I'm going to be running in the NYC Race For The Cure on September 14th. If anyone would like to sponsor me, click here.

Hi everybody! We're home!

I wanted to thank everyone for Franny's warm welcome into the Buffistas! It means a lot to me.

We are all very happy and very tired. And I do mean all of us. I'm probably not going to have much time for posting as eveyone says this first week or so is by far the toughest, and so far we are proving the adage true. But it's also magical. She is beautiful (okay, so I'm biased? So sue me) and sweet, but she also has proven that she has the set of lungs on her that I suspected she'd have based on her parentage.

I will indeed post pics as soon I find a good spot to download them for people to see.

I will be a very dark shade of gray, verging on pale black, for a few weeks as we prepare to move. I am sending out constant waves of Buffista -ma to anyone who may need it. And if anyone has any spare jobma, I could use some myself as I start my job search.

If anyone needs to reach me, you can use my profile address. If there are any Orlando-based Buffistas I would love to hear from you.

Shortly going completely dark until Tuesday evening. I'll be at DragonCon, and I won't be checking my e-mail.

I'm going to be dark for nearly two weeks, due to a conference.

According to the Buffista Calendar the time of my absence will be full with many Buffistas Events: tomorrow, August 29th, is Jen's birthday (I haven't 'seen' her around here in a while, I hope she somehow gets the well-wishes); the following Thursday, September 4th, is Susan W and her DH's anniversary; the following Sunday, September 7th, is Lyra Jane's birthday. I'm pretty sure I'll be able to have computer access by then, but for the just-in-case scenario, I'll post here and now anyway that Trudy's birthday is on the Thursday after that, September 11th, Herah's is on the following day, September 12th, and the following Saturday, September 13th, has a double birthday, both billytea's and mikal's.

So, lots and lots of (somewhat too) early good wishes, for lovely days and great years ahead. Plus, of course, loads of good vibes to everybody. I'll miss y'all.

I have found my perfect wedding dress!

Hello. I am an aunt.

flea went into labor last night around midnight. Her water broke; she awoke mr. flea; she emailed me; and then she woke our mother, who was/is in North Carolina just for that very purpose.

I did not check my email. (Ellen knows this is typical.)

My mother called me at 12:30 to inform me of laborious progress; I proceeded to call brother, grandma and stepmother, and then read flea's email that I shouldn't tell anyone till labor was done. Whoops! (I did manage not to email her list of non-Buffista contactees, which I will do in a second.)

I spent the next 4 hours in phone meetings, some in my office and some in conference rooms. I carried around my cell phone in my back pocket like a high-tech hustler, and only managed to interrupt a particularly rancorous meeting with my brother calling to ask why the hell there had been no news.

I come back to my desk at 5, and of course she called my office phone. And now? Cell phones not allowed in hospitals, so I have absolutely no data as to size, number of toes, or name. Arrrgh!

But I am informed that labor is hard work, and it is done, and mother and baby are healthy and in need of a nap. So that, at least, is good.

More data as phone tag warrants.