Thanks, Hil! That's awesome! She is very interested in Judaism because her BFF is Jewish and I want her to have good info.

ARGH. My head is explodey and I blame bureaucracy and Grace.

EVERYTHING to do with Grace works 2/3rds of the way. Like I need her to have a swallow study, so it gets approved, but they won't do it without OT which won't be approved. Or, she gets approved to receive government diapers, but we can't get them because Anthem won't write me a letter saying they won't cover them so Medi-Cal has to and the fucking DME provider will NOT just bill my insurance and get a denial. Or, she gets her placement at a new school and it's mornings which is the only way it will work for Grace, but they just today submitted a transportation request so she won't have transportation at all the first week of her school (and mine).

I am fucking tired of dealing with the hoops to get the other third to fall in line.

Allyson, I think LA is just a particularly grim place to date.

Of course, I should probably leave the house more often and meet people.

This is the same problem I have.

Local fantasy author, Patrick Rothfuss' Facebook status: "Last night I had a dream that I met Joss Whedon. We hung out and chatted. Apparently, he drives a Prius."

I believe he is one of us.

I just tweeted that the WiFi at the bar I'm at sucks, and they tweeted me back that they're working on it, while I'm still here! I am simultaneously appreciative of the customer service, and feeling exposed, though the place is packed. CAN THEY SEE ME?

Creepy!

Thanks, Hil! That's awesome! She is very interested in Judaism because her BFF is Jewish and I want her to have good info.

JewFAQ is generally a good site for info on Judaism -- I usually recommend it to people who want to know stuff, because it's got information on nearly everything, and googling for info on Judaism is usually not the best idea. It's written from an Orthodox perspective, but where other types of Judaism differ significantly, he'll usually note it.

Actually, now that I look at that site a bit more, he doesn't really note differences between Orthodox and others as much as I'd like. The section on women's roles, especially. But the history parts are good.

Nope. I found my wife the old fashioned way: going to a Buffy season finale party.

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW MANY BUFFY PARTIES I HAVE BEEN TO?

Yeah, Kat. It is totally grim. But I'm fairly cute and awesome, so I have that on my side.

Kat, that is so frustrating, I can't even imagine. Talk about Hulk Smash.

Why can't things just work?

P-C, I think Hec is right. Organize your own Nerd Speed Dating. Why not? Plus, if you're like me, organizing things is half the fun.