Buffistas rule the internets. Seriously.

I think I've seen that lollipop at some sex stores.

sure sure. but have you ever seen it at an awards ceremony? As in - for all of your hard work and dedication, months of Novecember, kiss this.

Just add an edible plaque to it.

Back home, after long day of doing errands. Highlight was definitely seeing Sean again, and having Chile actually let him pet her (those who have met Chile know how obnoxiously aloof she can be). Sean, let me if you have any problems with the laptop or the dvds. I hope they'll bring lots of nice distraction to you both.

I hung out with the scrabble bitches. It was awesome. We talked about sex toys, played mad scrabble, and saw someone walk by in a full body rabbit suit.

I am NOT, however, anywhere NEAR as good a scrabble player as it might seem from one game I am playing with a certain buffista on Facebook--I started the game with a bingo. And then she went. And then I played another bingo. WTF?

but... but... ND is in Canada and KT is in CA.... WAIT?! Could there be OTHER Scrabble Bitches?

Pshaw, o_a, have faith!

I put an ad on craigslist, with the headline "seeking scrabble partner...in crime?" and they responded to my ad! Saying I might find some of them attractive, but more importantly, they play scrabble tuesday nights at the dyke bar. And indeed, they are awesome.

Though KT and ND are ALSO super awesome.

So, for the latest update, it looks like the only way to stop the bleeding is for S to have a procedure which will essentially install a shunt that bypasses the liver completely. It's minimally invasive, and also reversable (which might need to happen if her body is just producing too much junk, which in turn causes her brain to wig out).

We had a long talk with the doctor here about it, and there's been much communication with doctors back in LA, and while we were hoping to avoid the procedure altogether (it has been brought up as a possibility back in LA), or at least wait until we get back to LA to have it done, the bleeding is not stopping, and this is really the only way we're going to be able to get it under control.

This for sure means we'll be here for at least three or four more days.

I may wind up having to go back to LA alone, and possibly fly S back a few days after, but hopefully we'll be able to avoid that. It may still have to happen that way, or something similar, as our kitty is probably desperately wondering where we are and missing us like crazy. Plus I have some other obligations back in LA, but we'll see how things play out.

Beyond that, S is doing quite well, all things considered. She's a little scared about the procedure, but she's keeping up a brave face, and the outpouring of love and support from all of you unbelievably awesome people has really lifted her spirits.

It's helped me quite a bit, too.

I should mention about the cat -- we did not just leave him alone with a big bowl of food or something, we have cat sitters checking in on him daily, but we lose the sitters after Friday.