Great pics, Spidra. I am highly amused at the one of the mural, focusing in on a woman who puts me in mind of Katherine Hepburn, but the nearest words are "Gary Cooper".

Peace and sweet sleep~ma to Erin and Barb.

That was meant to be Greta Garbo. She's labeled underneath her. I was also amused by that framing.

That was meant to be Greta Garbo. She's labeled underneath her. I was also amused by that framing.

I'm assuming that Kate is on there, somewhere. I'm also assuming that I would have a grand time viewing the whole thing and finding her for myself.

I'm sure her name is on there but she isn't depicted. Not sure how Sheets came up with who to put where but I'm sure Ahmanson probably watched over him closely.

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The mosaic depicts Dolores Costello, John Barrymore, Douglas Fairbanks, Frederic March, Gary Cooper, Greta Garbo, Sarah Bernhardt, Mary Pickford, Rudolf Valentino, Bette Davis, Clara Bow, and what looks to be Nanook of the North (I really should have taken the time to make note of what it said up there). The mosaic dates from 1970 and Hepburn was still actively making films & TV then so perhaps she wasn't there for that reason. Perhaps for her politics. There definitely seems to be an emphasis on early H'wood history. Bernhardt is a bit of an odd choice because while she was renowned on stage, I think she only did a couple silents. Pickford, Fairbanks and Chaplin were all founders of United Artists as well as being film stars. Nanook would be an noteworthy silent film. [link]

So far, the trazadone is an epic fail. I got about 4 hours of sleep, woke up and dozed a bit, and am now up.

The worst part? My body and my eyes are physically tired, but my brain is humming, and I am SO PISSED that I am not asleep. Pissed because if I had been given the script I said WORKED for me, I would be fucking asleep right now, and I would wake up and be on the track to getting my sleep schedule back to normal, instead of up at fucking 2 am, almost CRYING because I am up in the middle of the fucking night AGAIN, my sleep schedule NOT getting back to normal at all.

SO PISSED and frustrated right now.

I'm sorry to hear that.

I was prescribed trazadone a number of years ago - half as an anti-depressant and half to help bring down the speed-y effects of Effexor.

There is more packing. It is still driving me crazy. Along with The Girl, who needs to stop whizzing quite so much. Two days and we'll be in our own home.

Sleep~ma, Erin. Or at least better-sleep-meds-soon~ma.

Thoughts for G and for you, Jars.

For kraft macaroni and cheese fans I'm here to report that the 'flavor explosion' version is a bit much for breakfast.

No kraft mac & cheese is ever too much for any meal.

But what is this 'flavor [watch me respect the American spelling for the mighty kraft] explosion'? I have to investigate this.

All hail the Hypnotoad Eggs Benedict!

I love this board.

Glad to hear your lawyer has things under control, Barb. Also, your lawyer sounds awesome.

I don't need brackets, but this is the first Yom Kippur in the past few years I don't secretly fast in

This is the first Yom Kippur in years that The Girl is secretly *not* fasting. (We figured it didn't go well with manic packing - we don't like her passing out.) Wishing you all the best with faith type things, Shir. Faith changes. Not always a bad thing. Echoing Connie's thoughts: faith that's actually yours is so much more interesting than faith that you've never really thought through. Different can be good.

My faith is a mishmash these days. I still say the right words in church. But I have a feminist goddess-influenced spirituality that might well get me chucked out of even the more liberal churches (and which is probably a horrible lesbian cliche - as if I care). And I ultimately think most of what I believe about God is metaphor for... something else. I'm OK with the cognitive dissonance most of the time, but I have to grit my teeth through some stuff at church, and that can be tricky. But it's worth it because I still value community and communal worship above a lot of things.

ETA: So glad to hear your project got funded, Kat! It looked like a fantastic one.

Erin, that is heart-breaking. I hope that the doctor is willing to prescribe the stuff that works for you with a phone call, now that you have tried the stuff she wanted you to try.

Shir, I hear you. I do not know what else to say.

Seska, my grandfather had a saying: "Three moves [sic] is as good as a fire." May you not feel completely burned out when yours is done.

Erin, that sucks. I hope the doc actually listens to you this time.

What does it mean if someone ends an email with "Dominoes and biscuits!"?

Hil, I've heard it used as a cutesy-mangled version of dominus vobiscum, i.e. "the lord be with you."

Hil, I've heard it used as a cutesy-mangled version of dominus vobiscum, i.e. "the lord be with you."

Thank you, Anne! I had a huge WTF in my head over that one even if it wasn't my question. Hey, it's good to see your font here. How are you doing?