I am home now. I stayed far too long at the party. It was nice to be social. I managed to not flirt well with any of the women I find attractive, and have nice conversations with women I have no attraction to. Life is not fair.

So, it being 4:30, my body is teaching me the difference between exhaustion and tired. My body is exhausted, but my brain is not tired. Ah. Insomnia. Stargate Atlantis it is.

All y'all's talk of Roscoes and stuff has me hungry. But, not heading out in the rain for greasy food.

Yep. I ate plenty of meals at that Popeye's while in Grad school. Wendy's and the Loop, too.

We have a Loop right up the street from us. Also, a Crispers, which is surprisingly good for what it is. They have a SW grilled chicken salad with corn and black beans and tortilla strips that is seriously NOM. Esp. with the jalapeño ranch dressing.

I really shouldn't be lusting after salad at 6:54 in the morning.

Damn your hides! Now I want fried chicken. Fortunately I have pulled pork packed for lunch.

Sigh. There's a guardianship hearing for Tom's mum in Scotland the first week of November and i am trying to figure out if we can afford for me to go or not. I am sort of leaning toward yes, because he'd have to spend the same $$ on hotel and rental car with or without me and I found a fare for under $800 (total, inc. taxes) on Aer Lingus. I don't like the thought of him dealing with this alone. I think it would come to an extra $1000 if I went, all told. Is $1K worth it for my presence there? I don't know. There are so many question marks about this what with Tom being out of work and all.

I am refraining from discussing this with him till after he gets back from a job interview he has at noon. Apparently, this interview will put him "through the wringer" according to the recruiter who arranged it. It would be great if he got through it and felt good about it, regardless of the outcome. So if anyone thinks of it, job~ma for Tom at noon EST would be most appreciated.

::sends ~ma Tom's way::

{{Nora}}

Nora, I wrote a long post that the board ate, and I've got to run to a meeting, so I'm boiling this down to a sound bite:

If you think you have a choice, I think you should take care of Tom, not the pocketbook (based on my shallow knowledge of your money management, I don't think 1K is going to make/break the bank).

Job and mom~ma for Tom and you, Nora.

I just had fortified hot cocoa (a concoction that contains coconut oil, dark chocolate, vanilla and potassium) and a Zestar apple dipped in peanut butter for breakfast.

If you think you have a choice, I think you should take care of Tom, not the pocketbook

yeah, I'm leaning this way as well. We just paid of the credit card with Tom's severance, so we have some flexibility there at least.

Fried chicken is my default food craving. I may crave other foods at other times but I'm ALWAYS craving fried chicken.

Fay, those recipes look woooonderful. Thanks.

Now that I'm off the sugar I'm getting of the rest of the cheap white carbs. I'm down to one a day. I will miss my roll with butter for breakfast.

SO I had my first PoliSci class today (7:30am - ugh) and it's taught by a former Congresswoman. Lynn Rivers (D) of the Michigan 13th. Total rock.

Well fuckity. I've told y'all about my old assistant, L and her cancer woes (and it is back - she is going to try a different treatment for her third attempt at kicking this). Now J, the gal who took my old job, is off to the oncologist cause they are concerned about something in her blood. They have run a ton of tests and today she is meeting with the doc to see if they have a diagnosis. Some health~ma her way would be appreciated.

This sucks elephant balls.