Glad the freakout was gratuitous, Aims. Having gotten that out of the way, the rest of your day can be freakout free.

Vortex, the woman is clearly mental and shouldn't be allowed on the property. Shoot on sight. And yes, by all means, allow her to clean up her mess.

I use curmudgeon all the time, for a specific type of person. And cranky? I don't think I'd get through the day without using (or being) cranky. It's a natural state of being.

Todd--thank you! It shall be deployed at an advantageous opportunity.

vw, whoohoo, you!

People! You do not get to invite other people to someone else's house for a party that is not about you!*

*Tip: You should probably also take a good hard look and reevaluate what is exactly and is not about you.

And now to change the subject before my crankiness devours me whole....

I have a lipstick question. Well, 2, actually.

(1) All y'all have seen me; I'm fair, tending toward VERY pink, especially in the summer. Do I want a lipstick with a blue(ish) undertone [pls. bear in mind that my teeth are...not as white as they could be]? I'm really bad about knowing what shades/undertones work on me.

My pink-ness has blue undertones, actually, versus peach or yellow. Does that make a difference?

(2) Has anyone used the NARS Velvet Matte Lip Pencil, and if so, do you like it? Does it actually stay on for more than an hour?

I realize my 2 questions ballooned into a gazillion, but, well.

I think I'm going to cry now. I emailed one of my BFFs who I've known since I was 14 or 15 about everything yesterday.

Along with a very sweet note about why he loves me and how I'm the best friend and wing woman a guy could have, he sent me what has to be one of my favorite pictures of myself.

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and might I add that she invited TEN people to a fifteen person list

Oh DAMN. That is SO not on. ANy way you can send something to all those people with a message that "This event has been changed" or something (not "rescheduled", just..."changed"), and tell them not to come, and tell teh people who WERE originally invited it's still ON? Because...damn. I would really tell that woman that that is NOT on, and an event for 15 is not an event for 25. Because shit. OOh, or I think EVITE lets you put a size limit on the event--tell them the size limit has been reached? And then if any of your real friends haven't RSVPd yet, just send them a separate email?

People! You do not get to invite other people to someone else's house for a party that is not about you!*

yes. Although, I am far less pissed that she only invited two people, I now suspect that other people invited people. Which, no less of a pain in my ass, but I'm not as angry with her.

Blowhard cow-worker,

SHUT IT! WE ALL KNOW YOU WROTE A BOOK AND ARE THE GODHEAD OF TECHNOLOGY. NOW TRY DOING A LITTLE WORK AND SHUTTING YOUR FRIGGIN PIEHOLE FOR 5 MINUTES!

Grrr, Me

Do I have to go to my status meeting? They've been a lot better lately, but I don't wanna.

Ok - AWESOME rec for me received - I am on my way to the college to turn it in!!

Oh, here's an interesting wrinkle. She claims that she only added two people. Which means that OTHER people must be adding folks.

Okay, yeah. I think I'd ask him send an event cancelled notice, and then he or you can send another one to the people you actually intend to be there.