Think you can handle that omnis?

Well the two mics for singers are rather downstage. And I haven't been trained on the Venue console.

heh. Cheap, but is it effective?

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I read every post! At least, in the threads I read (bitches, natter, and some slow other ones like nonfiction and tech and lit). But sometimes I skim.

If anyone's interested, Amazon has 50 Broadway cast albums for $5 today, in honor of the Tony's. (Mostly older stuff, and a few random things, like the Oklahoma with Florence Henderson.)

I made chickpea cutlets for dinner. Pretty good, but they're better when they're made in the oven. I made them on the stove, because it's way too hot to turn on the oven. I probably should have made some kale, too, since it's been way too long since I've had greens, but I didn't.

Shir, that is exciting news about the big-name tweets. I'm sure he isn't going to make fun of you, and if he does, we'll smite him for you.

Seska, that's awesome news as well. Lots of good endurance vibes for your course and for your presentation.

Hil, do you have a link to that? I can't find it at Amazon.

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Thanks.

Congrats Shir! Given your contributions here, the recognition is deeply deserved. And must feel great!

I wish I could read every post...roughly 60% of the time I succeed. Other times? Studious skimming.

I need some perspective on something...having hit a rough patch with the half-a-country-away bff.

She's been gone for a couple of months now and, given the distance and life change, our communication has suffered/diminished quite a bit. For the most part, I'm cool with that...except that the only times she chooses to check in with me are when she's in the car, eating or waiting in an office. It's really beginning to bug me.

If you can't find time for me, please don't bother 'squeezing me in', it's not better than ignoring me, believe it or not.

So. Today, she sent a cute picture of her dogs...to a list, of course...not just to me.

I replied with the appropriate appreciation and took the opportunity to share the fact that I'd just been bitten by a dog. My neighbor, whose house burned last month, was in the yard, so I went to console and catch up. Her dog, whom I'm pretty sure I've complained about here before, has zero discipline. I gave up trying to help the neighbor because she clearly didn't want any. No problem.

But today, the dog walked up to me as I was rising from the chair to leave and clamped down on my thigh. Fortunately, I knew not to jerk away and was able to pull her off before she sank her teeth in, but she kept coming after me and I had to push her back with a tool.

I didn't freak out on the neighbor, clearly she has enough to deal with, but I did give her some stern warnings about the escalation of aggression. (she told me, as I walked in, that the dog had snapped at a couple of other people lately and then, in the same conversation said that she'd 'never seen her do that before!' Denial is strong.)

Anyway, it hurt and I was feeling pouty, so I told the bff. She responds with, "Sorry to hear How much weight loss will it contribute to? Kidding"

Now, I've gained a good amount of weight since she left, but I'm not too fussed about it and will deal with I need to. I haven't made a big deal out of it and now pretty put out that the 'joke' she chose to share was about how much flesh I might have lost to a dog bite.

If anyone else reads something else in this, I'd really appreciate a different perspective. Cuz right now? I'm pretty hacked off.