Oh, Nora. I am so sorry, love.

DEENA! No more broken toes or general hurting of yourself.

My brain is tired, too. I'm fairly certain I once had a working familiarity with The Aeneid, and/or The Iliad, from my Latin classes, but it's all Greek to me, now. (Buh dah dah.)

Oh, Nora. Uck and no. I'm so sorry.

Also, despite my ideal Type, Stephen is big and fairly brawny, but the idea of him in a fistfight makes me laugh and laugh and laugh. He's a nice guy, through and through, with an ounce of the Bad Boy anywhere.

I always get a kick out of how much Scott identifies with Logan on VM. He very much roots for him. I'd always figured I'd been swayed by Jason Dohring's charms, but I don't think that's Scott's deal. He has great sympathy for the bad boy. He had his days, I guess, but I generally don't think of him as such, because he's very much (I mean this in a complimentary way) a grown up.

Deduct it from your rent or something, sj. The last 2 places I lived I negotiated that deal because it is completely the home owner's responsibility (and liability) to get that done. I deducted $25 for every snow situation.

What's funny to me is that I would have always said my type tended to dark

I wouldn't say I have a "type" because I find all sorts of men attractive but I do loooove the dark hair/light eyes combo. Which, I think, makes me a total narcisist. ah well.

My married friends up the street want to do an anti-v'day thing today, which I was secretely hoping they would want to do (mostly because I've been stuck alone in the house for 2 days). so yay! But in an added...thing...they have a supposedly hot, single male friend in town. Which means, I guess, I should shower before going out (they claim he is indeed shower worthy). I have no idea what I'll wear!

But Tom is at home, Nora!

sj, that sucks. I say deduct it, too, and tell the landlord why.

Thanks, Nora. It is once again that tricky situation of their landlord is not ours, but I am going to call my landlord and clarify with him that the the people upstairs are supposed to do it.

But Tom is at home, Nora!

That is the ONLY thing that is keeping me even just thinking about going home.

lisah, when did you get your oil? Did your furnace start up, all right. I skipped and skimmed a lot, today.

Shower for the shower-worthy boy. If he's not really shower-worthy, there's no harm and no foul. If he is, you'll be sorry if you don't. I always feel more like going out once I've showered, anyhow.

lisah, when did you get your oil? Did your furnace start up, all right.

I actually got it before 11! (I complained so much all over the place all morning that it seemed like the heat was off for much longer, i'm sure) and the furnace did start up.

I am truly filthy so I would shower even if i was just going to be with my dear friends.

Amy, don't fret. I'm not even as smart as you.

Oh lordy. I think we know who is not as smart as either of you.

In Ohio it's illegal to deduct rent, even for an expense that is clearly the landlord's responsibility. Instead, you have to go to your local rent board and complain if the landlord doesn't give you your money back.

Thanks for all the good wishes guys. I thought I'd have time to post this afternoon, but children home for a snow day who have been cooped up with too many fruit snacks are not conducive to quiet computer time. I'm still having a lovely day.

Kristin, no hiding your pills under your chicken noodle soup! Get better, please?

It's funny because I discovered that I kind of have 2 types. Greg is like one. He's a redhead, safe, comfortable, geeky and perverted. The other is an ugly/sensual, stringy tall, black leather bad boy. I realized after I met Greg that I'd been dating guys who looked a lot like him for the last couple of years, while still thinking my type was the other. Though sometimes people just surprise me into a reaction and I'm not sure why.