I've had to get used to a fan, because Boy can't sleep without one. But it still wakes me up when it's in my face sometimes. He moves it when I'm asleep, thinking I'm lying about how I can feel from the other side of the bed, then I wake up and complain, so he moves it back... it's a whole thing.

I'm sleepy because the humidity was keeping D awake. He wasn't even crying, just lying in his Amby chattering to himself...at 3-freaking-AM....

He's very lucky he's so cute. Gronk.

cashmere - you have a toddler... there is a solution to the projection alarm clock. It needs to become the evil Projecto, which can only be destroyed with flour, water, and soap.

not that we want our kids learning any new tricks, but....

Okay, that worked. Leaving the room meant I remembered. Weather report, UPS tracking. And I managed to make it to both the bathroom and the kitchen, so I'm more comfortable and have a pot on the boil.

Results: weather is up to 76 this afternoon, but 51 by the time we're performing. It's 55 now. Velvet jacket it is! UPS - on its way. Get here, UPS! I need my contourwear keyhole longsleeve top in violet! I know you screwed up and shipped it to the wrong place, but if you can find me now before I leave to set the stage, I will forgive you (especially since Orvis already refunded my overnight fees).

Okay, coffee and homemade toaster pancakes next. Then I shall have the energy I need to tackle the day.

eta:

It's too early for existentialism!

No, see? It's never too early for existentialism!

So when I was out for breakfast this morning, a woman sat in the booth next to mine. I didn't get a good look at her, but I noticed the book she was reading had all sorts of graphs and equations and derivatives. So as I was waiting to pay my bill I struck up a conversation with her. Her book was some classic on aerodynamic theory, and she was telling me about some aerodynamic equation and what the first, second, third and fourth order derivatives represented.

I'd almost be tempted to ask her out, but I don't think I could get past the "missing most of her teeth" thing. I guess I'm just shallow....

But seriously, I felt bad for her. She's missing all her front teeth, which made her somewhat difficult to understand. I got the impression she was lonely, as she was really eager to talk to me.

OK, this is just so incredibly fucked up....

S. African bishop: Condoms tainted with AIDS

MAPUTO, Mozambique - The head of the Catholic church in Mozambique said on Wednesday he believed some European-made condoms were deliberately tainted with the HIV/AIDS virus to kill African people.

“I know of two countries in Europe who are making condoms with (the) virus on purpose, they want to finish with African people as part of their program to colonize the continent,” Archbishop Francisco Chimoio told Reuters.

“If we are not careful we will finish in one century.

“I also know some companies who are manufacturing anti-retroviral drugs already infected with the virus, also in order to finish quickly the African people,” Chimoio said.

He declined to name the European countries in question or the source of his allegations.

The Catholic Church, followed by 17 percent of Mozambique’s population, opposes the use of condoms.

“People must choose what they want between death and I propose to them that (abstinence) is the best way to fight HIV/AIDS,” Chimoio said.

More than 16 percent of Mozambique’s 19 million people, mostly economically active adults aged between 14 and 49, are infected with HIV/AIDS. About 500 infections are recorded every day, according to the health department.

Asshole.

tiggy, good luck and lots of ~ma to your dad. I'm sorry he's had to go through all this.

tommy, my eldest sister went years and years missing most of her teeth. They never had dental insurance and she was in a car accident at 18 that nearly knocked them all out. An oral surgeon managed to save them, but they were effectively dead teeth and she knew they would all fall out sooner, rather than later.

She finally managed to save up enough money for dentures at age 46. Sometimes it's a combination of bad luck and no money.

Sometimes it's a combination of bad luck and no money.

Yeah, that crossed my mind. No idea what her story is....

Oh my God. What is WRONG with people? I guess I can see how one could get seriously paranoid, and not without reason -- Africa has pretty much gotten the ass end of every intercontinental deal since ever, but... wow.

Or he's actually evil. Also a possibility.

Liese, that's a great shirt.

I am hiding in the library, which is problematic as I have LOADS to do today. But in a good way. I wish I had a place to do it, like a classrom or an office.

Anyway, can someone please hope for smooth sailing?