I am going to Egypt and Ethiopia in December to celebrate my 40th birthday.

Ooh, that sounds really neat! And I for one am always glad to hear you talk about SYTYCD!!

I am much the same as last year. I own a house now. Which is freaky. And have a roommate, which isn't bad. And read on my phone a lot these days, which makes posting harder. I'm still never home, but that sometimes means I get to see more buffistas!

KAT!!! email me about Ethiopia!

I hadn't checked here in a while - HELLLOOO lurkers and less-frequent posters. WELCOME and WELCOME BACK.

Hee. I went to find my post from last year, and of course, it was right under the wire, too.

Liese S. "Delurking 1: Because we don't always check our e-mail." Oct 30, 2009 2:46:02 pm PDT

Apparently in addition to my other traits, I am also a procrastinator. Hi! I don't really have all that much to update this year. We just finished up year nine of our non-profit, and I still feel unbelievably fortunate to be able to live in this house and do this work with this partner. Of course I am feeling that somewhat less right at this particular moment because it also means I have to do this paperwork. But on the whole, life is very good.

Did all you movers update your spot on the buffista map? Not that you have to! Privacy is fine! But if you want to, update!

Hi, meara! I love hearing what y'all have to say about SYTYCD. Did you see Mark from Hawai'i on DwtS this week? So, so pretty.

Hi, msbelle! You're so much closer now. I might have to go to TX for work sometime soon. I will definitely email you about my trip. I'm going the week after Christmas. I'm ridiculously excited about it.

YAY visit!

Hello again my beloved Buffistas. How nice it is to read all your pixels again this year. So happy for the manageable little Delurking thread. How I wish I remembered where the knitters are posting, I could ask them about EZ Sox for beginners. Or I might find what’s the what with the working on a cruise ship life, because I have fantasies about running away to sea.

Most of my vital statistics remain the same from last year. I never post anywhere, avoid Facebook and seem to be very much averse to all sorts of modern technology. I do make an exception for my Kindle; the LED reading light that’s part of the cover is made to please me.

Still saving the world, one kitty at a time.

Currently my sister’s cat Pancake is living in a cage in our guest bedroom because a) she broke her left front foreleg and b) she freaked right the frick out over having an e-collar, a splint, a bellyful of meds and/or being caged, take your pick. I think she actually had a psychotic episode because she ripped all the nails off her hind feet fighting the splint and cage. In desperation we removed the splint and brought her over here for some quiet time to rest and heal and hope for the best. Happily two weeks have gone by without trauma, so it seems to be working! Hooray! It’s my job to keep her confined because walking around or, heaven forfend, jumping off something, would not be very good for the unsplinted broken leg.

Sadly my life is all woe and trauma concerning the elderly in-laws. They have problems ranging from dementia, denial and the domestic violence I’ve just discovered. My little feewings awe all hurty because they want no “people in the house” for Thanksgiving. Turns out I am responsible for cooking it and arranging delivery because I must never be there while the Recluse is in residence… and they seem to think that saying Don’t Take It Personally means everything is automatically all right.

Other than that I’m mostly well and fairly happy. I have sadness because my cat Squeak, guardian angel and Reservoir of Comfort, is growing old. He used to be a Totoro-caliber fat and happy “bus cat,” and now he’s getting skinny and I remember why I called him Legs back in the days of his golden youth.

Minearverse is the default crafts thread.

Kat P! Lovely to see you here. Miss your conversation.

Katie Bee! I'm sorry to hear about Squeak, but I'm ever so glad to hear from you. As far as the aged inlaws go? Is there a Boston Market-alike in the area? I would not cook what I wasn't welcome to share. If they have a cc, bill it to them and call delivery. You and your sweet DH? Have a lovely meal on your own.

Beverly, thanks for the recommendation. I googled Orly's It's Not Rocket Science...my, that's a very daring polish. Well, daring for me. However, I did plan on being near an Ulta next week and my nails are for once not disreputable, so the stars may be aligned for green nails.

Msbelle, do you still want items for your church auction? There are a couple of leftovers from a gift shop I ran; if you think someone would bid on them, I'd be happy to send them along.

davers, Sure! email me the details.