Sweet mother of Jesus. You did not just tell me I need to do the developer's tasks while she is out.

Did I get a different job while I was out sick????

How is that reasonable? I'm *not* a developer. I'm a business systems analyst. You want me to learn to do the shit she does, you wait while I learn. And it won't be before she gets back from being sick, unless she's WAY worse off than she's letting on.

I am holding on by the skin of my teeth today, and I really don't even know where to begin reacting to weird stuff like this.

as someone who had to get all my documents after losing my passport, it is a fucking pain in the ass.

"Oh, okay, then just send the ticket numbers to the vendor."

How is that equivalent to what you just asked me to do?

I feel like there's been a tectonic shift in my absence and I can't get my bearings. I am totally and suddenly unclear about expectations. How did that happen?

I have the kids' birth certificates but not my own also. But I also have my passport (as well as the kids'), which I think trumps both birth certificates and my driver's licenses. Though I remember before I began driving using my passport as my primary form of ID. It was not an issue when I lived in DC but in Ohio people were confused.

We have a fireproof safe that we keep all of that crap, along with Grace's IEP in. What weird priorities.

But I did like him in the teevee show with Amber Tamblyn

I am most of the way through the full set of The Unusuals, and I'm really enjoying it. Although I wish they'd focus more on Amber Tamblyn's character: the last several episodes have all been about the guys, with Tamblyn just standing around playing newbie/decent cop.

I do like that they never go to the romance place between Tamblyn and Renner's character: they're partners, but both are in romantic relationships with other people.

Kate, I had asked because there are times when I miss Ohio and I can't figure out if it is nostalgia (certainly a big chunk) for the ease of my own childhood or if it's just I miss the ease of family and people I know. I do know the last time I went to the midwest in the summer, I just missed the green - grass and trees and no fire season? Joy!

We have a fruit fly invasion at work (a co-worker FORGOT about an apple in her desk, ISTG). We're starting to keep track of how many we kill (Chatty!co-worker is in the lead, but I'm gaining).

I think a flamethrower is called for. (Aims told me on Facebook I could have one.) I texted Tim to tell him of the fruit fly invasion and ask where to buy a flamethrower, and he texted back "Hair spray plus lighter." I love that man. AND he's my only chance of surviving the zombie apocalypse.

People made fun of Mitt Romney for saying the trees are the right height in Michigan, but I think there's something to it -- the general environment where you grew up feels correct in some undefinable way, I think.

I think you should teach the fruit flies how to copy-edit.

I think you should teach the fruit flies how to copy-edit.

They're small enough that I could use them as punctuation!