Today's xkcd

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Forgive me, Miracle Man, but I thought of you.

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Just watched Aimee's toast to ND and Pix.

Damned allergies.

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I was freaking out about seeing my family, and afterwords, I was all stressed out and hardly slept last night, but during the visit I was perfectly calm, and even less avoidy than usual. It's surreal, and probably not very healthy for me mentally.

I think this is huge progress, Tom. You have figured out how to navigate visits with them. The more times you do that (and of course it won't happen every time, but I bet it happens more and more), the old habits of worry beforehand and adrenalin afterward will go away, because your body will have learned a new way to cope and you won't need to worry or detress as much. So, yay you!

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There's a woman on People's Court calling herself Empress.

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How DARE she? We know who the real Empress is.

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I think she automatically loses due to identity theft.

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And also? A little batshit crazy.

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Why is it guys always think they're a catch?

Not all of us do. Some of us don't believe we're a catch, no matter how many times our friends tell us we are.

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Oh, and omnis - you are a waaaaaay better catch than that dude, I don't know why women in your area are stupid.

:: Blush :: I'm sure part of the problem is, a) Shy and have no clue about how to start a relationship. Friendship, sure, relationship, NSM. b) When not working, I tend to be a hermit, as I value my quiet alone time. That said, it's looking like I may have a date on Saturday. Seems we are going to the 6th Floor Museum. While an excellent museum, not a very uplifting thing for a first date, what with learning how JFK was killed and all. But, from the e-mails, she seems fairly sane so far.

Dude has done all the other fish a favor by making them look great by comparison.

:: preens a little bit ::

Forgive me, Miracle Man, but I thought of you.

Ha! I could SO see Miracle Man doing that. Or Dr. House.

And also? A little batshit crazy.

Huh. I thought that went with all royalty titles.

ION - Seriously. I need hivemind help. I need to ask for time off at a time in the season when time off is not being granted. I dunno if I can lie, and dunno if I want to, as my boss is my friend. But I need to ask for time off to fly to CA to get 2nd interview. The best I can come up with is "it's personal", which sounds really lame. Oh the quandary I am in. This is why I am not a spy. I am no good at lying and deceit. If I say I have another gig (a la Griffith Observatory), there is a strong chance of being denied. I dunno if I can lie and say it's something with my mother. Ugg. Brain hitting wall.

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A checklist for Sean & BC should either of you ever doubt your catch-itude:

1 - not currently high on cocaine
2 - not a prostitute
3 - have not had driver's license revoked

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