I'm about 90% of the way done with the PHB. I haven't bought the other books as I don't intend to DM (no time) but I have perused the art in MM and I'm happy to see it all printed well.

I'm still waiting for your 4E anecdote in Gaming, FWIW.

Ah, me, I look forward to the rare occasions me & Fay are on b.org at the same time, and then I go and scare her off.

I am a paradox wrapped up in a curmudgeon.

PC - yay! Oh, so glad you're getting the Death Note love! Despite being very tell-don't-show, it's still gripping and twisty twisty turny like a crazy rococo thing. Where are you up to now?

Hee, it's basically ALL tell-don't-show, isn't it? Heh. I just finished chapter 28, which means I'm up to the craziness of TWO KIRAS.

I'm still waiting for your 4E anecdote in Gaming, FWIW.

Yeah, I know. I'll try and put it up tonight.

okay, i had to skip another 100+ posts because I'm in Provo right now! Hi, connie! What a beautiful town! Surrounded by mountains. Lots of kids and very white. Anyway, we are headed up to SLC tonight. Oh, and hello to jebsews too. We won't be in Park City but you have a beautiful state.

Girly-medical-font question: Since I've started the Pill, my period has been way more gloppy than usual. Like, not so much liquid, lots of little clumpy pieces, and a few bigger clumpy pieces. Normal? Not normal?

Hil--probably normal, since if the Pill's hormonal balance is going to be a bit different than what your body produces naturally, and that changes your cycle. But I'd call your doctor anyway--she might can put you on a different pill that will give you a more comfortable cycle.

Cautionary note: my NP and I experimented and experimented trying to find one that would give me comfortable and predictable cycles without ruining my libido or making me cranky and depressed. I ultimately gave up. But I think I'm unusual in that regard and most women can find a formulation that works for them.

I would just like to say, bonus points for the use of 'gloppy'.

The Guest Pets have left the building.

Thank ya, Lord.

Toke the cat just came and sat down next to me, with one paw on my leg as if to say, "You're all mine again, the way things should be."

Slinky the cat is asleep in one of the cat beds, and the dogs are flopped out in the middle of the floor, enjoying the fact that they aren't confined by a gate to just one room.

And me? I'm going to bed within the hour. Oh yes.

Thanks, Susan.

I've been working on some genealogy research. Judging by the records that I'm finding, I think that England in 1891 and 1901 did not have census-takers who spoke Polish or Yiddish. I've found the names Andes and Anders spelled pretty much every way except Andes and Anders (Endos, Inters, etc.) Also, a boy named Nathan was recorded as Noah, a woman named Sara Toba was recorded as Dora.