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You guys have to see these piggies and their reaction to sound!

I quit being a liberal because I didn’t believe that [...] capitalism was a system that worked

I was confused by that actually, and then I realized he just didn't mean what he said!

I'm hoping that this weekend, I can stop staring at my dog for 18 hours a day. He's healing nicely but the stitches, they itch. Plus, he's the fastest paw in the West, pardner.

Being sequestered all week like this has been rough. No grocery...good thing I had stuff squirreled away...no anything but quick walks.

Today, I dropped him off with excellent friends who watched him while I had a doggy lama appointment. It went well, but I feel bad about imposing on folks that way.

If all goes well, I'll go to a matinee of Trek on Sunday.

Can't decide whether to leave the cone on while I'm gone or not.

Congratulations to Hec and JZ for five wonderful years + a Matilda!

And yay! for no cancer, Aimee.

Kat, I'm glad your father's procedure is over and went fine. But yeesh. I'm sorry your family has been through the ringer lately. How is your sister doing?

I have to go pick up my son. I'm hoping all the graduates have gone off to celebrate.

Past five years?

• Lost a longtime much admired friend to suicide
• Went into treatment for anxiety as a result; discovered better living through chemistry
• Wrote a fanfic novel
• Lost some friends, made some more, got back into regular contact with some old ones
• Mom sold my childhood home (cleaning it out so her kids didn't have to) and moved to a truly wonderful 'independent living community'
• Watched a once-great workplace circle the drain
• Got laid off
• Went back to school, had a wonderful time, learned a whole lot of amazing stuff
• Been unemployed for over two years now, still looking for a job.

Aside from the suicide and the current job hunting, I'm not regretting much of it.

three and half hours and twenty dollars later, I have the cure!

. . .

Liquids and rest.

Bite me, Mr Doctor Man. You coulda told me that shit on the phone.

Now to go yell at my mother. But maybe a nap first.

Jesse, Passive Aggressive Notes had a great note about why NOT to friend your parents on facebook. It made me think of you and laugh!

Should I be good and eat leftover rice and peppers tonight with grilled or baked salmon, or should I go get a Mediterranean veggie flatbread from Tropical Smoothie?

Timelies all!

Happy Anniversary Hec and JZ!

In the last five years:

Got married

Went to Italy

Bought a house(with my husband)

Went to Scotland

G got a new job and is much happier for it

Lost a cat to kidney failure

Adopted two kittens

Five years

Moved into a house of our own, even if rented
Got a roommate, got rid of the roommate, had a lovely year of solitude, now have two roommates, relatives of the first one
Said good-bye to my old cat
Said hello to my new cat
Finally got the government to agree that Hubby is too dinged to work
Discovered that a lot of those government programs out there do work
Lost my writing
Have managed to scrabble stuff together for real publication
Was lost by a friend who was decluttering her life
Said good-bye to my mother after the fact
Rediscovered my blood sisters and the land of my birth

So, the police just left. Mac called 911 and was screaming so they sent 2 officers. He barricaded himself in his room and since they are police officers and not counselors or social workers all they saw was a kid acting "not normal". They wanted to take him to a hospital for evaluation, but I told them I would call our therapist and ask her if I needed to take him in.