In CT... and was greeted at the airport by my mom with the news that dad is in the hospital again! It should be just overnight while they transfuse him with 3 units of blood, but... sheesh. Glad I'm here for my mom though.

Also, flying out of nola with a hangover is super cloches and not as much fun as you might think.

Eta: aw, Bella!! I hope she is ok, poor princess.

Ack. Glad you decided to go.

Also, flying out of nola with a hangover is super cloches

I cannot figure out what might autocorrect to "super cloches."

And it's Xusha, not Bella, who hurt herself. Rotund old kitties shouldn't be jumping up and down from bookshelves.

So my disco nap turned into a two-hour snooze, and I'm not going to any parades tonight. Which sucks, because it's supposed to pour tomorrow. Oh well. Nora, do you think Tom would be interested in going to Chewbacchus with me?

Speaking of gothy anime, Jilli, have you seen Black Butler? Looks like it was designed specifically for you. It's full of revenge and fancy clothes!

Oh yes. I've seen the first season of the anime, and have the first four volumes of the manga. The Infamous BlueJay is trying to convince me to cosplay something from it.

That Donna Karan collection is very nice. It's got some good lines to it.

I cannot figure out what might autocorrect to "super cloches."

"super cliche," I think.

He very well might! Drop him a line...

Super cliche!

Aw, Xusha. You know you're my favorite!

Sent him a text.

The vet said that otherwise Xusha seems to be very healthy, the bloodwork will be back on Monday. They gave me some pain meds, but if they don't help she'll need xrays and maybe a steroid shot.

Did I give y'all the update on my follow-up visit to the doc? First of all, I gained a few pounds back, so less of a worry. Secondly, she thinks that acid reflux is behind the weight loss. I didn't realize it could make you feel bloated and full. She's got me on Zantac 150 mg for a month. I guess it's the stress and smoking that's causing that? Also, some nights I do pretty much eat and then go to bed without a lot of time to digest. Another reason to quit smoking, not that I needed another, or that it will help. I know sleeping propped up is supposed to help, but I can't do that because I can only sleep in a couple of positions due to my hip.

Anyway.

Also, flying out of nola with a hangover is super cloches and not as much fun as you might think.

Remind me to tell you my flying hungover story. It's a doozy.

I kinda of like the idea of super cloches. I imagine a hat store full of vintage hats with Prohibition stories...THAT FIGHT CRIME!

Weirdly, smonster, sleeping on my left side (not always and I shift around a lot because of my hips too) helps with the reflux. Opening of the esophagus and all. Of course I don't because I arranged my room so that Kittenish often thinks that I should lie on my right side and snuggle her. And I totally am okay with it.

Those are gorgeous

They are amazing. I am drooling over that collection. Barring the little hats, I want much of it. Jilli can have the little hats.

My Niecelet was the one who told me about the latest in Prop 8 news in California last week and after asking me my opinion she really started thinking about what it meant. to me. To people she doesn't know. To people who believe differently than she does. To people who do believe the same way.

She's really thinking about issues and in context of her being Catholic (the only one on this side of my family) and a woman and a human. She honestly gives me hope because we can always talk. And, I don't think, we stop really listening and interacting.

I know people who actually voted for Prop 8 and now say they wouldn't. It's a hard conversation to have. But it's been worth it for me.

I wonder how much Prop 8's passage can be attributed to people in California going, "Oh, Obama's got this, I don't have to vote" versus the fanatics going "Must stop the gayz from marrying! Must go vote!"

IE, the casual voter who may have gone against Prop 8 but who didn't bother to go once the projections from the rest of the country came in.