Because I had an awesome day at the beach today, it's an all good news meara:

That's awesome about Gonzales. I kind of love getting my news here.

Yay for your raise, Sophia!!

Yay for back to school, Theo!!

Yay for your reading, paperdol!!

Yay for your new job, sarameg!!

I am sunburned, but happy. And have plans to go back in a couple of weeks. Phew! It's pathetic that I never got to the beach this summer until just now.

Yeah, lots of awesome news today. Yay for Theo & her new superawesome skilled self-to-be. Yay for sara and the new job.

Y'all are sweet. I feel guilty bogarting any congrats cause it happened a week and a bit ago.

Yay on the school going, Theodosia!

Sarameg, I hope the new job is great and that you start feeling comfortable with it right away, despite the change thing.

yaY Theo! and congrates to sarameg!

and whoo hoo for getting things settled Liese!

and I forgot to say yay for Sophia, too.

Jesse covers my "Yay!"s but to reiterate...

Sophia, the raise is long overdue.

Theo, wonderful news! I know you'll enjoy this year.

paperdol, don't you watch What Not To Wear? Slap on one of those fitted blouse thingies with the over the waist parts, create the hourglass illusion and you're home free. Also, let Robin take you shopping. And have drinks before and afterwards.

sarameg, congratulations!

I agree that Vick is a low-life piece of shit for murdering dogs and the whole cruel, vicious mess. But my hope is that the is remorse is genuine--that he's actually sorry for what he's done. NOT just sorry for getting caught.

Here's how I feel about Michael Vick: he's a bad human being and I don't give a fuck about his "redemption" or remorse. He's a sociopath, and that's not something you recover from. Unfortunately, the worst thing that can happen to him is that he is forced out of football and forced to live as a millionaire with a circle of validating sycophants and golf buddies for the rest of his life. (see: O.J. Simpson)

I heard some of Vick's speech - he didn't sound horrified at what he did. and I am confused, don't people figure out that torturing animals is wrong fairly young? He did much more than strangle some of these dogs to kill them. I just don't think this is one of those places where you can say I'm sorry , and be believed.

Theo - congratulations on the school thing! I know you'll enjoy being a student again.

sarameg - congrats on the new job!

So, I'm thinking of changing jobs when I get back from Budapest. What do I want to do?