Man, I would LOVE to be able to buy this for our backyard.

Oh Cashmere, I want you to have that.

OMG, you so need that.

I think we need you to have a pirate ship in the yard. Aaarrrr.

OMG, *I* so need that pirate ship. For me.

Spreading hugs and vibes and ~ma all over the place. I'm sorry May is not being kinder than April was, which is very unfair. I want happy Bitches, enjoying warm, fragrant spring days and wearing flirty skirts and oozing contentedness. Do you hear me, Universe? My Bitches deserve it!

I'm barely skimming these days, what with the new working outside of the house thing. And man, retail is totally not the "stand around snapping my gum at the cash register" thing it was when I was in high school, let me tell you. And my feet hurt. Daily.

Speaking of fragrant spring days...my lilac bushes are finally blooming! They smell very pretty.

Considering selling a kidney for the pirate ship for Captain Olivia and The Dread Pirate Owen.

Retail is a bitch, AmyLiz--and not in the good sense. I hope your feet get some relief.

Stephanie, I am so sorry, and if you would like them, I offer many hugs.

I talked with my advisor today, and we agreed that, unless I get an enormous amount of work done this summer, it would be better for me to stay for two more years of grad school, rather than just one more. (I'm finishing my fourth year now. They officially tell us to aim for graduating in four years, but almost no one does. Five or six is typical.) I agree that I'll be much better prepared and have much better job prospects if I spend this year trying to get stuff published and speaking at conferences and stuff, and I do think it's a good idea, but I'm still a little bit, ugh. Two more years.

On the plus side, I got some results in my research that my advisor thinks are pretty good, and he gave me a few ideas to tighten a few things up. And, another professor suggested a research project for me to do with him over the summer. So I've definitely got some stuff going that could turn into stuff that'll look good on a CV.

Ugh. Today really is a very Mondayish Wednesday, isn't it?

Petty annoyances were making me very bitter and snappish this afternoon/evening. So I bailed on a meeting I was supposed to go (which makes me feel guilty) becuase I was afraid if I went, i'd piss someone off by being bitchy. Which would be bad. Sigh.

So hugs to all y'all. Smacks upside the head to those what need it.

There were other things I was going to say, but I forgot them now. Sorry.

I'm not going to parse it too carefully, but I mean I'm not always going to get what I want. I'm cool with that. 'Cause if I try sometimes, I just might find... sorry, earwormed myself.

I had a knee jerk DJ. That was my stuff. Sorry.

And I agree completely with the above. I'm cool with not always getting what I'm shooting for because, often enough, the actual outcome is better than the imagined one.