{{Buffista Kitties}}

Yay for good birthdays!

From way back, to smonster: No, I am not traveling to NC this weekend, since it just doesn't work when he wants to make a side trip to his friends and I'd be squeezed in the car with Frisbee players. I have, however, answered the SYTYCD call and am planning to roadtrip down for the show. You are officially forewarned. (Any other DCistas wanna road trip in Oct?)

Apparently I was premature in dad's nerve conduction improving. Dammit! And my mom's all like I don't want to unload on you guys and worry you... I told her that was just dumb. Of course I also had to tell her good luck getting a hold of me this weekend thanks to work and continuing education classes. Sigh.

snuggles d.

I have no words for you, but I can send massive Harvey-purrs and all the best vibes and prayers through the interpipe.

d, lots of continuing ~ma for your dad. It has got to be very difficult to be so far away.

Oh, d. I'm sorry. More ~ma for you and your dad and your whole family. I hope you can get your passport soon so at least you don't feel so stuck so far away.

She flung herself against me, crying, "No! No! My freedom! My FREEEEDOMMMM!"

HA! Man, Annabel makes me LAFF.

The guy from the electric company came and is going to change my rate: the electric heat rate is 50% of the regular electric rate.

50%

My plan is to call ComEd customer service later this morning and see if I can get that rate back to when I changed to electric heat in December.

That sounds encouraging, sumi.

Ouch, ChiKat! I hope it feels better today.

{{d}} It is so much harder when you can't your loved one see first hand.

FREEEEDOMMMM!

kitty ~ma

Also, I love waking to new Flickr posts. If I don't have you on my list of contacts please let me know, because the pictures do delight me. (I'm tortoiseshell) And yes, I need to put up more.

Hello!

EMILY!

I need your address.

Mr. Jane is freaking awesome. We went to our ritzy mall last night because he has a couple of customers who work at the MAC store who wanted to hook him up with some nail polish. As we're wandering past all the shops; Ferragamo, Marc Jacobs, Carolina Herrera and the like; I'm kinda sad that I no longer make the kind of money that allows me to splurge on even one thing there.

What does he do? He gets me some lipgloss at MAC (eyeliner for him), 2 bath bombs from Lush, and a pair of heels at Nordie's (on sale). We came in at under $70, but it felt like we'd gone on a spree.

Then we went to a dive that was having karaoke that night and sang "If I Had $1,000,000.00" and then went to see the video DJ.

Now I wish I'd called in to work sexed up.

Boo work! Yay husbands!