My boss called me at 7AM. I use my phone as an alarm clock, so I, in my asleepness, thought it was the alarm. And answered it. And did a whole "Guh? Whuzzat?" at her, and she proceeded to cheerily (SHE'S in a different timezone) inform me that we need to change my whole schedule for the week, and she'd call me back about that later. WTF? ARGH. WAY TO MONDAY, MONDAY!

does anyone else want Steph and Zenkitty to start some sort of 'get your shit out on time' consultancy for journals?

Five people look over the final paginated proofs, and sometimes they just let them sit on their desk until 3:30

yeah, I've worked that. No cookies for them.

does anyone else want Steph and Zenkitty to start some sort of 'get your shit out on time' consultancy for journals?

If I thought there was a market for it, I would! But alas, I fear the ones who need the service don't care. There are no penalties for *them* if the journal is late.

does anyone else want Steph and Zenkitty to start some sort of 'get your shit out on time' consultancy for journals?

I thought about that, but I'm not sure how much of a fee I can charge for punching authors in the head.

Five people look over the final paginated proofs, and sometimes they just let them sit on their desk until 3:30

yeah, I've worked that. No cookies for them.

I actually got the proofs back at about 5 minutes 'til 1:00. I was STUNNED.

in the ongoing saga of "i feel guilt for my cat having digestive issues" i splurged and got mr barely-poops-at-all a container of frozen raw food. He LOVES it. I have never seen this finicky cat eat anything so fast. He finished his breakfast this morning faster than Nico (who rarely stops to chew food he's so keen on gettin it his bellah ASAP). So yeah, he loves the stuff. Problem? It's nasty! This stuff bleeds. Like, when the ice melted, it melted into blood. I almost hoarked myself. Now i'm freaking out about clean up - i know it's something most people deal with on a regular basis but i didn't handle raw meat even when i ate the stuff so i have no idea what to do with the spoon and food dish - do i just wash them like normal? What about spills, do i need a special sponge so i don't cross contaminate my countertops? Ye gods. What i do for this cat.

I actually got the proofs back at about 5 minutes 'til 1:00. I was STUNNED.

you need to talk about them more often on the interwebs.

I thought about that, but I'm not sure how much of a fee I can charge for punching authors in the head.

soup. out. my. nose.

erin, you can wash the spoon and food dish like normal. Dish detergent will kill any germs. Sponges are nasty. I use a washcloth (special stack of cheap washcloths bought for the purpose) to clean up those kinds of messes, and then throw the cloth in the washing machine with the towels - or throw it away if it's too gross even for me; that's why I get the cheapo ones!

Blood can carry bad things, but in and of itself it's not that bad. Old blood can smell horrific, but anything with a lot of protein will after a while, as I recall.

Speaking of gross things, I just cleaned out my fridge, in time for the trashman. I would like my thread-titled cookie now please. But alas, the SO left my girlscout cookies in the church sound booth yesterday. Woes.