Mantises are cool.

Patrick Stewart with hair is a little disturbing.

I'd do the same. I like some bugs.

Why am I awake still? Well, because I am counseling my 17 yo T to drink lots of water cause she got kinda drunk at Baltimore Pride. On the one hand, OOOOOoooOOOO. On the other, teenagers. She's not under my roof. At least I know she's safe tonight. And thinking she made a minor mistake, but Miss Sara ain't being a bitch about it.

ita, Tim wanted you to ask the nut shot guy what he would do if he were being raped (let's assume by a dude). If all his other defenses didn't work, would he go for the nut shot, or would he understand that The Guy Code says No Nut Shots, so he just has to take it like a man?

Tim rocks. As does your paraphrasing.

The Niecelet came down today instead of just tomorrow but she pretty much passed out while I hooked up internets. I envy her ability to sleep but I'm amused that she's twenty years younger and just kinda fell where she was sitting. Now I need to sleep. I'm older tomorrow and I damn well don't want to look it around my family. I have Vain.

It's not midnight yet, but Happy (almost) Birthday, Cass! It's a good day for birthdays. My friend Cricket's birthday is also tomorrow, and B and I are kidnapping her for an overnight in Temecula with wine tastings. It's a total surprise--all she knows is that she is being kidnapped overnight. I'm very excited.

Oh you'll be so close but I can't steal away to say hi tomorrow. Happy birthday to Cricket. Callaway was always one of my favorites. I love winery days there. A lot of fun places. And delicious things.

And thank you. The end of 40 has been rough for reasons unrelated to my aging but it cast a pall. I need tomorrow to either be good or easy. I don't actually care which.

Well if you do discover you can sneak away in the evening, we plan to sip wine, swim in the pool or soak in the hot tub, and relax. You are more than welcome to join us. Just text if it's a possibility. xoxo

Lee, I would love a volunteer. It will take me a while to decide on layout/styling (god, what I have now is BORING), but that would be helpful.

That showed me. I was a tad disappointed that I'd gotten the same non-chatty nurse for the third weekend in a row, but I'm going to lay off the judgemental shit right now. Doctor came in to tell her to give me 3 of dilaudid instead of four, and Homeslice McQuietpants, RN told the doc it was too late, she'd already given it to me. Which, considering I always ask for that to be last in sequence, was not true. Once he'd left she muttered under her breath, and when it came to the dilaudid part of the regimen, her tone was very pointed as she told me not just what I was getting, but how much.

And then she left and came back with a handful of Graham crackers and juice, before fetching me a warmed blanket without me asking for it.

So nice of her. Let me have a sip of apple juice in her honour.

I told nut shot guy that it was his life and his anus, to do with whatever he deems honourable, but did ask outright that if it was what stood between him and sexual violation, would he just lay back and think of England. And then I called him a romantic as I signed off.

Hey, I at least skipped the p-word. I could totes work out how to slip that in and kill the "discussion" deader than the legitimacy of the MRA's claims. Hitler for a new generation.

Went out and ran (and walked and ran and then did a whole lotta walking) for the first time in years. Now I have a few aches and sore spots, but nothing unexpected. I have to admit, part of my impetus was getting use to running again so I can try out my new Run Zombies Run app without tripping over my own feet.

I'm glad your nurse had your back, ita.

Edited because impetus does not equal emotes. WTF, autocorrect?

Timelies all!

Happy Birthday Cass!

Happy birthday, Cass!