I don't know how I lived for so long without this. (That's not a snark; that's serious.)

Yeah, I know what you mean.

(note to jetlagged body: 8pm is too early for bed, for reals!)

Tep, I'm sorry about your back... I had a similar experience recently, where I did something dumb and had pain for a few days... there was relief that it wasn't the same as it was then it was horrible, and I knew it would get better, which helped with the panic. But still, sucktastical.

It was fairly boring, but not creepy like I mildly suspected.

which means you can post about the text that you found hilarious/odd but didn't want to post in case he was good and not hilarious/odd.... right?

t /Bored and Nosy

Iris' godparents couldn't make it here twice this weekend - canceled yesterday because they spent 2 hours on 95 and didn't go anywhere. canceled today because they weren't feeling well. it sucked. Plus we couldn't get ahold of the one babysitter we know about in order to do cool things with d on friday night. [Which we will fix, d. there are many places around here to explore, I sense. And there have to be some single non-dorks as DH's job...] However -

Buffista magic rules!!! brendam - you are the besterestest. Thank you note is coming (so is yours Sparky) - but the tickets were just the thing. and being what they were, we didn't actually have to wait in horrendous lines, which means we got to see the exhibit while Iris was still asleep - plus, once she woke up, we could go around the rest of the museum. So cool.

So buffistas saved the weekend. many thanks.

My favorite line about funeral attire comes from Their Eyes Were Watching God, when Joe dies and Janie goes to the funeral in her overalls: "She was too busy feeling grief to dress like grief.

Oh, I love that you just quoted this. TEWWG is one of my favorite books, and that line always gets me.

It's funny. I always have dressed up and worn dark colors when going to a funeral, but when I die I really am one of those freaks who would want friends and family to throw a big party, dress in whatever is comfortable, and stay as far away from the remains of my body as possible. That said, I know that funerals are about the living, not the dead. If friends/family needed a sober gathering, more power to 'em.

ps - if there is any house-selling~ma out there, we could use it.

t sends house-selling ~ma to Sox

I am futless. I have been being good and reading a book that I'm using in my Creative Writing class, but now I feel the need for a break. I need more people to live closer to me. Wait, scratch that...more people I know and like to live closer to me. Most of my friends live far enough away that I can't just call them up and say, "Hey, let's go do something for an hour." It would take an hour to manage to get together, which really isn't going to work since I still have more to do tonight.

I should go to the gym. Or for a run. You will note that I am doing none of the above.

Sox, here's the text:

Hope you didn't fall in love or get married tonight.

re: the fundraiser. From someone I had not at that point met. It was a very WTF?!?!? moment for me.

Glad you were able to see the exhibit. Sorry your weekend plans didn't go quite as well as you had hoped. I probably won't have much visiting time until after I come back from seeing my parents.

of course - and if we don't see you before, have a great, safe trip.

yah - I would have gone 'glarg' over a random text like that too. so he was boring? or was that just the post-surgery meds? or was the text the post-surgery meds? (see? I am wicked and mean. just like I promised)

Honestly? Don't know. I might just be callous and strange.

you have a way to get to the airport and all?

Yup, I'm going to take the train. I still have a little bit of time (leaving 9/25) but not much time to socialize. Although I might not be correct in that. Depends on how much I accomplish between now and then.

I'm watching Angel and drinking tea. Also have a bit of a headache, which does not thrill me.