I feel like i have no business giving an author writing advice, but that has never stopped me. Anyway, I like the original the best except for the use of "as" twice in the sentence the Copy editor was messing with.

For what it's worth, the CE suggestion is probably my favorite. The alternative, to me, seems to repeat the idea of the self-awareness in the sentence, "But something about . . ."

Anyway, I like the original the best except for the use of "as" twice in the sentence the Copy editor was messing with.

Yeah, that was a sentence that I probably fooled with many, many, many times Stephanie, hence the repetitiveness.

The alternative, to me, seems to repeat the idea of the self-awareness

Good catch, Gud.

Aww, too bad ita. I wish I could do more than wish.
 
In my irritating work news of the day, both the boys are sick. So I gave them the day off. I headed over to the storage unit to dump off the instruments I`d taken out of the music store attic. But the storage unit yard was locked with a new combination lock and the office was closed with a sign on the door.
 
So, fine. I head to the coffee shop to do some work and kill some time I have a nice Americano and a gyro. But no wifi. So no work. Instead I edit an icon.
 
I get to the school about an hour early since I`m on my own and set up the keyboards for the first class. Then I slounge around for a while because I haven`t seen the late class kids yet so I dunno if they`re coming. Finally I see them so I set up the drum kit. Clumsily, because the SO usually does this bit and I`m missing a few key pieces. Also I think maybe the floor or the world is slanted.
 
So fine, I had to scramble but I`m ready. And now? I am sitting here by myself as the third of four classes fails to show up. Which means I have to sit here through dinner to see if the fourth class shows. FAIL!

Ok, bitching about it worked because the third class showed up, just late. So now to tear down the keyboards for fourth class.

Congrats on the employment, Jesse!

Shit, ita.

And Liese, blame it on the slanted world.

Tired. Started testing today. Must get more organized. They're giving me a couple weeks to do this which is unheard of! It's that big of a deal.

Ok, bitching about it worked because the third class showed up, just late.

Bitching works a shocking amount of the time, I find.

Yay Jesse!! Congrats on the job!!

ita - so sorry the treatment didn't work for you.

Hey, at what age to kids start to accept "You just ate it, it's gone" as a reasonable explanation for why they can't have a piece of chocolate?

36?