ABC is all same sex kissy kissy, relatively speaking. Not that kissy kissy should be relative. I have no idea how far Brothers & Sisters goes, but I heard rumours that Grey's might be getting steamier in the lesbian arena this season.

I'm trying to remember what network Colin's gay sex scene was on. For some reason I'd thought it was the low numbers, but it totally escapes me now. It was too long ago for that, practically speaking. Nothing Joss did with Willow would have been of note if Colin's car sex had been...wait, no...that was an actual movie. Never mind. The TV gay sex was just afterglow.

My mind fills in the dots.

I think I am leaving work early. I am having back spasms and am seriously cranky.

I say go home, msbelle. I totally would if I could. I'm exhausted and freezing. I'm wearing my coat inside and have been for several hours. And? Still effing cold.

I finally got out of bed about an hour ago. Between neck pain and general teh sick, I'm glad to be home today.

I also caught up on Glee. I'm glad there was some forward motion almost resolution on the Terri/Will thing as well as some movement on the irksome baby plot line. Waiting till April seems like a big long wait, but whatev.

My week long migraine is making me wish I was at home. The nausea isn't making the hunger go away, and fail vice versa. But leaving early is pointless, even though I have time banked. I need to perform an exchange of goods with my sister at the airport this afternoon/evening, and I'm likely to want to leave early tomorrow even more badly. t /whine

Okay, someone help me out here: is there any downside to an Employee Stock Purchase Plan? You get company stock at a 15% discount of the lower of the closing market price of the first and last day of the six-month period. So if the stock has gone down and you sell on that last day, you make 15% regardless, right? And if it's gone up, you're going to make a lot more. It seems like a win-win. What am I not considering? Taxes? Taxes are screwy and confusing with stocks.

P-C, I strongly recommend a book called Consider Your Options. It's awesome at explaining everything you need to know, including the all-important tax questions. And in general, yes, the ESPP program is a great thing.

I think I'm about to put my coat on while sitting at my desk.

Also, I have to go get my car battery checked when I leave work, because it was sluggish starting this morning.

I hate winter SO MUCH.

"We may be surrounded by many more murderous plants than we think"

For instance, the cross-leaved heath (Erica tetralix) is not typically considered a carnivorous plant, but this pink flower possesses sticky, adhesive glands and dwells in poor soils. Also, while carnivorous seeds might be a strange concept, those of the shepherd’s purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris) possesses a sticky layer with chemicals that can attract, kill and digest victims.

"Although a man-eating tree is fictional, many commonly grown plants may turn out to be cryptic carnivores, at least by absorbing through their roots the breakdown products of the animals that they ensnare," Chase said.

Thanks, java!! That books looks great, as I also don't really know how to best manage my other stock options and restricted stock and whatnot. And Amazon had a used copy available for $3.99, so I just bought it.

(Although just this morning, I was looking at the personal finance books I bought a few years ago on Kristin's recommendation and noted how I barely ever use them. Heh. I need to figure things out.)

Oh, I see there are newer versions of the book, but none for four dollars that will be here on Monday. Ah well.

Don't let Sci Fi see that. There will be a movie of the week in a second. I see . . .a botany lab next to a radiation lab. there's an accident and the wall between them is somehow knocked down. The carnivorous plants get blasted with radiation and VENUS MANTRAP is born!!!!!