That's awful, Daisy Jane. I hope you can find some way to get there.

Don't know if UK and Ireland has that custom, where MPs would do that for non-influential citizen.

Our MPs will intervene in certain matters, but would probably consider a passport thing outside of their remit. But since we live in the UK and The Girl is an Irish national, the MP could only help if he had ties to Irish politicans. It's an avenue we could try if we got desperate, though.

Take a warm shower.

Did I miss a post about your hot water going out? Glad to hear it's back on!

We'll still go, just 5 months after we planned. I'm trying to look at it as, "More time to plan! More time to save money!" rather than postponement.

On the plus side, it means we'll make this [link]

Did I miss a post about your hot water going out? Glad to hear it's back on!

I don't think we actually posted about it. But last Wednesday, when I was trying to wash some dishes, the water just was not as hot as it should have been, so Daniel went down to the basement to see if it was the fuse or what, on the water heater. It wasn't a fuse or circuit breaker. And it wasn't ... anything Daniel could repair on his own. We ended up buying a new one. I've got to go to work so maybe he will fill in details.

Mildly freaking out over here due to my insane decision to try to go back to school for a phd. Also I just walked for 20 minutes in 95deg heat to catch a train to meet an old professor for coffee and I am dripping. Obvious brain fail today.

That does look really good, Daisy Jane. Ah well, as long as you get to go at some point.

Sox! Another new PhD candidate! We can share insane-levels-of-stress-related stories. (I'm freaking out, too.) Edit: What's your field?

I have to get accepted first. To do that I have to live through the math portion of the GRE. Which I took 15 years ago and it's timed out. Can't say my grasp of algebra is still with me at all. The section description questions on the prep book had me going WTF?! Wtfff? Odg.

Eta: emerging media/ communications.

I so much prefer the UK's non-test-happy education system. I have such poor maths skills - I could never have got through either SATs or the GRE. Wishing you lots of acceptances! You applying to many schools?

Nope. Logistics has me in a sink or swim situation. Which I hate.

Eta: granted, if I don't get in, I can do lots of other stuff. On most days I think I'd like to get in though.

Things I Never Thought I'd Do #1037 -write a letter to Salon defending Vince Chase's new girlfriend having pubic hair.(Apparently, she's quite the porn thespian. But she's really good on that show...comes off smart and hot and they really have great chemistry. I'm a little astounded, quite frankly.) Not by pubic hair...I think that is quite normal...if the dudebros can't handle hers, mine must frighten small children or something, at the risk of being TMI. When you're a Bitch, you're a Bitch for life.

Apparently, she's quite the porn thespian. But she's really good on that show...comes off smart and hot and they really have great chemistry. I'm a little astounded, quite frankly.

Well, she did do a movie with Soderbergh. But I agree, she's good on the show. Haven't seen the latest episode.