am home, finally. one cranky toddler, one less-ill DH, and heaps and heaps of thanks and hugs to d who saved my ass.

and have already found two train wrecks waiting for me at work (yes, I checked voicemail [iz idiot] and had to do work email from the beach, bastids), and a couple more at sorta-work and freelance-work. Come on, people. It was five days! And I checked in! jeebus. I need me some kerfuffle bunny.

beach picspam forthcoming. when I surface from the rubble.

happy belated to JZ and DavidS.

{{GC}} and also happy new kitteh.

eta because when I'm tired, things just come out pure wrongness.

I've watched this twice now and I can't stop smiling.

eta: Oh, and watch it in "high quality", it really needs it.

Sailaweigh; thank you for that. That is very heartening, isn't it?

Of course, the Korea one made me laugh. A lot. My freaky sense of humor appreciates a good dose of stark contrast.

My Tivo decided that I wanted to watch The Waltons. This episode is missing Jim Bob. Even in the scenes with all the kids walking to school or something, he's not there.

I remember seeing a video a while ago with the wars of the twentieth century acted out by foods representing the countries. Anyone know where that was?

that was fun. May be not quite as much fun as hanging with the buffistas all day , but really fun.

Hey, there's not enough joy in the world. Gotta spread any that we can find, yeah?

I loved the one on the Vomit Comet. And the Indian one where he finally dances to somebody else's tune. Heck, it's all good.

the one in India with all those colors--- very nice

I love the Dancing Matt videos.

GC, if the eye looks really bad, I'd take her in. I'm an alarmist that way. Lots of kittens lose eyes to infection when they're small. And resp. infection can get serious quickly. Kittens are delicater than their adult counterparts.

(((sj))), hugs for you, sucessful surgery wishes to your nephew. Try to breathe, and trust the doctors. I know you can't really stop worrying, but put that energy to something useful. Make something to send him, or his mom and/or older brother. And don't let yourself get caught in the spiral of worry--do something else when you realize you're futzing over things you can't affect. (((you))) again, just because.

I grew up getting loads of honeybee, yellowjacket and wasp stings every summer. We've always had a problem with wasps getting in the house--I can identify the sound of a wasp bumping along the ceiling in a howling hurricane. The scene in The Shining when the wasps pour out of the "dead" nest in the middle of the night? My worst nightmare.

I was never allergic, until in my 30s I had a wasp sting blow up my arm from shoulder to elbow. My GP said the next one might not affect me that strongly...or I might go into anaphalaxis. No way to tell. So yes, I'd talk to your doctor. You might try a paste of a couple of crushed aspirin, baking soda, and water applied to the site of the sting, though as long as it's been since, I doubt it would help much. It's supposed to draw the toxin to the surface, but it sounds as if it's diffused by now. Still, your doctor can prescribe something to relieve the swelling and any other symptoms. My utmost sympathies--it's miserable, I know.

ETA: Ginger! No falling out of bed, even for Clooney. Make him fall for you if one of you has to! Mend quickly. And consider a few casual cushions scattered on the floor about the bed.

David! It's still today, even here. So I'm in time to wish you Felicitations on Your Actual Natal Day!

I'm glad your team are the champions of champions--you put so much heart, time, and passion into that endeavor it seems only fair. May you be a champion in other areas, as well, in all the ones that count. Fabulous food, splendid drink, esoteric music and lit'rature, articulate, erudite companions, and the dearest love of those dearest to you wished for the coming year. (With sparklers!)

Awww, thank you, Bev. What a lovely birthday wish.

It was a very gratifying season with this team. We had a lot of talent, but it was how every player contributed to the team that sticks out. It was a very gritty, gutty team. Very resiliant. Came back from behind to win many times, often with players having to do more than we'd usually ask of them because somebody was missing. And again and again, they rose to the moment.