I can totally see you in that dress. I don't think it's a color I've seen on you before, but I'll bet it's gorgeous.

I think I want this dress. [link] In fact, I know I want it. Just trying to figure out if I can justify buying it.

Because it'll look wicked hot on you? Justification enough as far as I'm concerned.

I want it to wear to an upcoming wedding. I think I'm going to get it, but now I can't decide whether to gamble and buy online or see if they have it in store... Friday is probably the first day I could get to the mall.

I flunked math, people, have a heart. Although thanks to all the crime fiction, much like many an enterprising urchin, I'm damn fine at the metric system now.

t brings her FB to Bitches randomly

I'm singing!!
I'm in a store and I'm siiiiiingiiiiing!!
I'm in a store and I'm siiiiiingiiiiing!

Within the first 200 posts, Teppy is waxing rapturous on the subject of the semicolon.

It's a classic for a reason!

smonster, get the dress!

I called work this morning and said I'd be in late, since The Cold That Won't Die seems to have backslid into Damn, I Feel Like Death On Toast. So I'm eating banana bread on the couch and waiting for my hair to be dry, and then I'll go in, like the good worker bee I am. (Actually, very few people are there today, and we [meaning *I*] sent the journal to the printer yesterday, so if any problems arise, no one who's there is capable of handling it. Most likely there will be no problems, but I'm paranoid, since today is the last day before a 4-day weekend, and if I'm not there and a problem arises, then it would be delayed until next week.)

(How's that for a parenthetical?)

Excellent parenthetical, Teppy!

I have a hivemind question. We recently spent time with a friend who announced that he had finally been diagnosed as bipolar and was now getting treated. This is great, of course, but his behavior was incredibly manic--he could not sit still, he talked a mile a minute about stuff like "writing a short story in three hours" and he was super-intense. Could this manic state be part of getting his meds adjusted or should we be worried?

Hil, great news. I'm confident between now and the 11th, another interview will pop up. Your gonna take that math conference by storm!

Shir, sorry to hear the ick has caught you. When I was in school, it always waited until I was on break. Great way to spend holiday, sick. Get well soon.

Seska, enjoy the sites. Hopefully the wine will smooth things out.

There was more. Can't recall. Tired. And a bit nervous about this upcoming week. Oy. Musical. HUGE musical. Big load in. Eating way too much time and mental energy.

It could take a while for the meds to balance him out, Scrappy. In my case, I did get a dosage of antidepressant that pushed me over the edge into mania. Which took a bit of time to sort out.

Each individual has to figure out their chemistry with their doctor. I think if the depressive episodes are really debilitating, having a bit of mania is sometimes a pleasant experience. The time to worry would be if the manias tipped into troublesome behaviors. Productivity is one thing--risky behavior is another (e.g. overspending, gambling, risky sexual behavior, etc.).

Oh yes, I remember. GC, good to hear you have a lactation specialist. My old work mate is married to one, apparently really good, as she was being woo'd by OC children hospital. I think she works out of one in Long Beach. If you need her info, drop me a line. While it might be tiring and frustrating, it still is a miracle and bundle of joy. Try not to focus on the bumps in the road, but enjoy every beautiful moment of the journey.