So, I texted StW to let him know that I found someone else to help me pick up my new mattress and he texted back, "That's great. A roommate, running water, vegetables*, and a bed. You're really living the high life now." I do appreciate a dry sense of humor.

* I picked up a box from the same place Nora's been going. Watermelon, pattypan squash, herbs, peas, rice, tomatoes, peaches, okra, hot peppers, and fairy eggplant. I also bought some shitake mushrooms and fresh basil. I'm about to post a picture on Facebook.

Oh so those little purple things are fairy eggplant? Do they taste much different than reg?

No idea! I'll let you know after I cook them.

Friends, Buffistas, countrymen/women/decline to state, I come begging assistance. Thankfully, it's really easy and demands nearly nothing of you.

My publisher, Write Bloody Publishing, has challenged its authors to a contest: We each had to make a YouTube video promoting our books, and whichever team's videos have the most hits, collectively, wins. There are no actual stakes. We just win. Obviously, this means we're all playing for blood.

My video is tremendously silly, but if you'd be so kind as to give it a look, I'd be much obliged. Thanks!

Good luck in your contest, Victor! You look very scholarly!

Glamcookie! Hi! Good to see you.

That's all. I have two minutes to be in bed.

G'nite

I found a recipe for eggplant/pea stew, and I'm thinking I may toss in the okra as well. That'll knock out a bunch of what I got today, and I'll bet I can freeze the leftovers. Hmmm.

Duly watched and enjoyed, Victor! Best of luck.

Zen, I can't believe you didn't mention anything about ass-hooks. Talk about burying the lede.

A lot of those tattoos make me think "You really want that on you for all time?" like a big old fuddy duddy

I am just as fuddy and duddy. Really? They want that forever????

Although my tattoo is where I only glimpse it in the mirror. But I have the glyph as a necklace when I want to see it.

The only other thing I want to tattoo is a freckle of mine that faded when I moved to the PNW. It looks like the Earth symbol from Stargate on my leg. But it might be on bone and, no, I don't like pain. It just amuses me.

Sweater puppets, sweater meats, blouse clowns, sweater puppies? ewww! None of those sound appealing AT ALL, not remotely boobtastic.

ok, why does my internet hate tumblr? I swear, any time someone links to it, I never end up being able to see the picture linked, and instead just get broken things and downloading forever.

Worked out! ...and then got froyo and probably destroyed any calorie burn from the workout, but whatev'. Needed that after today's drama.

Also got a freakin' blister. Best way to treat? I"m afraid putting a bandaid on will only cause the parts touching the bandaid to make new blisters!