Sending vibes to ita, her mom, and the rest of her family.

Sending hugs to msbelle, that is a double whammy of suckitude.

I got 4 hours of sleep last night. Will need to crash at some point. With luck, I'll be near a bed when it happens.

Apparently, one of the all time great pigments used to be ground up mummies.

If you read Stiff, you'll learn that turning mummies into paint was one of the more benign uses. ::shudder::

Oh msbelle. You likely won't see this until later but that sucks. Both mac having a rough night and the work write up. You know we are here whenever you need us. You are welcome to text me if you need an outlet during work.

The Princess Bride--with cats! (From the guys who brought you "An Engineer's Guide to Cats.")

Ugh, msbelle, I'm so sorry. That sucks on all fronts. I hate that had a rough night with mac, and that you're losing (partially) your outlet here.

Lots of ~ma headed your way and towards your mom, ita.

OMG, that sloth story! ::sniff:: I wish I could catch AC on the British cable we have at the house in France, but no dice. But lots of easy chair commercials on ITV.

Man, I am lost in Pinterest. It is just so addicting.

Hivemind question--what are alternate terms for "human resources" other than employee relations?

Personnel

Awwww: Rescued cat leads RSPCA worker to her kittens! Be sure to click through the slideshow--the kittens are too cute.

That's a great story, but "thrown from a car"? WTF is wrong with people? Thankfully it had a happy ending.

is it telling that I also want to suggest GLaDOS for Perkins' request?

Aargh. So sorry, msbelle. Your absence will be felt.

Word back from the colonoscopy is that there's just one mass. They're going to resect next week, and then they'll find out if it's malignant and if she'll need chemo, etc. Which means I'm going to be tense and crazy for another two weeks. But just one mass! That's good. I have to focus on that.