smonster, holy crap!!!! Blood poisoning! I hope everything turns out all right. Please keep us posted!

Thanks, Nora, for taking smonster to the ER.

migraine ~ma to Teppy, and all kinds of ~ma to Strix, and I hope you get some rest, Pix, and hugs all around.

That's a gorgeous teapot, Beverly!

Basically, what everyone else said.

Hey, remember the 'friend' who told me that I betrayed her, she could never forgive me and didn't ever want to speak to me again?

She called this evening to say that she never said any of that. She reiterated pretty much everything she said originally and gave me the opportunity to apologize. In fact, she is surprised that I have not said I was sorry, but that it's not like we can't be friends.

I quashed the very strong impulse to ask her if she was still in middle school and simply said that I could not apologize for doing a kindness for someone who had been kind to me.

The most startling part of the whole exchange was realizing that she could not _hear_ herself being incredibly selfish as she was chastising me for not taking her feelings into account around something that had nothing to do with her.

Eh. Now I just want to trade keys and get my stuff out of her attic.

Insent, Strix.

Wicked fans, is the last book Out of Oz better than A Lion Among Men? I liked ALAM, but am wondering if I want to slog through OoO. The audiobook is 29 hours!

it's not like we can't be friends

Sounds like it is.

Get your stuff out of her attic and end any other entanglements she may have in your life, is my strong suggestion. I've had "friends" like that before. Sometimes they decide to "punish" you for your infidelity by not giving you your stuff back. YCrazyPersonMV, of course.

Hey guys! I am just popping in real quick to say (1) I have my sweetheart back home safe (huge relief) and (2) if you have emailed me (and yes, bonny, i r me!), THANK YOU and I will be returning the emails tomorrow.

I need some time with my sweetie, but I did not want you wonderful people to think I was ignoring you. I am just wiped.

Til tomorrow!

yay strix! I don't know what all has been going on, but sounds like relief is a good thing.

Strix, I hope having your honey home gives you the strength to get everything on steadier ground. Love to you both!

After you have great your honey - let me know what is up - yes curiosity , but also I need to be thinking the right thoughts because my imagination is too good.

good news about the kitty!

and glad you saw someone and things are on the mend smonster . anding my thanks Nora.

be careful laura

and hugs all around, I am glad you people are here

Yay, strix!

Thanks for the ~ma earlier, everyone. I was reading on my iphone, and it did help. The pain has eased off a bit, but I'm having a packing meltdown tonight. I'm tired from not sleeping last night, and I just can't seem to find anything because of the move, including my kindle, which I'm sure I put somewhere safe. I just can't figure out where that safe place would be. And to top it all off the memory card that I bought at Target today doesn't fit into my camera.

I'm trying to convince myself that I should be in a good mood tonight, but it just isn't working for me.

It is good to hear strix has her honey home!

Evening with the landlord was awesome and wine filled. He insists on coming over to demonstrate fine Indian cuisine. He lives to cook, which I knew from my kitchen. Hours of lively political debate, which is a pleasure of mine. He is British and grew up in Kuwait, so knowledgable. He lives in a marina very close to here and insisted that absolutely any time we want to travel he will be happy to housesit and take care of dog, cat, fish, plants, whatever. He did say he might enjoy partying with my kids too. ( he is near 70, and understands why they aren't the best house sitters). Great evening.

eta: {{{sj}}}

Yay strix!

Went and spent All The Money on more fabric. But most of it doesn't match because I'm having a migraine and couldn't brain. Argh. Just took some flexeril and will go to bed, meantime watching Top Model finale because that takes zero brain.

Your landlord sounds awesome, Laura!

Vortex, sounds like time for more elliptical, and slower buildup on the walking when you go back to it. Rowing machine?