The New York Times has an article about Sephora, but I don't know how happy Sephora-istas will be about it.

Shrug. Totally typical Cintra Wilson (and I say that as someone with a fair amount of affection for her). That's how she writes about everything. And, as someone who rather loves Sephora (even if I can never afford it), her take on it is not exactly unjustified.

I've been looking at the temperatures and weather in Vermont thinking...and I want to move up there? (but I do when I can, my sweetie is up there).

I have a weather thingy in my menu bar, and, while it always shows Cincinnati's weather (temperature, with a little graphic next to it -- sun, rain, icicle), it has a pull-down menu where you can set up other cities.

This is related to Vermont, because I have Montpelier in there, because I just like to know how cold my bro and SiL are. Right now the temp in Cincy is 28.

Montpelier, VT? -2. t does the taunty big-sister dance of at-least-we're-above-zero-for-now

t edit But I meant to say, askye, they love it (obviously, or else they wouldn't have stayed for almost 8 years now). Yeah, it's fucking freezing for longer than many parts of the country, but it's also really beautiful there, and it's so laid-back and mellow and uber-liberal and healthy and shit.

Plus, I know of at least one good brewpub....

Well Montpelier is farther north than where SLNRLBF is, he's closer to Burlington. Although it's still cold there. But yeah it sounds nice and I cant' wait to get up there and see the beauty and check out the beer.

Timelies, all. Thanks for the ~ma, upthread. My dad's still in the hospital, but they've found a gram positive cocci bacteria to nuke the hell out of with antibiotics, so we're hoping for some improvement, soon. I spent Tuesday and today shuttling between Dad's apartment and the hospital, but I'm home now. [Snuggles her home with the love of an introvert with a really comfy couch] And tomorrow I get to pick up Liefur. Yay!

Calli, that sounds like real progress.

As for me, I have found true relief: a hot toddy.

The honey and the whiskey may mess up my "avoiding refined carbs" idea, but this IS medicinal.

Of course it's medicinal!

A couple of years ago my mom's Nurse Practitioner recommended hot toddies when she was sick.

If I shop for Sephora, I do it online. I will not go back to the Sephora shop near me because of the rude way I was treated when I first went in.

In the end, I've transfered my agita to things that really deserve it, like man's inhumanity to man, and let my militant resistance to religious/spiritual terms mellow. It all seems relatively the same to me...similar flavor, different label...and what brings comfort, I support. What rejects peace, I resist.

Thanks for sharing bonny.

I'm tired of this notcold that seems to be a cold.

{{{beth}}} Feel better.

I don't think my earlier post posted. I went to the chiropractor today for the first time. It went well, and I think I will continue to go back, although not next week because I am getting my wisdom teeth out next week (whimper). I even had a few glorious hours with no pain at all, which was actually kind of weird.

Feel better, beth. You too, sj.