Hil, can you add lemon or lime juice? I love citrus with paprika.

I need get my flu shot, a couple people at work have had it. And one of my co worker's daughter has it. But her daughter is going to school for 1 hour tomorrow to take a test she's scared of failing. The teacher's policy for missed test is to give really hard essay exam. Co Worker's daughter isn't good at essay exams and is beyond stressed about this, so she's going to take the test.

I had Aims' "over-relating" thing in my head today, which I know I do to and try to consciously curb. I did get a good laugh (as I intended) when we were talking about one of them being in a gang (he's not active, but they really don't ever let you leave) ( and no, I don't know which one) and I said, "I know about gangs, I watch Southland." I mean, I meant it to be funny, but it's pretty much true, everything I know about gangs is from tv or movies. Shit, Southland's probably more realistic than most.

I'm going kind of stir-crazy. I just realized that I haven't actually talked to anyone, not even on the phone, in two days. I need to figure out how to find some friends in PA.

I know some moderately nice small-town country folk in Greene County. And a Limbaugh-quoting asshat near Pittsburgh.

I think Greene County is nearly as far away as my friends in NJ or DC.

There's a Young Professionals group here, and I joined their mailing list, but so far, all the events have been on days when I was snowed in. Then they're going skiing soon, and I'm pretty certain that skiing would not be a good thing for me. Bowling this week, and I guess I could give that a try, and even if actually bowling hurts too much, I can sit around and awkwardly try to answer people who ask me why I'm not bowling and eat french fries.

Hil, I can check and see if anyone I know is in the area, if you like.

Oy, I think I pulled something in my left shoulder demo-ing floor today. And guess where I got my flu shot? I just took a shot of Fernet (for lack of codeine) and I'm going to bed soon.

Thanks, smonster. I know I need to get out more. I just decided I would go to synagogue tomorrow night, since I haven't gone in a while, but I checked the website and they're having Family Services tomorrow night instead of the regular ones, and those are too early for me to attend.

Ouchy, smonster.

Drat. I got a tiny scratch on my arm. That I've reopened more times than honestly necessary by mindlessly scratching it. I am breaking out the Hello Kitty bandaid. Or Batman. Maybe Batman.