So I anticipate one more big blowup when he tries to "come to a resolution." Because my question is: what kind of "resolution" does he expect to come to? There's nothing TO resolve -- my resignation isn't negotiable.

Steph, a mantra that may come in handy: "I respectfully decline the invitation to join your hallucination." Because, seriously, why should you have to do a damn thing to address their issues? Let him try to come to a resolution on his own. If it doesn't include an apology, then it doesn't seem to have much to do with you. Or, you know, reality.

ION, my coworkers have agreed that Sydney boss' new nickname is "Mad Cow". His sidekick, who we have been referring to as Mini-me, shall henceforth be the BSE kid.

In actual important news, it's now just sixty hours until I leave the tarmac of Melbourne Airport for China! I suppose I should pack or something.

I think you're supposed to see a specialist. You don't want it attacking the optic nerve. I'm sorry. I should just shut up. I'm not trying to worry-monger. You're probably fine, but I want someone to look at you and say that, not just tell you over the phone.

If it gets any worse I promise to go back in. If it were lots of spots or closer to the eye, I'd be really worried. I know that if it gets in the eye, there's the possibility of blindness. I won't let that happen.

Thanks for the recipe, Teppy!

Also, Aimée's hair is hot.

Yay, billytea! I'm so excited for you!

also yays to vw for being generally awesome, and Aimee for getting her exciting haircut!

Anyone else want yays? I have some extra here. They're like glitter. Or mini-muffins.

tosses yays

Oh, man, I'm tired. Work is kicking my ass. I won't even begin the rant on how evil is their new process for determining our bonuses. Or the rant about how half my current workload is other peoples' jobs. I'm just holding tight to my paycheck and benefits and remembering that I can retire in 12 years if I wanna.

Hec! What's a good hairstyle for unruly curly hair on a long head/face, generously gifted with nose? Aside from a blunt cut, I don't know what to do with it.

Aimee -- you look sharp with your new 'do!

Hec! What's a good hairstyle for unruly curly hair on a long head/face, generously gifted with nose? Aside from a blunt cut, I don't know what to do with it.

First let us establish the sex which is the Zenkitty. Your nose is a gorgeous part of the whole of your entire face. As Ple or SMG will readily attest, having the kind of nose which is not on a plastic surgeon's chart is no impediment to great and distinctive beauty.

Curly hair is unruly because it is cut wet instead of dry. Blunt is often not the best cut for curly hair because it tends towards horizontal spread.

My best advice is to keep your eyes open and when you see somebody with curly hair and a great haircut, corner them immediately and ask where they get their hair cut. That's what my curly headed ex used to do, and she assured me this was the only way. Some stylists understand curly hair and some do not. Do you love your current stylist?

With my bias in plain view, I'll also note that as a viewer of brazillions of makeover pictures, people with strong features often look better with short hair. People seem to think you can better balance strong features with bigger hair, but as a matter of composition this is not always so. The biggest mistake I see with bad hairstyles which are actually a detriment to somebody's looks is too much width on the sides, especially from the top of the head to the bottom of the ears (aka, the dreaded mushroom effect). That really diminshes both the eyes and the cheekbones - which are usually things you want to emphasize.

Blunt is often not the best cut for curly hair because it tends towards horizontal spread.

The dreaded triangle! I have a nice cut now for both curly or when I decide to straighten it. My hairdresser was in some sort of perfect zen hair thing. I wasn't even going to get it done that day because I wanted to wait until closer to April so as to better impress the SFistas, but Mr. Jane was doing his, so I did mine. So now I have an awesome color and the one true cut. Also, I think she was a tad drugged at the time.

Ugh. Kinda sickly day today. My belly/head/back/everything was hurting. I had been doing well on just ibuprofen, but I caved around 6 and took a darvocet. I still have a lot of the scrip I got when I came home from the hospital, so I think I've been doing okay. I am tired of being tired, but know it's part of the whole "recovering from major surgery" thing, so I'm trying to be all zen-like. Mostly by watching TV incessantly.

Aims---great hair, BTW!

Take care of yourself Robin. Take the drugs as you need them. Glad you're home. Watch The Riches!

Thanks, Robin!

I'm sorry that you're tired of being tired, but tv is GOOOOD!

How long are you off work?

(Still like to pop over some evening before you go back, if that's ok. You might be sick of visitors, though. Which I totally get.)