In a way it's good that mac is acting out, it shows that he's feeling at least safe enough with msbelle to say what he feels. Still, not all that much fun for the parental unit at the moment.

I woke up too damn early, but I slept like an extra 4-5 hours during the day yesterday, so hopefully I won't be dragging today. I have my first 'networking event' at which I go dressed up with business cards in hand. Not sure that it will do much good, but I'm willing to give it a try!

Still, not all that much fun for the parental unit at the moment.

This. {{msbelle}}

I have my first 'networking event' at which I go dressed up with business cards in hand.

Have fun! (Things like that are one of the reasons I wanted out of the corporate world. Couldn't stand them.)

Good luck, Theo!

Happy birthday, SA!

I'm taking a semi mental health day. I don't feel great, but if there were anything pressing at work, I could have gone in for sure.

sara - yikes.

Jesse - that sounds awesome. I am off next Thursday and hope to gain both sleep and calm.

thanks for the comments all - It's true that he is just working out his frustrations in this one way. It's typical of adoptees of any age to push boundaries much like a toddler, but as Theo says acting up also means he feels safe. Part is just him. mac is extremely willful - period. I know this may hard for some of you to grasp, but so was I as a child, so I get it.

What did I spy with my little eye when I walked out of my apartment this morning? Why, a dead body at the end of the road!

Yet another thing I won't be telling my parents. At least the universe tried to make up for it a little bit by sticking a J. August Richards-alike next to me on the bus.

Emmy noms are out. Some highlights:

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy

How I Met Your Mother • CBS • Twentieth Century Fox Neil Patrick Harris as Barney Stinson

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series

Grey’s Anatomy • ABC • ABC Studios T.R. Knight as George

Heroes • NBC • Tailwind Productions in association with NBC Universal Masi Oka as Hiro Nakamura

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series

Grey’s Anatomy • ABC • ABC Studios Katherine Heigl as Isobel “Izzie” Stevens

Grey’s Anatomy • ABC • ABC Studios Chandra Wilson as Dr. Bailey

Grey’s Anatomy • ABC • ABC Studios Sandra Oh as Cristina YangTelevision Studio

WHAT??

Edit: That was obviously to shrift.

yikes!

What did I spy with my little eye when I walked out of my apartment this morning? Why, a dead body at the end of the road!

Crap. I was gonna hide it in a better place, but then stuff came up....

Anyway, did it appear to be from natural causes?

BSG, FNL, and Heroes got Best Directing nods.

"Dick in a Box" was nominated for Best Song, as were "Guy Love" and "Everything Comes Down To Poo" from the Scrubs musical.

shrift, I am freaking out silently and calmly over here.