Actually, I think calling Teppy's cow-irkers freaks and a-holes is an insult to both freaks *and* a-holes.

Shall we call them freakholes?

But you work with people made of human parts, rather than the "Christians" I work with.

Well, yes. I mean, my boss not only let me take the day off to put Lucy to sleep, she let amyth take off a couple of hours on 5 min notice to come with me. We are a bunch of touchy feely* fucking hippies.

Common human decency, people. Jesus was a fan.

* with explicit consent only

I thought most babies are born with blue eyes and black hair.

White babies, maybe. But they're not most babies.

Is it too early to announce that (I think/hope that) there's a pretty good chance I'll be able to see a lot of you people, in person, in October 2011?

Shir Tour 2011, wooooo. And that's the month of the next Olympian Festival, so if you stop by the Bay Area the right weekend, I may be in a show. Or maybe I'll have written one.

But you work with people made of human parts, rather than the "Christians" I work with.

I'm snarky enough that I could get really tempted to vociferously and effusively thank them all for their kind words of support during this tough time.

Also, Shir, you'll be coming to the LA area during your visit, right?

It seems unavoidable. :) (I know, we're too cool to use emoticons. Sue me). Actually, checking flights' price earlier today (to get an average of how much will it cost me and if I'll be able to save enough in a year's part time job to pay for it - which I can, even if I'll get a lousy student-salary job!), I automatically checked flights to LAX and back.

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Anyhow, I'm willing to come wherever Buffistas are (though I really want a 3-5 days just wandering in the south. Faulkner lover and all here, and it seems like I'll take a history seminar next year about the south, 1820-1920. The class is called "No Country for Old Men" (well, it's actually called "Tough Land", as the Hebrew translation to the motion picture's name. But I prefer it better like that), with a really great professor ). After all, Buffistas are the reason I'll be visiting the States again, and not Australia (sorry, bt!).

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White babies, maybe. But they're not most babies.

Good to know. I won't make that mistake again.

3-5 days just wandering in the south

Woot! The South has many fine Buffistas, and I say that completely without bias.

Shir, if you are in LA during October we can most likely show you the extravaganza that is Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood.

That sounds wonderful, all! Halloween and Bay Area and the South and... you. So many of you!

I hope 3 and a half weeks will do.

ND, I hope you're fine and healthy by now, after the surgery and the ER visit.

I'm doing pretty well. I've been back working since Monday, thankfully my commute is only about 150 feet. I've probably been pushing myself a little too much, but I've got a couple of big projects that are at critical stages so hopefully starting tomorrow I can take it easy for a few days.