That sure is intrusive fun. But then, I am probably a terrorist.

I'll bet you are, Jars. We knew it all along.

Vortex, sorry about your stupid condo people. Dang. It's taken me a month and I"m still not on the dial-up outside my building, but it's just a rental. And while I'm paying quite a bit of money, it's not quite the same.

Random fraud checks require them to SEE the credit card used to purchase the ticket

Well now that's a load of bullshit, damn!

This is the current generation of the bag I usually travel with: [link]

Trudy I have that bag! Well, not that exact one, but pretty darn close, same manufacturer. I used it to go around the world.

Which makes no sense, cause if you are buying a ticket for someone else, chances are - you aren't traveling with that person

No kidding! If I buy you a ticket to come visit me, clearly I'm not at the airport with you!

I'm going to send the counter-offer before noon today, but, upon reflection, I think I'm also going to call the on-campus folks I'm still waiting on

After the time now, but yes! Call them!

Remember Aimee, if you shake your baby, that's it. You can't unshake it.

HAH! Is it bad that this puts a song in my head? "Shake shake shake, shake that baby....shake that baby...."

Have landed in Houston.

YAYAYAYAY!!!

I'm glad you avoided the evening news, Sean. Sorry about the rest of it.

Yay for Sean and S getting to Houston, but boo for all the troubles in getting there.

So Tales from the Suckiest Class Ever -- the teacher did not put up the notes for the three chapters on Blackboard. I don't care because I don't look at them but others were upset.

She did not also update that the test was today so half the class had no idea there was a test (and so she gave away 4 or 5 answers). There were no typos on the test. However, she did leave out an ENTIRE question. Someone quitely pointed this out to her and she announced to the class she kinda brushed it off.

Also I was supposed to write at least 2000 words. Maybe. And the paper is either work 40 points OR 75 points. Depending on who asked her and where you look.

Oh, Sean, I'm so glad you guys made it!

askye, that is awful. I am so sorry.

Tomorrow I may tell the story of how vw ruined dinner in the best way possible, but tonight I'm too tired. But, quick...a spoiler: it took 3.5 hours to cook the chicken for dinner. We didn't end up eating chicken for dinner .

Well, if it was ruined, I'm glad it was in the best way possible?

I am curled up on my couch, warm in my down blanket. But I feel like I should go to the trivia night a coworker invited me to. He's very nice. I went last week and we won. But his friends (who were nice) won't be there, and his friend's friends (who were weird) will. Plus, getting off couch, driving, etc. (OTOH, trivia!) Hrm.

Yay, Sean and S for being in Houston! I'm sorry about all your travel woes.

I love the affect/effect conversation. Made me smile just reading it. And, I needed the smile.

I've been feeling puny for the past week and it exploded on me in the past 2 days. Coughing like mad. Woke up 2 times last night coughing so hard I puked.

Uck. I wanted to take a sick day, but I had some kids scheduled to do demo speeches today and I knew they brought in foodstuffs for said speeches and I couldn't let them down. I called my doc first thing this morning to see if I could get a late appt. today or any time tomorrow (day off! woot!). But, my doc is also sick, so they sent me to urgent care.

Turns out my mild cold set off a major asthma issue (I've never had a major asthma issue before and didn't know that's what it was). They wanted to give me a nebulizer treatment, but the only med they had is the one I'm allergic to. So, instead, I'm doing a home version of 6 puffs on my inhaler every 2 hours. Plus prednisone (boo!) and Z-pack.

I'm exhausted and really hope I can sleep tonight, but the doc warned me that I would probably have another bad night tonight before my meds kicked in good. And bade me hither to the ER if it got bad.

Eep, ChiKat, take care of yourself! Hope tonight isn't too bad.

Looking forward to How VW Ruined Dinner.

Glad you will be done with this class soon, askye. Lack of direction and contradictory instructions are no good.

Ack, ChiKat. That is no fun.

I am in Nashville. I am very tired of being in my truck.

I should be in bed. Instead I am coloring my hair and doing laundry. And contemplating what to wear to the bar tomorrow night. Meeting up with a bunch of high school friends.