All of this has made me want to go back to an idea I've had (that I mentioned to some people at the F2F) to start some kind of cancer website/blog for the angry and cynical. I'm going to flesh out the idea more on LJ.

I have an old friend, snarky snarky improvisor and essayist, who would be SO into that. "Brave? I just don't want to DIE."

Support vibes to ND and Kristin. ND, I hope you're quickly over your illness. The Bitches are wise. Both of you take extra care of yourselves--you can't support anybody else if you're wobbly. Strength and courage wished for both of you.

Tamara, take whatever strength you can from the support you find here. It means more than you'd ever think until it's there when you need it.

If I were in charge of the world, this would be a law. Every book in a series would have to have all the books in the series listed, latest to earliest.

At the very least, every author in these modern times ought to have that info on a website.

Continuing to enjoy the ongoing saga of meara and the GILF, though I'm thinking if/when the sex finally happens it'll have to be pretty much the most mindblowingly wild and awesome ever to be worth going through so much to get there...

I am heartbroken that I missed the timely window to wish JZ a Happy Birthday. I hope it was stellar, dear, and that the year ahead is filled with amazing adventures, new discoveries, much accomplishment, and a generous leavening of fun. Also? Sparklers. Somewhere in there, there should be sparklers.

(((GC))) My sympathies. The right decision is always difficult. But it's a wise woman who recognizes the solace in ice cream. (((GC))) again, just because.

Erin is adorable, drunk or sober. And meara and Fay's assorted satellites need to open their eyes and see the gorgeousness before them and pay proper homage. Yes.

I have sad and responsible errands today, ones I would rather not do. But since the other parties involved are 7 and 15, somebody has to drive. Guess that's me.

Hee. mears's GILF stories are making me laugh. meara's my lesbian West Coast self and Trudy is my het East Coast self. I am a little drunk, so I am very philsophical. Ha. I spelled that right.

Awww... I feel like a wonder twin of hotness!

Happiest of birthdays to you, Hec!!!

Tears have been flowing, but we are going to go to our local shelter today and see if there is a kitty that needs to come home with us.

Happy Birthday to Hec!

I am seeking hivemind help. Yesterday when my friend C. and I were cleaning up the backyard before Omnis' going away party, we discovered the hard way that yellow jackets were building a nest in an opening in our foundation (!!) in a corner of the patio. I got stung twice: once just above my right eyebrow and once on the top of my head. I'm not allergic, but my father is, so I took two Benedryl. The stings still hurt, but the swelling went down, and it seemed fine. We were able to destroy the nest with wasp/hornet spray, so that was all set too. I took two more Benedryl before I went to sleep just in case.

Well I woke up this morning with my right eye swollen almost completely shut. I have to assume this is an aftereffect of the sting (can toxins slide down from an eyebrow to an eyelid this far after the fact?), but now I'm really worried. I just took two more Benedryl and am icing my eye, but I'm not sure what to make of this or if I need to go to Urgent Care.

Anyone have any insights?

Honestly,if you are breathing ok , feeling ok, you probably don't need urgent care.However, you may be developing allergies to the bees-- so you might want to talk to a doctor about it.-- more for future stuff

Ok, Beth, that sounds good. Do you have any sense of how long this swelling might last, and should the Benedryl help? It's not swollen completely shut, but I can't see clearly out of it--everything's a big blur--and it's pretty uncomfortable.