turned her health around tremendously. She lived a full, pampered life, at least at the end, and will be missed.

Thank you all so much for your kind thoughts on the loss of these dear ones. They're just dumb animals, yet they're not, you know?