Erin, is there anyone you know who would be good at writing on you? If so, get some black eye shadow, a bottle of makeup sealant (Ben Nye makes a good one), and a fine-tipped brush. (A narrow eyeliner brush from a drug store would work.) The only catch is you'd probably want to shave any hair off the areas you want written on.

There's the old stand-by of Sharpie markers, but they do bleed a little bit, and take a few days to wear off.

I know myself, and I know what lives under my metaphorical bed.

The most honorable of awarenesses, to my way of thinking. (forgive the non-word but 'things to be aware of' didn't have the same ring. language of convenience...I am guilty.)

I have a sharpie 'temporary tattoo' on my left wrist right this moment.

I'm testing out how I like the concept and location.

Steph, my comment about your mother was not meant as a comment on your own abilities to mother, particularly given that you are not interested in having kids. I just meant to say you've already overcome her shadow, even if you still have to grapple with her from time to time.

Matt had the same fears - but I had to remind him that there would have been a second factor - me. however , there were a lot f factors in us deciding not to have children. And I really like my life as it is now. And I love working with Teens

Now I have an ear infection. Another five days of antibiotics

And Teppy, you don't really need a reason to not want to be a parent other than not wanting to be a parent. Best reason in the world.

If you were forced to become a parent (and in today's world I don't see that how could happen short of a Republican dominated government in 2012 actually restoring slavery), you would suppress the impulses you are worried about and not take anything out on the little person you were in charge of through no fault of their own. But, since I'm assuming you know what you want, you would be absolutely miserable and be giving up stuff you care about due a sense of responsibility.

That happened to me once...it's why I don't go on ADAPT demonstrations anymore...my *everything* got infected.

Hey, Steph, do you know about Just My Type: A Book About Fonts? There's an entire chapter on Comic Sans called "We Don't Serve Your Type."

{{{WindSparrow}}}

I missed you as well. Glad to hear Daniel's getting better.

I also need to say that Scotland with Seska and The Wife was incredible and Very Much Needed, and I'm so very lucky to have them as my friends.

Wae13: Then your dreams have taken you to a place you should not be, and you are in great danger. Better wake up quick!

Wow. Very Sandmanish?

And Steph - what I'm about to say comes from my parents. Both of them were very afraid of becoming their abusive parents (there's a reason why we aren't in touch with my living grandmother, and that would be my mother and her siblings' childhood). And they didn't. They're awesome parents, and I'm very proud of them for that, given they weren't given any example on the subject.

And also,

And Teppy, you don't really need a reason to not want to be a parent other than not wanting to be a parent. Best reason in the world.

That.

In good news corner - I found a place in Haifa today for me and M., my roommate. It's really, really great, and we even have a guestroom and a washing machine. Gonna sign the contract tomorrow, if everything will go well with my new bank account (in the past 2 months, I transferred cities, jobs and banks. And I'm still trying to finish my B.A.).