Here is a vid of a parrot skritching a cat: [link]

That totally made me go, awww.

a full time position open up that I could grab

Andi, sweetie, I meant reassigning the trouble-maker. Not you! Let her go get bit by that resident. It would probably make her very happy with her drama-seeking ways.

Your house gets peace, she gets war stories...everybody wins!

My poor Bitches. What a year it's been for all of us. I'm very glad today marks the end of 2008. I will not say more until it's offiially over because this year has made me paranoid and superstitious.

Anyway. We didn't go to bed until far too late (I think it was 3:30 at least) and I basically have just tossed and turned for the past five hours. I dozed a bit on and off, but no real sleep. I see a nap in my future. I despise sleepless nights. It's funny how much we take our basic needs for granted sometimes, isn't it? Everything is so much harder when you haven't slept.

My mom and Gram have been in Passdena the past couple of days but are leaving this morning to drive to Tucson to visit with my aunt and uncle. Please wish them safe travel-ma. I'm worried about such a long drive on NYE, though they should be there long before the crazies come out.

I don't wanna put on outside clothes even if it is just shorts and t-shirt. DH had to run to one of our customer offices this morning for a crisis and decided not to change out of his fishing shirt and shorts.

Since I woke up to unexpected snow (not "unexpected" for Dec. 31; "unexpected" in that it was forecast to be butt-cold, though not snowy), I am shaking my (cold) fist at Laura and B. in their shorts.

Sox, great news!!!

I dozed a bit on and off, but no real sleep. I see a nap in my future. I despise sleepless nights. It's funny how much we take our basic needs for granted sometimes, isn't it?

I hate sleeping poorly (or not at all) on days off, when I can sleep later than usual. HATE. And especially on a day when you have plans for that night, and want to be actually awake and full of energy. Poor Pix.

I just hope I can go home today - with the good drugs.

I hope you start your new year at home, too, GC.

I'm at work today, but I'm hoping they'll let us out early. As it is, work's going further into a diminishing returns spiral with every minute I sit here.

Less than half an hour of work and I'm off until the 5th!!! Woot!!!

Meanwhile, I also slept like crap last night. I think that was mainly due to my shoulder. I'm not sure how I hurt it, but damn, it hurts to move it.

I hope they let you go home SOON, GC. The drugs are good too. But home, sometimes the best drug of all.

I had a bad night, but am feeling much better today.

We've changed our NYE gathering to a NYD gathering because we are going to be slammed with snow all day. The up side of this is I can just rest a little this morning. My back has decided it absolutely hates me today.