HMOG, I just need to wrap this paper up, and I'm done. Problem is, my brain's got no juice left!

Yipes! Hard drive~ma, ChiKat.

Hil, I'm loving the bear stories.

Amateur Drinkers Day is ramping up quickly here in NB. Wish me patience.

Hey juliana - you feeling any better these days?

Mergh. At least I have my voice back! How are you, sweetie?

voice is good. I'm alright. Slonging in my pj's still, with the occasional break for chores and such.

Reason # 387 I know my mom is feeling better these days? She is irritating me to all heck and I may kill her myself.

Raises a mug of hot cocoa being stalked by a loudly purring Harvey glass to Laura and Brendan's 17 year long one-night-stand.

Poor Toto, hope he feels better.

Hope paper writers feel better soon too. Or at least satisfied with your conclusions.

ETA: an italics tag closer in the spot I wanted it. I'm just glad it didn't leak out all over the board. Or did it?

Hey, look. I closed _that_ tag.

Happy anniversary laura and brendon!

and happy day to GC and GF

We escape for a day or so. up to wine country to spend the night . aT 7 am we were woken by bagpipes. I guess there is a parde every year in Heladsburg at 7 that ends at a local bar. - Participants out number the watchers.

As dear Brendon says, it was the longest one night stand of his life.

Laura, that's so sweet! DH often refers to our relationship as "the one night stand that lasted forever."

GC, Yay on making honest women of each other! At least that's how my grandmother referred to marriage.

Went to the comic shop to buy Buffy Season 8 and came home empty handed. They were sold out. I'm consoling myself with a Cadbury Dairy Milk bar.

edited because my grandma's been gone a long time. She was funny, though.

I was afraid you weren't going to make it to NY. very sorry.

however , we did over hear a man who was sure the airlines were pulling one over on him. He was supposed to fly out tonight to NY. flight canceled , late monday is the best they could do. He was sure they was some flight that no one wanted to take so there would be room for him. He seemed completely unable to understand that none of the planes were where they were supposed to be and that there were actual real people that had been stranded in airports. and there was another woman that butted in - trying to expalin to him that her husband had been trying to get somewhere for the last two days- and that the man should just enjoy the fact that he was in a nice place with 75-80 degree temperatures - and why worry about going to a work meeting in a cold, icy place.

however, last nights overheard converstaion was the best. As I said we were in wine counry and at a very nice restaurant. One woman:

I am a semi-precious girl. I prefer garnets to rubies; Zinfandels to Merlots; and Sandgioveses to Cabernet's.

Congratulations GC and GF!

And Happy Anniversary Laura and Brendan!