I'm not living in my house at the moment, dearest Hecubus.

What about stealing batteries from somebody else then?

Stealing is okay in this instance, I'm pretty sure.

ijs, the momentous Dana-foregoes-long-hair haircut lead to the prettiest Dana pictures ever.

Oatmeal bath, Jesse? FTR, anytime I do get a bit more sun than I should, it gets a little rashy. Not benadryl worthy, but that's only for a slight tan. I moisturize like hell and get grumbly.

Frustrates me because I do look better with a wee bit of color. However, I'm being careful because I already have enough sun damage on my face, and 17 years at 4K ft at southerly latitudes shows. I did not inherit enough of my father's dark-swede-tanning-not-wrinkling skin (at least not on my upper half. Arms and legs do ok.) I got more of mom's freckly sun-averse irish mutt skin. Josh got Dad's.

Well, yeah, and you have to find a place to evacuate to, food supplies etc for while you are there, and then once you've laid out all that money and time, it's just a ton of rain and some wind. There ain't no FEMA check for that.

Word.

What about stealing batteries from somebody else then?

Stealing is okay in this instance, I'm pretty sure.

ijs, the momentous Dana-foregoes-long-hair haircut lead to the prettiest Dana pictures ever.

Quick. Someone talk about cats.

I'm suspicious. There better not be a multi-state battery shortage that mysteriously prevents picture taking until someone's hair "grows back."

Quick. Someone talk about cats.

Persians suck! Shorthairs rule!

I'm suspicious. There better not be a multi-state battery shortage that mysteriously prevents picture taking until someone's hair "grows back."

Mmmmhmmmm.

Oatmeal bath, Jesse? FTR, anytime I do get a bit more sun than I should, it gets a little rashy. Not benadryl worthy, but that's only for a slight tan. I moisturize like hell and get grumbly.

I'm mostly annoyed due to vanity -- it's not that itchy, but it's really ugly! Oh well.

My minion is going to have a surprise when she gets in tomorrow -- I just forwarded her a ton of emails from my backlog for her to deal with! It's no rush for her, but it went so much faster from this computer.

Pictures will explode after a limited time.

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So, I could use some advice from those of you who know a bit about plants...

I'm looking for a houseplant to help oxygenate my really stuffy art studio. Here's what I'm looking for;

• Low maintenance.
• Doesn't grow too much. Not more than 2 feet tall is good.
• Low to zero scent.
• Doesn't attract spiders.
• Doesn't require much light, because it really ain't going to get it.

This is probably a tall order, but don't ask, don't get, right?

Some big ol' fern?

This picture (ONE blurry picture, which required great pains) will also self-destruct soon:

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