Not whiny, Ginger. Not even a little. My guts are cringing in sympathy with yours right now.

Hee, erika. Your liberalism is so intrinsic to the you of you, I'm boggled that you'd even have to out yourself. How could anyone exchange more than two sentences with you and not know it?

Probably like when Lance Bass came out and all of America said "Anything else?" No offense to Mr. Bass, even though I don't like boy-bands. On the one hand, that had to be a HUGE relief, but on the other, one hopes for at least one asshole with a pitchfork, right? I've got issues, from being liberal hear in the eighties. I'm like a Woody Allen character trolling for anti-Semites.

Oh, Ginger, much bet-better~ma for you!

Ginger I hope you feel better soon.

I'm very tired. moving in august even with movers sucks.

However my new place rocks and I have pictures -- [link]

I have nice neighbors I think. Hipster vegan neighbors and Mac using neighbors I think they are all the same I'm not sure. The quadrplex next door is owned by the same guy so I think (but I'm not sure) that tenants in both places use either parking area. But I don't know I have to figure it out.

I also have non hipster vegan neighbors. I say hipster I don'tknow but the two chicks I've seen have the bob and the dark glasses and the Mac.

And cars have vegan bumperstickers.

Love the new place, askye! Also, sorry we didn't get to have a mini F2F when I was in your area last month. I ended up helping grad school friends with projects and it took the whole time I was there.

Maybe next time??? I should be in town a couple times this year to try to see a show.

Yea for nice neighbors!

nice, askye.

Yesterday we started removing the glued down carpet in the dinning room kitchen area. gross, and very hard work. Today I've spent most of my time organizing and moving stuff-- so we can pull off more carpet. I'm already tired enough for a week

Oh, askye! It looks fabulous!

There's a Dilbert about hiring an intern to wander around waving his arms to keep the lights on.

"Another journalism major enters the workforce."

(Panel 1: Pointy-haired boss tells Dilbert and his short buddy that, to save money, they've installed motion-detector lights.

Panel 2: Pointy-haired boss says that the problem is, they keep going off, so they brought in an intern to flap his arms at intervals to keep the lights on. [Intern is seen in the background, flapping.]

Panel 3: Dilbert looks at short buddy and says, "Another journalism major enters the workforce." [Intern is still flapping in the background, this time with teeth gritted and an angry look on his face.])

I've had that comic strip on my computer monitor for about 10 years, possibly longer.

What, doesn't everyone agree with me all the time? Isn't that a law or something?

Only in your head, sweetie.

I suspect not even there.

See, now, that was scarily perceptive of Joe. Really.

Oh, goodness! Have you guys seen this? [link]