Oh, {{{{vw}}}}, hon.

The first taper went SO well, I thought it was gonna be a breeze. But, apparently not.

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And of course, this is the night that Aaron decided to stay home and play video games (which means he's completely preoccupied and unavailable).

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My folks were out of town and I stayed with some British expat friends of theirs for a week or so when I was a kid. I was pretty scared what was going to happen when I was in bed one day and I heard one say to the other he was going to come knock me up. Also I couldn't understand why they kept trying to give me biscuits and I was so sad when I found out the truth.

Is banging and shagging the same thing in the UK 'cause we say banging here too. Fanny means something completely different though which is why my Brit friend laughed so much harder than everyone else in the audience when the little girl in Billy Elliott offered to show him hers.

Now Fay needs to tell us about knocking someone up.

And the day she scolded her students for not bringing rubbers to class.

vw, my doctor once said he never takes someone off ADs in the winter; maybe this is similar, since we're sliding towards fall now. I know sedatives are not ADs, but I just wonder if there's something there.

Well, this sedative has a known AD quality, and is actually going to be approved by the FDA for use with depression probably early next year. So...

It could be partly that. I know this is the last taper he's going to do this year for that very reason.

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Kristin, you are amazing! Keep up the fantastic work!

Trudy Booth, thanks.

I really wish they'd build an actual auditorium so we don't have to perform in a gym with no stage or backstage. Boy, an auditorium would be so helpful.

ChiKat, this is so me. Except I have a choice between the "Cafe-a-gym-a-barn-a- hell-a-torium" my school seems to think is amazing and my "industrial arts room turned black box theatre" that they also force me to teach all my classes in since they took my classroom from me last year (yeah, I'm still a bitter about that).

The school is supposed to be renovating the entire campus. One of the first things cut was the theatre/auditorium. They felt the $5-10 million extra wasn't worth the cost, instead they are going to 'renovate' the Cafetorium and make it totally usable. The place has the worst acoustics imaginable, the stage is tile over concrete and the only way to adjust or service lighting is to get a lift and have a janitor to do the work (liability won't cover anyone else).

Oh, how I have grown to loath that school.

(((((vw))))) I'm sorry. I hope you're feeling better soon.