Any ideas for what to do with maybe half a pound of cherries that really aren't sweet enough yet? I don't want to waste them, but I usually just ... eat them.

Cherry clafoutis! I've never done it but I am always totally wanting to eat them when people here make them. And you do like baked goods.

The other option is a quick "jam" of cooking them a bit with a touch of sugar. And serving over ice cream or cake or with a spoon.

Poach them sugar and water and put them over ice cream?

Not a bad idea.

I have the Apricot Dark and Stormy popsicles in the freezer now, too.

So happy to hear your news, ita !

The very best thing in the world is to log onto this board and see news of ita !'s mom's and Ginger's health improvements! So very relieved and happy-making!

That's excellent news, ita !.

I really want to get my hair cut but the only styles I like are the ones I don't think will be flattering.

ita !, so glad for the good news about your mom!

Just found out my company is switching our email client from Lotus Notes to Gmail in October. I don't know whether to be happy or not. Lotus has some distinct problems, but it's always *there*. Gmail seems to disappear too often for my comfort.

Nothing to do but crank up the AC, set taste buds to "margarita," and ride it out.

Calli, I'm cravenly stealing "set taste buds to margarita". Just so you know.

Apricot dark and stormies sound amazing. Omg.

I am annoyed by my work and giving up on pleasing anyone. Which means I end up on phone calls saying "no. (pause, pause, pause...) was there anything else?". But seriously people, I can't do the impossible, I won't kill myself to try, and the more you ask for it in non- emergency circumstances, the less likely I am to even mildly put myself out, trying. Much less the ridiculous amount of effort it would take to do what you want. You're paying me well, but not well enoug for 80 hour weeks when it's not even that urgent.

Thanks for the good thoughts, folks.

I gave up on the day and came home, after telling my boss I felt "crappy". Which is entirely true.

And then I slept for an hour and now I'm still cranky but the new Where the Hell is Matt video made me cry and cheered me up a bit, so that's something.

I suspect I'm going to bail on climbing tonight: I'm not fit for human company, and it will be my last solitary evening until Monday.

Consuela, if I could send you a Dark and Stormy popsicle, I would. But I'm not sure they're fully frozen yet, so I haven't even tried one.