I'm more and more glad my cat doesn't go outside.

Thanks for saying something, JZ, and my apologies for adding to it.

Garter snakes are among the species where the males will at times engage in cross-dressing. (My favourite example thereof is the giant cuttlefish, but garter snakes are pretty nifty too.)

ita, sorry about the car. It's really hard to get a car dejunked, probably moreso in CA. My brother's worked around it, but dodgily, in AL.

The firemen are here. There's a fire in unit #11. This week has more excitement than I can handle, straight up.

Aw, jeez.

This week has more excitement than I can handle, straight up.

Remember that week you had at the comedy fest in Montreal that one time? I wish you had more of those weeks, and fewer of these weeks.

Okay, so I actually disappeared at work today. Stayed late, very tired, got caught up in a dizzying conversation with a wonderful colleague who is unable to reach a conclusion and talks in circles. I am notorious for having a short fuse with this wonderful woman. I like her tremendously, but she also has a tendency to get nervous. I have a tendency to get short-tempered with the symptoms of her nervousness, this makes her more nervous. I actually snapped a pencil in half, muttered "Jesus F***ing Christ" out loud, and then snuck away and went home before I made a public display of what bitch I am. I don't know how to handle this, beyond getting both of us some Prozac. I'm even afraid of having a calm, blunt conversation with her, for fear of agitating her, making her more uncomfortable, and causing even more of the behaviour that frustrates me (namely, talking in circles, inability to form a conclusion, and asking a question and unable to listen to the answer because she's still talking (in circles). She's a totally sweet, wonderful, unnefarious, goodhearted person. With quirks. And I just want to take her face in between my hands and say Shut. The. F***. Up. Maybe punch her for good measure. I was of a mind to smash my iced tea glass in the kitchen just for some relief (and that's my own anger management issue).

Garter snakes are among the species where the males will at times engage in cross-dressing.

See, I know you don't mean a sequined dress and wild wig, and that just makes me sad.

My favourite example thereof is the giant cuttlefish

You've posted about the cuttlefish before, and I told Tim about it, and he was instantly ALL ABOUT Team Cuttlefish.

Who wants to fly to LA? I'll buy the bubble-wrap for ita.

I had my briefing with the Big Boss, and he thought my flowcharts & tables & maps were awesome. Yay! And after all the hassle, my Nemesis decided she couldn't be bothered to attend.

... and then she emailed someone again that she should have CC'd me on--in fact, she should have just passed the guy to me, it's not her issue. This time my boss caught it and replied (because she CC'd him) and cc'd me on the reply. I despair of her. He claims she's as blunt as I am, but she's sneaky as fuck, and absolutely refuses to change her ways. And she lies.

Anyway, the briefing went great, and now I have a four-day weekend, although the dog has an ear infection and is sitting next to me whining.

Good job, Consuela!

Ugh, Juliebird.

Jesus ita, more excitement you don't need.