Thanks for the ~ma y'all. Unfortunately, the leg never really settled down and I had a really bad night. Which is making me exceedingly bad-tempered. Lewis has the day off and he's still trying to sleep, poor guy, and I just nearly ripped my children's heads off for being louder than I can tolerate right now.

Probably a good thing I voted early. Standing in line with McCain supporters would have tried my patience mightily.

I woke up in the middle of the night and couldn't sleep, so I got up and ate leftover Halloween-sized Snickers.

Now I feel like I'm going to barf and/or my entire lower GI tract is going to rebel against me and flee to Tahiti. Without me.

And I'm thinking a disembodied lower GI tract floating around would not be as cool-looking as the Dr. Manhattan nervous system from Watchmen.

(And while I was Googling for an image of Dr. Manhattan's disembodied nervous system, I found this [which is not Dr. Manhattan's nervous system, but still Watchmen-related]: [link] LOVE!)

well, I'm in line in DC. DC is overwhelmingly democratic, so I don't think I'll have that problem.

The line was a block and a half long, it's now 2 blocks!

And the morning continues to go rapidly downhill. I just berated the living hell out of Nate for seemingly intentionally trying my patience on a day I warned him I didn't have much. I was so enraged I came home and swept all of the Bionicle and Lego toys that I keep telling him and Abby they need to PUT AWAY after they're done with them, into the trash.

I've since fetched them out, but damn, it was tempting...

I'm hovering uncomfortably close to becoming my mother today.

Oh, ugh, Barb. That edge is a horrible place to be. Vibing you all the equanimity and inner quiet I've got to spare (which, granted, is not much, but you're welcome to it).

{{{Barb}}} I feel your pain, Sistah! Owen has shredded my one last remaining nerve this morning. It doesn't help that he and Liv are still not up to DST and woke me up at 5:30 a.m.

Coffee doesn't seem to be the salve for my soul that it normally is.

Teppy, I hope your GI tract is calming down and not floating in the aether (or Tahiti bound without you).

on edit--JZ, did you see my link for you and Hec in Natter yesterday? I found some cool Yo Gabba Gabba downloads at nickjr.com and thought Matilda might like.

but still Watchmen-related

Hee. My kids did away with the leftover candy so no candy breakfast for me.

Oh dear, Barb. I do hope the day improves rapidly and that some peace and comfort happens soon.

Cash, yes, and thanks! Our printer isn't working, though, and we can't find the software to reinstall. But mask-making will definitely occur at some point soon, oh yes.

Goodness. Much and varied ~ma to all those who need it.

And Barb, the whole fishing the toys out of the trash part shows that you're a better person than I.

I'm off work today, and scheduled to help get out the vote later on. The umbrellas that seem to gravitate toward my car should come in handy, as we're expecting rain on and off all day. (I'm pretty sure my pens find a hidden pocket of space-time and combine into umbrellas, transformer style, when they reach critical mass.)

{{Barb}}

We headed out to vote at 7, and were finished by 7:50. It was pretty cool. Much good-voting-experience~ma to everyone.