I'm trying to get him to sweet-talk his bosses into flying me in as a guest.

EEEEEEE!!!!! That would be so awesome.

Ahahahahaha.

Indeed. I occasionally get cold in my house, which I keep at 78. Two weeks after I moved here, I walked outside on an evening that had dropped to 76 and I got chill bumps. No lie.

Nora, I'm making red beans and rice! On a Monday! Relatedly, have you cooked any of the Hollygrove rice? How long and what proportion of water?

I'm thinking black skirts (with petticoats, because I don't hide who I am), black sleeveless (yet high-collar) blouse, pink blazer with narrow black stripes, hair pulled back, glasses. And makeup, but that's a given. What do you folks think?

I think it's a great outfit. And possibly black microweave because those bruises are spectacular and pale pink will only make them more noticeable. With black they might not even be seen.

And possibly black microweave because those bruises are spectacular and pale pink will only make them more noticeable. With black they might not even be seen.

I have another giant bruise on the other leg. And new claw marks from Erzabet using me as a climbing toy.

I agree about going with the black tights.

I think I brought a virus home from the animal shelter and gave it to Dean. Maddie doesn't seem effected but then she doesn't seem to have problems with most things.

Dean hasn't been getting into any weird food. I did slack off with his probiotics but I've got him back on them. But this seems too serious too quickly for it to be that.

I had to give him a bath-- at least bath his hindquarters. I think I'm going to skip volunteering tomorrow and try and find a vet to see him.

I have another giant bruise on the other leg. And new claw marks from Erzabet using me as a climbing toy.

Black

Hollygrove rice? How long and what proportion of water?

It's a 2 parts water to 1 part rice, bring to boil, drop to simmer, simmer 25 minutes, take off heat and rest for another 10 minutes.

YUM, red beans! You using Camellia or Blue Runner beans?

Camellia. And thanks!

Tom got word today that his mother's liquid assets are pretty much all gone. The government will keep providing care, but they'll probably put a hold (or whatever it's called) on her half of the house. The non-crappy news is that it looks like Tom's dad's finances won't be drained as well.

My mom was telling me that my dad's disorientation and confusion is getting worse and not responding to drug treatment (an Alzheimer's drug, maybe?) and his knee is still bleeding- he's getting a couple pints a day replenished.

ISTG, IDEK.

Holy shit, Nora! That is Not Good, all around. And a couple of pints a day? Eeesh. I'm sorry so many things are crappy at the moment. Um. Want some red beans and rice?

In petty mememe, I am vacillating between massive insecurity and vicious crankiness, and fiending for cigarettes like a mofo. I have no chocolate in the house, alcohol but no mixers, and I haven't bought cigarettes since July 4th but if I don't buy some tonight, it will be entirely thanks to laziness.