At work and snuffly today, so I totally needed that LOLcat.

Took yesterday off to do things with Mom, but the poor thing caught that flu going around, so I spent the day making sure she was taken care of. We got her comfy in the big recliner with a cushy down throw and a cat on her lap in front of the TV. It was nice to be able to bring her water and medicine and talk to her when she was awake. She lives alone and doesn't get a lot of pampering. Jason made delicious toast for dinner and she kept that down overnight, so I think she's on the road to recovery.

I'm home procedure went well. Groggy and numb right now.

Naps are good at this time, sj.

I do love me a nice mohawk'ed cutie.

But then we notice: There are no tattoos. He's too little. Throw him back.

SNORK. And so very true.

Yup, naps and Buffy.

Glad it went well, sj. Since I got here late I'll offer quick recovery~ma.

Loved the Bound typeface and have forwarded it to D. The lolcat, too - he had a lolcat as one of his profile pics on OKC.

Speaking of D, we had our first minor disagreement last night, which actually came as a relief after the crazy non-stop OMG YOU TOO?!?!? But even better, he genuinely wanted to hear about my opinion and conceded that I had some excellent points and that he was probably overgeneralizing. Dear lord, calm and rational discourse on a sensitive topic? Will wonders never cease? On the funny/slightly freaky side, his sister has the same first name I do... and so does his ex-wife. Even the same spelling. Quite the coincidence, especially considering my OKC username does not involve my real first name so he couldn't have known.

I do love me a nice mohawk'ed cutie.

La la la Madison f2f la la la...

Sigh. Have just been informed my possible MrsRobinson-esque booty call from Boston is not, in fact, coming in to town this weekend. Sad. Not that I'd ever met the child, but the FB profile picture was cute, and since SHE was the one who told my friend *I* was hot, I was all about that. :) Ah well.

so you would be Mrs. Robinson? I've always kind of wanted to do that, but between my resemblance to a shambling teen and my general interest in people older than me, it's not looking likely. But I think anyone who got to be your Ms. braddock is lucky, Meara.

Only getting to read the board over lunch means I'm always a day behind the discussion, but I'll throw this out there anyway.

NoiseDesign wrote very thoughtfully yesterday about the anti-doctor kerfuffle, if you will, on the board. I’d like to appropriate his words (with apologies and my edits as noted in italics) to express something that has bothered me about the Buffista community. I thank NoiseDesign for his eloquence and I mean this sincerely:

...I feel like if I came in here after a long flight cross country next to a Republicanin a tiny plane seat and said "What the hell, Republicans shouldn't be allowed to get on a plane!" I'd be chased off the board. Now, just to be clear, I would NOT say that; political neutrality on planes is an issue with the airline industry, not with the people that ride on the planes. However, I stated it this way to bring it full circle. If I painted all Republicans with the same brush due to my disagreements with particular policies or elected officials, I feel like I'd be called on it. Same thing if I did it towards teachers. Years ago I WAS called on it when I did it towards religion.

The trick is, Republican bashing seems to be a safe thing to do on this board and it really does bother me. This isn't isolated, it's come up many times over the years. For some reason it is acceptable to bash on Republican officials and Republican citizens. I've never liked this.

Also, I'm Republican. According to most polls I'm actually conservative...

[Assorted unnamed Buffistas] , I know that you didn't intend to hurt, and please believe me when I say that I am so sorry for the experiences your life has brought you that taught you that it’s okay to treat Republicans that way. I wish I could make it better. Also know that we are fine. My reaction was not isolated to any one statement, but was a reaction to something that I feel is somewhat part of board culture, and it has bothered me for years. I try to be quiet about it most of the time, but sometimes it just hurts.

I don't expect people to never rant about politics, but I would like people to take just a moment and consider what they are typing before they type it. Think about the fact that you just might be catching some very good people in a very broad net of negativity.

I hope Vice President Cheney recovers fully and quickly and I thank him for the role he played in keeping us safe between 9/11/01 and 1/20/10. Running to take cover now.

This must feel like an AU for you, oftentimes.