I am being cheered by Ellen and some Hot Tamales. How is Ellen so adorable?

I call them toasted cheese sandwiches if I make them in the toaster oven (or if they are toasted bread with non-melty cheese) and grilled cheese if I make them in a frying pan. Need different names because I will crave each at different times.

Now I want grilled cheese, hot tamales, and peppermint joe joes. Sadly, I have none in the house.

How is Ellen so adorable?

She is! I watched over the summer when I was working at home. I am thoroughly smitten. I should work from home more.

My living room is now in the actual living room! Joe moved the sofa up here while I was at work today! We've been talking about doing it for awhile and today was the day! Pics after I stop futzing with it.

Hello everybody, howzit going today?

Katerina!!

I've just gotten back from taking my senior cat to the vet because he caught the sniffles from the young and adventurous cat who accidentally got locked out of the house overnight. The powers that be have announced that the H1N1 swine flu virus is transmissible from humans to felines.

She anticipates having to explain that no, people will not catch flu from the cats. So, just a heads up in case... don't sneeze on the kitty, no, not even a little bit.

Katerina Bee, I hope your feline brigade recover quickly.

GC, I don't even know what to say about your OB snafu. I wish many painful boils on the people who work at that office. And may the boils then get removed with rusty, flesh-eating bacteria infested chainsaws.

Say, if anyone has a spare foot for the kicking of ass available? Or maybe a burning need to write erudite angry letters?

I've got a great target in mind.

I've got a next door neighbor who hates me & DH. He likes to call management here at our MH park and complain about things we've got in the yard. He's been seen walking up my driveway, taking pictures of my gardening stuff. He parks his truck in the street in front of my house, peering into the yard, looking for fresh fodder for his bilious complaints.

Now Management has decreed that I am hereby forbidden to hang my laundry anywhere outside my home. I've been Saving Money with my solar dryer for two years now, and I have to stop because I live next door to a craxy person. It seems unfair, especially since I'm the target of harassment here. However, I reckon Management thinks that keeping me in line will make this problem go away. I'm probably easier to deal with than the guy who is mean enough to grab a walker away from a little old lady during an argument.

I don't know how I keep attracting the ire of people like this. I am not a troublemaker, I'm afraid of punishment.

I've had two horrible incidents since I've been a regular here, where I have had to sit politely and listen while someone powerful tells me how much they dislike me and my annoying personality. And this after much polite good behavior. That was not always easy to achieve in trying circumstances...

I wouldn't mind so much if I deserved some payback. If I'd been throwing things and screaming at people, stealing and hitting, I could understand. If I had a trashed automobile on my lawn, and had loud parties, okay.

Huhn. Suddenly I just wanted to vent somewhere that the folks were glad to see me when I showed up...