Words fail me, and other have put what I want to say so much better, so I'll just say much ~ma to Beth and Matt and all involved and cool beans, Cash.

What libkitty, JZ, and so many other wise people have said.

Hey, Erin, saw this link and thought of you. I figured my fellow Virgo would like a list of things to watch out for. I think there are more pitfalls to self-employment than this, and the biggest one for me is the need to keep up with the mundane. For example, during this month of situational depression, I've let some financial stuff slide that I really can't afford to. Being self-employed means I need to keep up with it, and there's no one else to do it. My printer was having problems, and I decided I was geeky, I should be able to fix it. Hundreds of dollars later and countless piles of toner, the problem is nearly back to where it was when I started. If I were working for someone, I'd call the techs, or at worst, the person with the service contract for the printer. But I don't have one! Stuff like that.

Anyway.

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saw a dr this morning. she looked at my eye, said "yup, viral conjunctivitis." No need for antibiotic drops (tho, sadly, the steroid component is really helping a LOT) and wait a few more days for healing before popping contact back in. Call if it gets worse and she'll call in a new Rx but it's ok to use the old drops. Only missed the first 2 hrs of work, but did wake up conconscionably early to call for an appt as soon as the office opened, then couldn't go back to sleep. So got in my grocery shopping and a little gardening before the appts. Plus i was going *right* past a Chipotle on the way from Dr office to work...so lunch win. Imma gonna be exhausted by the end of the day, still waffling on whether to attempt post-work yoga with glasses and tiredness or just go home and flop into bed early.

The Census Bureau is considering eliminating the Statistical Abstract of the United States. [link]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! ARRRRRRRRRRRRRG!

Whoa. This company makes these scanner machines that measure your body and compare your measurements to the measurements of a ton of different clothes and tells you what to buy and in what size. [link] I totally want to try this. Looks like the only one they have so far is at King of Prussia mall outside Philadelphia.

King of Prussia mall

Aw, that used to be our "big" mall, when they didn't have what we needed at Exton.

Erin, insent, again again again. Never mind, you got it and flung back!

Aw, that used to be our "big" mall, when they didn't have what we needed at Exton.

Mine too! It had me at "Lindt Superstore".

MyShape.com asks you for lots of measurements and what style of clothes you prefer, and uses this info to assign you to a letter-named shape (M,Y,S,H,A,P, or E; cute) and recommend clothing that's flattering to your shape that you should like. I like it because there are 7 different shapes to fit yourself into, not 3 or 4, and they're usually right about what looks good on me. The clothes they feature can be pricey, but the sales can be worthwhile.

MyShape.com has actually gone out of business, Zen. Or has suspended operations, at least. Which is a shame, because I found them very useful.