You know, it's a damned shame someone that cool didn't get to have that kind of food fun, but good on her for enabling y'all.

Okay, now me for lie down. I survived the day at work. I got work done. I am so over it.

desultory

How do you pronounce that? I have a feeling it's wrong in my head.

babble:

I still think that a grown man being called Scooter is an abomination unto man.

The man who used to take care of our farmhouse was called Booger. Even his wife called him that.

My current job, I get 18 days vacation, 2 personal days ("floating holidays"), 12 days sick per year, and can carry over up to 10 days vacation and unlimited sick days. Like I don't use them all.

TOMORROW.

Fix ita's poor hurty head, doctors!

I think I might be less phone-shy if there were video. If I could see them and they could see me, we'd have body language and facial expressions, and I could make an attempt at lip-reading when my ears fail to translate. The reason I hate talking on the phone to strangers is that I can't see what they're doing.

I have had to bring work home, for the first time in many months. I would say I don't like it... but the reason for it is that I'm doing my boss's work, and that means she's not in the office, and that makes me way happier than take-home work makes me sad.

Oh, wow, I want to go to Charlie Trotter's.

One of my big issues is feeling unprepared in a social situation. Outside my comfort zone WAH. So need to get over that.

Which I'll do after I finish mentally roleplaying laying prostrate at the dentist's feet, begging not to be lectured or scolded. I need a freaking robot.

Maybe next year.

I know where sara and I are going to dinner when she comes to town, nowhere near that fancy, but fancy-ish.

Well, we got into the Dr. after 4 - we had arrived at his office at 2:45. so bored, but mac was a trooper. I think he gets that something is going to happen, but is either happier to stay ignorant or does not comprehend that it will be several weeks away. After we left I got a message that the surgery date I was given may be an error, so I have to call tomorrow. joy.

I too have work to do at home tonight, but that is because I left at 1 and only had about 30 min, with my boss today.

Tomorrow I am going in early. Possibly early Thurs too since Friday there is a school program that will get me to work 2 hours late.

I think this may be the week that I get the "being a parent doesn't let you work under different rules" talk.

ggggggggggggggggggg. That's my response to the Trotter's meal.

Mmmmmm, thank you shrift for sharing the tale. That sounds divine.

I've had no issue with very fine dining on other's dimes. So let it be known far and wide that I would be delighted to be anyone's guest for such a dining adventure.

I'm vibing so very hard for brilliance and a treatment that works, ita. So very glad they bumped you up to tomorrow.

Exactly this.

shrift, that's sounds just amazing.

Which I'll do after I finish mentally roleplaying laying prostrate at the dentist's feet, begging not to be lectured or scolded.

Just tell 'em that if they make you feel bad, you're NEVER COMING BACK. I always fear the dental dressing down, too, but I don't think I've ever actually gotten one, or, at least, not a memorable one.

Then again, I have to go to the dentist, too, and don't want to. Bleh.

ION, I bought a couple of the energy smart light bulbs tonight. First one out of the package, I dropped and broke. Greeeeaaaaat. Anyway, I figure I'll replace bulbs slowly with them as the regular ones burn out.

And I also finally signed up for the new(ish) curbside recycling program last week and put my first batch of stuff out tonight. I'm feeling just a little environmentally virtuous right now. Miles to go, you know, but it's a start.

Charlie Trotter's. Wow.

Just tell 'em that if they make you feel bad, you're NEVER COMING BACK.

That's what got me into the situation in the first place. Well, not really, but close. I had a good dentist last time, but before that was bad and denial set in. Needless to say, I'm ashamed of a) the condition of my mouth and b) that I avoided a dentist as long as I have. I'm not telling how long. It's shameful and ridic. There's really no excuse. Which adds to the shame cycle.It's totally on me and my choices. And issues. I don't like authority figures, even to my detriment.

God, msbelle, I really need to come up. I'm so lame. Mom is begging me to visit and all I want to do is cry. I think I've developed an inertia to travel FOR NO GOOD REASON. But I want to.

Hope mac takes all that is coming with aplomb and your life gets easier.

Stupid geography.