anything that was contemptuous toward an actual person, be it as mild as "stupid", got the "I don't ever want to hear you talk that way" smackdown.

Yes, yes, yes.

and I just realized that an hour is actually only $39, $49 for deep tissue! Even better.

Ah, cheap LA massages, how I miss them. I just left a message for a guy a friend swears is awesome at massage. I figure I can celebrate the new job, even if I don't get a paycheck yet. (Though it frightens me to do so, like it will suddenly be yanked away)

AND I just went to the chiro and got cracked, after negotiating a cash (sans insurance) rate. I still feel like I could use some more cracking, but I made another appointment for next week, so hopefully that and a massage will get me in line.

GC, yes, it broke me hard. And erika, yeah, her dad being Frank DeFord, Sports Guy, just wrecked me. I still flinch away from stuff with his byline because the sheer mundane sportsness of it just crashes hard in my brain into what I know his family suffered all those years ago.

I had the movie, and I wore it out.

Dear Craigslist Lady:

You emailed me FIVE HOURS AGO to say you wanted to pick up the thing that's been eating up space in our living room for months TODAY. I wrote you back immediately, have heard nothing for five hours, have had to put off another person who really wanted to buy the big loomy thing, and now I'm about to give up and take the hot shower I've been putting off all day in case I miss your call.

In short, please (a) check your dictionary for the definition of "today," and (b) STOP SUCKING AND SHOW UP OR CALL ALREADY.

No love,

Really need the money and the living room space, but maybe not as much as I need the shower

AND I just went to the chiro and got cracked

Oh, isn't that the best feeling sometimes? I went on Tuesday. I hate the low resonant crunchy grinding noise, but my headaches have gone away.

Massages are essential!

And I saw the first pictures of my nephew! The ultrasound pictures are awesome.

Also does any have links or suggestions for all natural baby things? I may have asked about that before I forget.

askye, Under The Nile has wonderful, utterly charming organic baby stuff (though my inner Plei compels me to add that even organic cotton may not be truly sustainable and low-impact, and the best way to go may be to get used stuff in good condition -- fortunately, since babies grow crazy quick that's pretty easy to find).

Huh. Craigslist Lady's email address looks like a work addy -- what are the chances that my responses, from gmail, are getting caught in her spam filter? If so, hopefully she'll check her spam notification tomorrow morning and retrieve them. And I've now got a third response from yet another interested party, but I feel ethically stuck, like I can't say yes to anyone else until I've heard from her.

JZ, I HATE that.

In thesis news, I just talked to my adviser. He said I sounded like I needed sleep. I know he's right, but I don't have time to go to sleep yet. I must get more done tonight. Grrrrr...

eye-rollingly insulting to an entire gender

Oh good. I can usually take something in stride that was intended humorously- I was worried I was being overly sensitive. I wonder who they were hoping to reach with that one.