I used to see a woman in my local grocery with a t-shirt that said "Conan the Librarian". Always made me chuckle.

Conan the Librarian. Whee!

Hey, way off-topic, but I want to say a belated thank you, while I'm remembering, to Sail and all the other Bitches who preached the virtues of switching from regular coffee to Half-Caf. I feel a little dopier in the morning, but I never had any withdrawal, and making the switch helped lessen my anxiety more than anything else I've done.

Cindy, I've done that too, and it's been great. I don't spend the whole morning shaking anymore (caffeine and my Cymbalta don't really get along).

I am LOVING LOVING Pink's new song "U and Ur Hand", and highly recommend it to any of the Bitches out there who want to angrily scream along to a song and bounce up and down.

Coming in late, but I just saw this. And wanted to expand the recommendation to all of I'm Not Dead.

I just realized that today is one of my grade school friend's 30th birthday. I have no idea how to get in touch with her. Shortly after she married she moved and didn't give T and I her new address. I'm not sure why, because we weren't fighting.

Hec, I'm looking at something like this. Yes, it's Audrey Tatou and she's younger and much cuter than I am, but I like the slightly messy look. I'm kind of tired of having my hair being almost always neat. What do you think?

I think that'd be a good look for you. Yeah, I think you're ready for a change and tousled would work nicely. Make sure you leave little points in front of your ears.

And any suggestions for makeup/hair/clothes? I need a change!

Maybe get new frames for your glasses when you change your hair? That would be a nice, dramatic change. I'd recommend possibly going for rimless glasses, or something that was very light on your face.

Emily do you really want haircut suggestions or are you just restless? I was under the impression you were Growing It Out.

Toddson, I think that cut would look great on you.

sj, if you think she and/or her husband bought a house, I can try looking in the public records database for you.

My workplace is dead today. If I was a smart, motivated librarian, I'd use this time to crank out some work.

Fred Pete, I saw your post about CFS, and your A-D. I've noticed I'm kind of dopey on my SSRI. I forgot to take it Wednesday morning, and Wednesday afternoon, I caught myself in the middle of doing a ton of housework I'd been neglecting, just because I felt like it. I'm not feeling like you're feeling, but I just wanted to mention that I do think there's something to your opinion that the A-D is a factor. I hope your new medication helps. It's no good feeling so fatigued all the time.

Cindy, I've done that too, and it's been great. I don't spend the whole morning shaking anymore (caffeine and my Cymbalta don't really get along).

vw, I had about a year when my anxiety was mostly in remission, whic is why it took me so long to go see a doctor about it. Anyhow, one of the main steps I took that helped was decreasing my caffeine. The last few months of last year, I was drinking a ridiculous amount of coffee though, because Scott was working from home. I knew I needed to stop, but I just wasn't, and the anxiety didn't flare up right away. It took months before it did. I'm so glad my Bitches spoke up though, because cutting back has helped so much.

Just got new glasses - since I had to pay to get the special ones the opthamologist recommended, I got NICE frames. Both are black frames (which seem to work well with my coloring) and square with rounded corners. VERY nice - the distance ones fit like they were made for me. Can't do rimless, though - my lenses are too thick. But thanks for the suggestion!

And the hair is kind of a problem because of thick/wavy/cowlicks (multiple cowlicks). I've gotten used to the wash/comb/let it dry, since I'm all thumbs with a blowdryer.