Monday she said,"Oh, didn't I tell you I'm going to this conference?"

It's 18 days. She leaves day after tomorrow.

Goodness. I admit I rely on my friends for cat sitting support, but I do try to give a little bit more notice than that. I'll be going on vacation to northern Michigan in August, 8/4-8/13 (and I'd welcome Buffista company 8/6-8/10 if anyone's interested in checking out Sleeping Bear Dunes and etc. with me [I'm tied up in family stuff the rest of the time]), and I think I asked Amyth for cat sitting help in April.

Second sleep doesn't seem to want to happen tonight. Alarms will start sounding soon. Grrrr.

My get-up-and-go got up and went.

I'm on Geek2Geek dating site, and I'm surprised at the number of guys I find that I might be interested in. But apparently we're all too shy to get past the point of Favoriting and Winking at each other.

I'm on the verge of smacking a co-worker. She listens to music and ... well, sort of whines along. All. Day. Long. She doesn't actually sing or hum, it's a kind of off-key whine. And it's non-stop. We have an open office, so we're not supposed to listen to music without earbuds or something, cell phones are supposed to be on silent, etc., but no one's addressed the incessant noise. sigh.

Zenkitty!! You're a badass Amazonian wonder of a woman! Send a cute geek a message.

I've gotten two cuts from window glass today. Usually I'm all "just wash it with soap and water, NBD," but after the lymphangitis I put fucking Purell and neosporin on it.

I slept until quarter to 12. I don't know why. It screwed up all my plans for the day, though. Now I need to decide what to do this afternoon -- I could finish the curtains I've been making, or I could go for a bike ride, or I could start reading Dance with Dragons, or I could run some errands. I feel like I should go for the bike ride, since it's nice out and I could use some exercise, but I'm still half asleep.

Darn right, with the Neosporin. Pile it on. And also stop getting cuts. (I know, I know... hazard of the job).

Paging Steph -- if you're up for it, would you be willing to rec a couple of good resources (books, cookbooks, websites, or anything, really) for someone who has to go gluten free? It's my boss -- her doctor has recced that she go gluten free, corn product free, limited dairy, and I think even no soy producst (but I need to double check that) because the doc thinks those things are aggravating her overarching medical condition.

And, really, if anyone else has good recs for any of those things, I'd really appreciate it.

She's a huge cook, and this is going to be quite a life changer for her. Thought I would come here, because, well, most questions can be answered and good recs made here, really. And quality answers, to boot.

My profile e-mail is good if you don't want to gum up the thread.

would you be willing to rec a couple of good resources (books, cookbooks, websites, or anything, really) for someone who has to go gluten free?

Off the top of my head, some good websites to start with are Simply Gluten Free and Gluten Free Easily. They, of course, have blogrolls and link other GF blogs in some of their posts, so I've found other GF blogs that I like* that way. And there are several GF blogs that encompass dairy-free and other allergen-free diets as well.

All of my links are at home, so I'll have to check in later.

Another thought is that she might want to check out Paleo blogs; not *exclusively,* necessarily, and not to embrace a Paleo diet (unless she wants to), but those recipes are going to be gluten-, dairy-, and corn-free. I assume soy as well, but I honestly don't know. However, Paleo is all grain-free (I think), and if she can have rice and other grains, Paleo won't cover that.

One Paleo blog I've snagged recipes from is Paleo Parents. t edit Another blog that isn't strictly Paleo but that avoids grains is Elana's Pantry. She bakes with almond flour mostly. And any other flours are also GF, though I can't remember if she uses corn or soy.

*(When I say "GF blogs I like," I mean the ones that suit my lazy lifestyle. I am never going to bake with 5 different types of flours when I can use an AP flour or baking mix. And if I can make Betty Crocker's boxed GF brownie mix, so much the better. There are LOTS of GF blogs out there with more involved [read: less lazy] recipes that someone who loves to cook might really dig. Gluten-Free Girl is one of them. She is a huge foodie and kind of a food snob, but has a lot of good resouces. Admittedly, I am too lazy to try her recipes, but they sound great.)

Zenkitty!! You're a badass Amazonian wonder of a woman! Send a cute geek a message.

AHAHA. Attempt to reconcile descriptor with perceived reality... FAILED. Resume program Fat Middle-Aged Cat Lady.

I just never know what to say! This is why online dating sites fail for me. When trying to charm a lad, I'm much better dealing face-to-face.

Teppy, how long were you on the gluten free diet before you started to notice a difference with your IBS?