They put them with the kosher food at Raley's. Which, it never ceases to amuse me, is right next to the pickled pigs feet.

Aimee, as a writing teacher, I wouldn't recommend BSing the paper if you don't know the show well, particularly not on a show the professor loves. Then again, you don't need encyclopedic knowledge to write a 4-6 page paper either. Find the happy medium. Can you rent/hulu/netflix/whatever a few episodes? You just need a few choice examples that fit with your reading.

Shir, your sister is lovely, but so are you. I won't try to quantify which of you is loveliest. I really love hearing all you have to say about her, and looking at pictures of her, because the more I think about her, the more safety~ma I send out for her.

my sister serves in the only unit I know of that is mostly "women-only" - not as a limitation, but because they've discovered that women do this specific task better than men.

Ok, now I'm curious. But I'm guessing ya can't tell for security reasons, and I certainly don't want to risk your sisters safety for my curiosity.

Blah. Aunt and Uncle (on my side, not The Girl's), committed right-wing Christians, are refusing to come to civil partnership ceremony. We sort of expected this. However, in a total embodiment of British passive-aggressive repression, they say in almost the same sentence that they want us to sit and have tea and cake with them as much as possible in 2010, along with their son they haven't told about us. We're writing the 'calling you out on your Britishness' letter right now. Damn those Brits. Everyone should be Irish, like the other side of my family, and shout about things until they're settled.

Happy Tuesday, all! Hope all's well with everyone today.

Aimee is it a television without pity show? Can you choose to focus on something from an early season and read all the recaps up to then?

We got one of these for Olivia's bff for Hanukkah. I need to find something small to go inside. Maybe a bracelet or something.

That is so exceptionally cool, Cash, that it makes me wish I celebrated Hanukkah, too.

How have you been feeling?

Talking of Britishness: Wake Up With Eddie Izzard! [link]

"Thank you for flying Church of England."

ETA: Cashmere, that's lovely! (I need to have The Girl's presents ready in time for Hanukkah. She gets all excited and can't help but give me mine before Christmas, so I really should sort them out now.)

Very well, Andi, thanks! Healing up nicely, with no complications. I'm supposed to go back for my follow up on Wednesday but if the weather is supposed to be as crappy as they're calling for, I may reschedule for Thursday or Friday.

You guys staying warm?