I'm up. I'm here. At work. I have tea and instant oatmeal.

Wouldn't quite call any of that awake, though.

Holy fuck, that is obscene.

Suzi, please say you're leaving early, because otherwise that's just appalling.

Also, holy shit do I need to never post before coffee. Clearly I'm looking at all the letters and words, but I'm not doing what any rational person would call reading, what with the total lack of comprehension and all.

There's been a bird, possibly, squeaking outside my office window since yesterday. Somebody feed that bird! Or, bird, please fly away. I don't want to be wishing harm on any little creature but c'mon! You're making me crazy!!!

Meanwhile, I'm thinking that much as I like Thailand, maybe I'll start looking for a post in Eastern Europe or the Americas after this year

Go Americas! Choose Americas!

The one Brit I know working here is a college professor (of ill-repute). I'm sure I must know more than just him but my brain is very tired.

I think flats are very sugar! but I have a hard time wearing them due to having a high arch. I love my Sketchers with awesome arch support but, lo, they are the stinkiest shoes in ever.

Karl, that sucks. I know you liked it there. Better job soon ~ma.

There's been a bird, possibly, squeaking outside my office window since yesterday. Somebody feed that bird! Or, bird, please fly away.

check to see if it is Annoying Pigeon (served at Ding How, reportedly, btw) or Blue Heron. There are a couple of the latter nesting in Thames Street Park. At the back of the playground. But sometimes their sprog go walkabout...

There are a couple of the latter nesting in Thames Street Park. At the back of the playground. But sometimes their sprog go walkabout...

WOW! Really??? I haven't seen any around here. Bird seems to have stopped for now. It sounds like it would be smaller than either a pigeon or heron. But my hearing is pretty bad.

JZ - I've been here for over an hour. I work from 6 - 2:30. I get home just as the kids are getting home from school. At least once school starts again. Mine have 2 more weeks.

Side note about K-Bug and her PT experience yesterday. One of the patients cancelled, so the gal K-Bug was following ended up checking out K-Bug's wrist scar (bone graft and screw in a broken wrist bone) and giving her a bit of PT to work the scar. Amazing (to me) that over 3 years later, it can still benefit from some special attention.

maybe I'll start looking for a post in Eastern Europe or the Americas after this year

My word, was that a choir of angels that just popped out a spontaneous "Hallelujah!"?

we had morning doves across the street. they're pretty. but very loud and ... either really distracted by pretty shiny things or very dense.

yes - really on the herons. I loved seeing them come back to Fells Point. Before all of the construction on Boston Street, there were several pairs by the waters' edge, plus osprey. Wild Baltimore.

I'm working from bed. I never do this. But I'm wiped out from all of the stuff, and just need to chill. My body is starting to give me signs that it is tired of putting up with all the rush-rush stuff. Iris is at preschool today (guilt). Plus, the office is now right next to the bedroom... so I'm REALLY quite close to it, I have little (as I type this, I know it is going to jinx me) that is actively on fire, and I need to do a bunch of planning work. Plus, everyone else is on vacation. And just in case the slacker-slut really kicks in, I have Vampire People AND Serenity dvds.

Karl, here's to you quickly finding an even better job, all the ~ma you need for that.

Also, all you job-seekers, please be careful of online job sites [link] Monster, and possibly other sites, has been under attack by massive phishing.