Vortex, I love that! Thanks for sharing.

I will note that in years past, a week like the one I've had would have sent me into a major depression spiral, instead of a wee nap. I am much stronger mentally and more resiliant,

YAY. That is awesome and good.

BOO on root canals and gum badness. BOO on huge insurance deductibles. BOO on car crashes in general.

I hope the weekend is better to everyone (especially those who have three days!)

I am on Pinterest as Erin LastName, FYI.

Any now my flu meds have kicked in and I am going to bed.

It's -5 C today. This is not normal here. It's warmer in Geneva. Come on, little island that could - you're surrounded by warm water and there's really no need for this.

Re: tech support and families - I give constant tech support to my utterly clueless mother. I'm not even that good with computers, but I know where to turn it on. She calls and asks me where to click.

Ha! I know this one. It's summed up by the joke "Why don't Church of Christ members have sex standing up? "Because someone might think they're dancing."

Heh. Oh dear.

Thanks for the Marit Ayin explanation, Shir. It makes a lot of sense to this former evangelical. Also I saw it a lot two weeks ago. It's amazing what people will do because they 'should'.

Really sorry about the accident, Maria.

smonster, that really sucks. I hope you're not fired. How frustrating (and worrying).

Hope you're feeling better, askye. And Erin. (I had that pukey stomach flu last week. HORRID.)

Vortex, that's fantastic! Must have taken them weeks to animate.

Oh, {{{{Buffistas}}}}.

Smonster, I hope you got back to sleep and this morning is looking better.

I'm up relatively early for a Saturday so I can take the cat to the vet for a pre-dental blood draw. They plan to put him out for his tooth cleaning. After pilling him every month I think this is a perfectly sensible approach.

Good luck to Leifur!

Gronk. We're going house hunting with our real estate agent in a little while. I hope we find something good.

Thanks, amyth. The vet techs were the ones who needed the luck, as it turned out. Leifur made his disapproval of the whole process clear in a very pointed manner. But he's done and home and I've plied him with bacon. All's good in his world again.

Say, amyth, I'm heading out grocery shopping in the next hour or three. Wanna come along?

ETA, Happy house hunting, sj!

Good luck, sj!

Yes, I would love to, Calli! Thanks for asking! Let me just make some breakfast and coffee and get dressed and I'll be ready to go. Hooray!

eta: jeez, can you tell I'm out of groceries? I got a little excited, there.