the curry noodles do not come with duck, unfortunately. If they did, that would have been a no brainer!

and Scola - you are evil for tempting me with what I cannot have. But, what else is new ;)

If they flip their shit over stuff you do, it's not because you put a dollar in slot and hit the shit flipping button.

I just wanted to see this again, because it's funny and bears repeating. WindSparrow is very wise. And P-C, I'm glad to see your sister can be more or less reasonable once she's calmed down, and that you were able to talk to your dad and there was no drama. I hope you feel proud of how well you're handling all this.

ION, I just ate a large PB&J sandwich but I am still ravenous. Time for my afternoon snack already? And a new frozen yogurt place apparently just opened up down the block from my office, so I think a late-afternoon treat may be in my future. I'm just being friendly and welcoming!

edit: Meant to say, go go gadget productive!smonster! Woo!

And P-C, I'm glad to see your sister can be more or less reasonable once she's calmed down, and that you were able to talk to your dad and there was no drama. I hope you feel proud of how well you're handling all this.

My mom just called and left me a message. The reason she was calling was that there was a free Redbox code on Facebook good for today, and if I was interested, I could call her back.

Either we've moved into "Let's pretend it never happened and talk about trivial matters" phase or the passive-aggressive "You clearly don't want to talk to me so I'm sorry to bother you with my voice but if you can make time in your busy schedule you can call me back" phase.

...Oh, who am I kidding, we are always in that phase.

I think it was Sox who wanted to make a game where you play a parent trying to control one or more kids, and name it "You Never Call."

I am exhausted, and I still have a few more hours stuck in ATL, and a TEN HOUR FLIGHT to go.

Ugh.

I hope you brought your DS, Sean. Or a laptop full of movies and games. Or a hooker and a kilo of cocaine. Or vodka and Vicodin. Any one of the classic time wasters, really.

I know you aren't going to Shanghai, but you want me to see if I can put a body into the convection microwave oven for you?

I hope you brought your DS, Sean. Or a laptop full of movies and games. Or a hooker and a kilo of cocaine. Or vodka and Vicodin. Any one of the classic time wasters, really.

I don't think the TSA lets you carry-on hookers anymore, I'm not even sure you can check them.

You can if they fit into a 1-qt bag.

My plan is to get the sleep I didn't get last night on the flight to Venice. Which is a good plan, since we'll be arriving at 8:00 am.