Timelies!

Barb, I'm sorry about the stupidity of your former publishers. If you want to think about small press, email me. Maybe we can do something.

Sorry about Tom's sucktastic layoff. I hope it leads to something cool.

Love the beautiful babies, haircuts, and awesome student news for Erin.

I'm sorry. That was not even befitting the name meara. I've been a wimp. I seem to be in a flare-up. I can't quite walk across a room without holding on to a wall. Mostly today Aidan has had my computer watching Thomas the Tank Engine reruns while I curled up in the recliner and napped. I did finally update Erika's website with content she sent me in May and June (sorry Erika).

No, it's funny. Do not change a thing.

Aw shit, he's on a boat, and probably will skim right past.

:: must acquire further proof that I can, on occasion, be funny ::

ok. I'm drafting. Really. I swear. not here.

We love you anyway, Omnis.

Went to trivia.

Did really well. But not well enough. Came in third. No money, no beer.

Then had long convo with Girl. Officially broke up. Boo. She's all kinds of messed up. Got to yell at her some (not raised voice, just "Dude, you can say "I'm not good at this", but (a) you are a fucking THERAPIST, and (b) you are 35 years old. That excuse has run thin. Get over it and be a fucking adult. Sorry. That doesn't fly anymore"), but it didn't make me feel all that much better. A little. But not much. But mostly it was just a sorta chill and sad conversation. Sigh. Boo.

And I kept seeing the synchronized diving over my shoulder on in the bar during trivia and thinking "Man, how come this wasn't on when I was watching Olympics during the daytime?!?!"

{{{Barb}}} I am so sorry.

Kristin, enjoy the rest of the week at sea. Sorry for stupid corporate garbage.

ChiKat, hair looks great!

Now I must get ready for day 2 of the school. I think I get to work in the theatre all day. They didn't give me my classroom back and put a new math teacher in there. Argh. The room backs up to the black box. I already told her that it gets loud sometimes. She thinks she can handle it.

(((Deena))) I'm so sorry you're having a flare up. Feel better.

I'm feeling almost normal this morning. I still don't trust myself to drive, but I think I will be ok by tomorrow.

Went to trivia.

I've been meaning to ask, how do they handle calling on people at bar trivia nights? Since you can't buzz in, do they just look for the first people to shoot up their hands or is there some other protocol?

You never went to a bar trivia, David?

Usually, the teams write their answers on a piece of paper, which are handed in after each question, and they keep a tally of how many questions each team got correct.

It varies from bar to bar, though. Some bars actually do have buzzers: [link]

MM & Empress, did I miss the result of the new carness?

Still waiting for more news. We do not qualify for Brand New Car (tm - price is right), but we can do a ceritifed pre-owned or whatever. I also got a new price on fixing Violet, so we're trying to decide what to do. Either way, I leave for Minneapolis tonight, so it'll have have to wait til I get back anyway.

ah ... sorry for the layoff Tom; but there's bound to be another, possibly better, job just waiting for you.

Sorry for the publishing screw-up, Barb. I like Deena's suggestion. Alternatively - unless the publisher IS messing with your head and/or has evil intentions - maybe send in one of the earlier versions, before the editors got hold of it?

ChiKat - LOVE the hair!

In mememe news, I went out to dinner with a friend last night (it's Restaurant Week) and had a lovely dinner with the BEST tiramisu I've ever had. I have a mild food hangover ... but it was worth it!