"Hate to play that dead grandfather card." I looked at her, snapped my fingers and said, "Gee. I'm two years too late to play. Darn it!"

Eff you, stupid bint.

I have a student who was in a similar situation. basically, her grandfather died the first semester. She lost her scholarship at the end of the year. One of the reasons that we reconsider is a major loss in the family. Basically, she was saying that it didn't affect her that much, but if she said it did, could she get her scholarship back? @@

I get being far away when a grandparent is seriously ill. It was hell not being near my grandfather while he was sick. And she probably should get some sort of allowances so she can attend her family, but with this chick being all flip about it like that ... and her tone wasn't like a gallows humor-trying-to-get-through-this tone, it was "ha ha - played dead gandfather card". And it bugged.

For future coffee roasters, here's where my friend orders green beans: Coffee Is My Drug of Choice

Last week I gave away a copy of Allyson's book to a local Buffy fan I met at the comic book store. This week, she left a DVD she burned of the unaired pilot to thank me.

How cool is that?

I use Off Family for the kids if they're going to be out in our back yard--I worry about tick issues (which seem to be a problem up here). It has a lower level of DEET. I keep it off their hands and away from their face (just basically spray their backs and legs). I tend to freak about ticks and lyme disease.

So basically Buckaroo Bonzai.

As role models go, you could do a LOT worse.

Fuck. This headache just turned migrainey and now I have nausea on top of the pain. And it's WAY too hot in this office.

ok, I did a timesheet transfer from electronic to paper and typed up meeting minutes that are late. I can leave, right?

Yes, msbelle. Run!

Grr, I got a call and have to do a thing.

why don't these people know I have summer planning to do instead.