I, being hopeless romantic would LOVE to have a steady gf on v-day. I've had it but once.

o_a, you and I see eye to eye on this. The only year I was with a gf on v-day was back in college and she felt it to be the day to break things off. In theory it's a great holiday. But the end result often times doesn't live up to the hype (from most people I've talked to.)

On the other hand it would be nice to get laid on Thursday.

It was ice-storming here. There were 5 accidents on my way home.

DH was at the rink in Rockville (approximately 25-30 miles from the house, all highway). He left at 9:15, after waiting for the traffic to die down and allowing SHA to treat the roads. He got home at 11 and said he passed at least 10 cars on the side of the road. Right now, there's at least a quarter-inch of ice covering everything.

But I successfully voted, no wait.

Me too. I was surprised, considering I got there around 6:30.

(And by the time I got home, I was no longer tempted, and all was well!)

You are a better woman than me. Oh, and FTR, you are not a bitch cow from hell, nor the Bride of Mr. Staypuft. You're Fay and you're gorgeous as you are.

Hi. This is my paper. It is bullshit.

Unpossible.

I can haz passing grade now?

Yes. Oh, snap. You meant one that counts from the prof, didn't you?

Aimee, dear sister L will in MI this weekend visiting her friends. I'ma give her your cell number, just in case any one of them flakes and she needs help.

I have eaten at school and GF did not eat. Unbeknownst to her, I'm in the drive through at In and Out for her right now. I win at marriage!

Now I want In and Out. You totally win at marriage!

Hating hating hating WA State unemployment.

I'm sorry this is so stressful. Come back to DC, we miss you and we'll make it better.

ION, it's taken me almost four years to figure out that using notepad to compose larger posts is so much easier than trying to remember everything. Yes, that is my picture next to the word stubborn in the dictionary.

Thanks for the additional birthday happies! I love the fact that they trickle in throughout the day; it extends the celebration.

Hi Maria!

I'm very awake. This is not good. I'm also spending way too much time worrying about health stuff, which is also not good.

Hi Hil! We can be very awake together! My excuse is I ended up napping for two hours tonight, and now I'm awake.

Stop worrying about the health stuff. It will drive you crazy. You're doing what you can to manage it, and until you see if it works, worrying is counter-productive. I know, I know, easier said than done.

I also slept for a while tonight, then woke up. Now I'm watching Alton Brown telling us how to pick out good fruit.

Most of the worrying is just because I don't know what's going on. I've got a few tests that I'm still waiting on, and I'm waiting for a call from my doctor.

I couldn't get to sleep so I'm using the fact that the network is nice and fast in the middle of the night to download video files from the California server so that I can install the first batch when I get on board the ship on Thursday.

My life. So exciting.

Hil, I hope the doctor calls you soon. At least then you know how to proceed.

Right now, I'm waiting for the Sudafed to kick in so I can breathe, which should then allow me to go horizontal to try this sleep thing.

Drew!

You know, it's kind of pathetic that the only ones posting right now are on the east coast. We brave, whacked few....

Maria!

Happy Birthday, even if I did miss by a few hours.

I do need to try again to get some sleep. These downloads are going to take the rest of the night. I did battle some insomnia by updating my LinkedIn profile a bit, so at least it was a little productive.

OK, sometimes, I'm an idiot. Funny thing this. If your burning a disc in Toast, you can't rip a CD in iTunes. Go figure.

On the other hand it would be nice to get laid on Thursday

I hate getting up this early for work. Why do "the powers that be" think that starting high school at 7:30 am is a good idea? Draconian Dictator thinks this means all teachers should be on campus by 7...ugh.