Yes. The actor is so awesome that Alan Ball substantially increased his role. I've only seen the first season, though.

Ooh, okay, I may have to check that out now.

All three seasons are out on dvd now.

{{{Pixsmonster}}}

I love Lafayette. I'm so glad in the TV show he gets to live. I was shocked when I read the book.

So my best friend D has a best friend from high school, a girl. He also has a male facebook friend, (I thought) another old friend from back home. It turns out that they are the same person and the fact that he is transgender is no big deal to D. I just wanted to say it in "public" because I don't think I foresaw this world when I was a teenager. I remember hoping one day gay would be normal. The future is turning out to be pretty awesome.

Skippity skip skip skipping like a skipping thing to poke my head back in after more than a week away and several days of recovery to offer hugs, commiserations, and thwacks upside the head with Bertha the Big Black Baseball Bat to those what needs 'em.

Also, not knowing how many of y'all might check in GWW, while I was in NY, STARS won 1st place, YA- English language at the International Latino Book Awards. To say I was boggled would be putting it mildly. And it was really cool because my mom was there to see it. She might drive me batshit, but you know, at the same time, she's really proud and it was nice for her to finally see me in author mode and succeeding in such spectacular fashion.

Oh, Barb! Congratulations! Some good news is just what we need around here.

Barb, that's so wonderful! Congrats!

So I'm on an iPhone and too lazy to go find a laptop with a real keyboard, but the short version is that on top of the Tino situation at work, I met with a lawyer today about the car accident back in March, and he says it almost definitely will go to small claims court and we may not get it all back (plus there will be his fee). So there's that.

I have a meeting with Tino tomorrow. His emails are suspiciously cheerful, and he says he doubts the meeting will take long. We shall see. I will go armed with the CA gov info Java found for me. My intent is to stick to my guns that this is an illegal fee but, once he has conceded the point, offer to donate $300 to the school as an act of good faith.

On a sad note, I've been really disappointed with the utter lack of support from the current division directors. I'm glad the the new US director (who is transitioning right now) at least responded to my email and met with me briefly so I at least know she will be responsive next year.

Hi. Quick announcement: I'm going dark until I'll finish some papers, a test (and my BA). Shouldn't take too long (about a month and a half, maybe two), but in the meanwhile - June's schedule just doesn't want me to go out and play.

You're in my thoughts, and ~mas, and schemes on how to get my ass to the U.S. sometime this September/October.

That's terrific, Barb--congratulations!

I'm sorry, Pix.

Schooling~ma to you, Shir. I'll look forward to seeing your pixels in July/August.