Ok, wrong Owen.
Hee! I had the same reaction. Although, Torchwood Owen is known for screaming his head off about something or other, so at first I was fooled.
Brenda, I have the same issue about unused PTO not rolling over and was scrambling at the end of the year to squeeze in all my days. This year might be a bit less of a problem because I'm taking two weeks in April. Usually, I rarely take any time off the first half of the year other than the occasional sick day, and am therefore trying to get them all in the last few months.
Also, my daughter can PEE. It was like a waterfall in the bed (I was there and got peed on).
My mom likes to tell me how when I was wee (ha!), I'd show up to get in bed with her and my dad, snuggle up all warm and sweet-like, and proceed to pee the bed. Happened multiple times apparently.
I encouraged people at my previous job to start taking every other Monday or Friday off for a few months if they don't have planned vacations and tend to end up with unused time each year. I have only ever managed to have unused time (vacation OR sick days) a couple of times and once it was planned. I am already planning my summer vacation now and am bothered that we do not have actual dates set yet.
There was a Stephen King story in (I think) SKELETON CREW about a woman who liked finding short cuts via back roads ("She was mad for a shortcut") when driving that went to some seriously cool Lovecraftian places, but I can't remember the name of it.
Oooh -- I loved that one. Shivery.
"The Mist" is still one of my favorite Stephen King stories. Although "1408" is right up there now.
And I know Lorrie Moore is a bit out of favor since yesterday, but I adore most of her stories. "How To Become a Writer" is classic, although it's less story than exercise in form.
"The Lottery," "The Yellow Wallpaper," and "The Open Window" also way up on my hit parade. I like the classics, I guess.
That reminds me of another favorite: Robert Bloch's "That Hell-Bound Train."
Also love his "Yours truly, Jack the Ripper".
Are you sending the universe positive thoughts?
I am one gigantor ray of negativity today. I am, in fact, planning to destroy Dallas.
101 reasons to watch Jericho - also, nice "Thank you" video to the fans from the cast and crew.
In further "Susan attempts to write in great detail about things she's never experienced personally" news...
...anyone here ever had a broken nose?
