Yay for electricity, sj!

Yay for Ellie no longer smothering the Bitty Baby, Stephanie!

I'm home in bed, sicker than sick, and am watching The 40 Most Softsational Soft Rock Songs of all time, or whatever. Oh my, the memories. A random sampling of the last few:

"You Light Up My Life"
"Horse With No Name"
"Lonely Boy"
"More Than Words"
"Sometimes When We Touch"

I'm cringing and humming simultaneously.

Hope the cheese helps the healing, AmyLiz!

Laundry is no more done than last time I posted. I had to return a book to the library and they were having a book sale...need I say more? I am having a beer, though, because it is pretty hot and the beer is cool and refreshing, yay.

I have pulled more weeds. Some how the Ivy still does not fear me.

I did a load of laundry. should have put one in for -t.

I think we may have the same thing, AmyLiz. If so, you have my deepest sympathies. I was cringing at work with a horrid sore throat when you were posting about it here (I should have stayed home, but I had a presentation), and now, I'm looking at a beautiful day outside while attempting to drink an ocean of tea and not cough up a lung.

I have moved out to the couch. I was tickled to find that my local Blockbuster has all of S1 of Due South, not just 'Best of' compilations that I've seen before, so I'm using Paul Gross to divert my attention from my miserable throat and lungs. It's working pretty well except when I'm actually mid-hack, or when the folks outside sound like they're having an especially good time. I suppose I could go out and sit in the sun, but that would require taking a shower and getting dressed, and that sounds like altogether too much work. Walking to the bathroom sounds like altogether too much work. I must, however, walk to the kitchen, as I require more medicine. Blergh.

Poor sick libkitty and AmyLiz, that sounds dreadful! Health~ma~~~

Thanks for the thought, beth. DH is now napping around and on top of the folded but not put away clean clothes, so it's just as well we don't add to them.

I'm looking at a beautiful day outside while attempting to drink an ocean of tea and not cough up a lung.

My sister in woe. It's attacked my sinuses, my chest, my ears ... there's no escape. I've been out of bed exactly three times today, to pee.

I had to return a book to the library and they were having a book sale...need I say more?

Library book sales! One of my favorite things ever.

t perky

Hi! I'm under the dryer at the salon. My new hair is going to include...well, I'll leave that as a surprise for later. I'm very excited for both new cut and new color. I'm also excited about the fact that I only have another day-and-a-half of grading left for the WHOLE YEAR. Whee!

Long-distance hugs to the poor, sick Bitches.

Cheers for sj and TCG and their unpacked kitchen!

YAY for new hair!

SJ I'm so glad you and teacup guy are getting settled into your place.

Right now I'm watching Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo, which is one some digital cable channel I hadn't heard of before. Omigosh! The hair! the outfits! It's a real 80s flashback.

Kristin! You were in my dream last night! It was not, sadly, porny. You were showing me your apartment and your desk, and teaching me how to grade papers for you.

It was a cute apartment, though.

We've now sailed past "Open Arms," "Baby, I'ma Want You," and "Summer Breeze." I feel a need to find my old iron-on rainbow t-shirts and eat some Pop Rocks.

In other noise news, we have new neighbors across the street. Their two dogs are outside 24/7 -- no joke, unless it's raining. They installed an invisible fence, which does not prevent the dogs from running right up to the buzz-zone and barking ferociously at anything and anyone who walks by. I heard the mailman yelling at the homeowner last week that he wouldn't deliver the mail unless the dogs are inside -- the mailbox is just outside the buzz zone. They've woken up us barking at four in the morning at least three times, which is when I believe the newspaper gets delivered. FOUR in the morning.

Today, someone attempted to go to their house, and wouldn't get out of his car, presumably because of the dogs. Instead, he honked his horn off and on for at least twenty minutes, which woke me up. A couple of times he let loose with the continuous beep, never letting up on the horn. He also yelled something a couple of times, but no one ever came out of the house. As you can imagine, the dogs, however, went nuts.

They're barking now, and have been the entire time I've been typing. Welcome to the neighborhood, assholes.

Amy I have advice for you, because Mom had to deal with this.

Check out your city's laws about animal control and noise pollution. There are usually laws about dogs barking. Also check out the laws about animal welfare, there are laws about that too.

You might want to talk to the neighbors first and if that doesn't work then contact the city about what steps you can take.

Maybe talk to your other neighbors and see if everyone is being bothered and maybe you can sort of band together and make a group complaint.