And it's supposed to be sunny, 70, and slight chance of t-storms around here - the weather is getting uneven all over the place. My personal theory is that God is mad at Paul Ryan.

I have to get dressed, eat Something, and drive off to meet the recruiter and Sign Papers to take the contract job. Still more than a bit shell-shocked, though that may be partly from the muscle relaxant I took to calm down enough to sleep last night.

It's nice here! Good luck, flea and others in the region.....

I'll be keeping my fingers crossed for everyone in the storm's path. May it be far less bad than people are predicting.

Mmmmm, salt. I use kosher salt for cooking and table salt for baking. And Himalayan pink sea salt at the table because someone gave me a grinder of it once. (Plus, it says on the back of the package "Himalayan sea salt is essential to life" so I'm pretty sure if I don't salt my food with it, I'll die.)

Fuck cancer.

Today is shaping up to be an awesome day for food - the Kimchi Taco truck is near my office and I'm going out here for dinner with my BiL. SO MUCH NOMS.

Much health-ma, Gar. And FUCK CANCER!

No tornado~ma to the South. Eesh.

Calli, I remember that. So pretty.

I've got a bartered massage and then lunch with a friend, and then an afternoon appointment to sign papers for my temp part time job.

Gar, all kinds of ~ma for you. Fuck cancer, indeed.

major meara -

flea, I think you are getting the storms we've been having. Many many tornado warning around us the last 3 days. I have had trashcans full of small branches blown out of trees the last 2 weeks. stay safe everyone.

Theo - does this contract job mean you quit the grocery? Best of luck with it.

FUCK CANCER. typo - strength to you, kick it in the ass.

Trudy -thoughts to you and your family.

Go on with your badself Erin. and yay for awesome supporting people.

As is my way, I have been pretty productive since starting the part-time job on Monday. At work, I have cleared like 3 tasks the bosslady was behind on and she is way happy that I learn software really fast (Quickbooks, I am looking at you). Then in my reduced time at home I have been way way more efficient since I have less time. Cleaned out most of a flowerbed and swept the driveway Monday night. Last night I made a dessert for a church dinner tonight, unloaded the dishwasher, washed a sink of dishes, and mended a skirt while watching a movie. I really wish this gig could just stay part-time, but have benefits, I think I could love that.

I want this house: [link]

William S. Burroughs On Trial for Corrupting Turkish Morals

Burroughs died in 1997, but he's still causing trouble. The Turkish Prime Minister's Council for Protecting Minors from Explicit Publications has accused Burroughs of "incompliance with moral norms" and "hurting people's moral feelings."

"Hurting people's moral feelings"? Oh noes!

The Turkish translation of The Soft Machine came out in January, and the Prime Minister's Council accused it of developing "attitudes that were permissive to crime by concentrating on the banal, vulgar and weak attributes of humanity." Not only that, but the book uses "slang and colloquial terms." The Prime Minister's Council was also confounded by Burroughs' use of the "cut-up" technique, accusing the book of "lacking unity in its subject matter," "incompliance with narrative unity," and "the application of a fragmented narrative style." The Council concluded, "The book does not constitute a literary piece of work in its current condition."