Wow, those are gorgeous, Liese!

One good thing. As the economy is slowly driven back to the level of the middle ages, the school will be able to hire scribes to hand copy worksheets at a lower per page cost than making electronic copies.

Uh, but nobody does cursive anymore. We can't have scribes without loopy writing.

Speaking of loopy, tonight's nurse is hella perky. And wouldn't give me meds if I refused to change into a gown. Uh, I wear a v neck for a reason. It's comfy and warmer. Newbies.

I hate uncertainty. Joe told me tonight that he wants to watch the kids during the work day all summer. Never mind that he supposedly has a job and this is 24 hours before the start of summer. And that he now wants me to pay him child support and alimony because he's quitting his job.

And I know I can say no about the child care and the money stuff will get sorted out in court (again) but I have been lying awake in bed since 1:30 just thinking about all the uncertainty. Someone just tell me what is goin to happen and I will prepare for it. But not knowing just makes me want to cry.

I can get the part where if he isn't at work he would choose to leverage that and see more of the kids. But can he really expect you to subsidise that choice?

He needs to find himself a sugar mamma. If you should be supporting him in the style to which he has become accustomed, is he really allowed to change the ground tiles so radically?

It's not like changing custody agreements isn't short on being rife as it is.

Unrelatedly, why is the loose/lose distinction missing so many people? Is it just that the typo is easy to make and even easier to miss in a spell check, or is it really people not knowing which is right?

Hoping all the unnecessary drama ceases.

My latest batch of cold brewed coffee is definitely the best.

Woke up well before my alarm again, which while set later for the weekend, 'well before'=before 6. Ohhhkaaay. At least it was my head that finally gave up, rather than the cats being annoying assholes. But the sweet spot where I can air out the house. And go swim before the Y closes, after lounging around for a bit.

Auto correct with swype is a whole new sort of bobbling. Iman, boggling. I mean I mean. See?

ita, I'm glad you said unrelatedly, because I was feeling stupid for a moment.

And yes, he needs a sugar mamma. I'm pretty sure this new desire to quit his job and be unemployed is a classic case of post-divorce "you cant make me" wrt money.

I reread his email and it wasn't quite as nuts as I thought at 3am. Still crazy wrt the money but not so much with the kids. You know, I *know* I made the right decision for me and I'm certain I did for the kids. But if I had to do it all over again, I might have stayed married just so I wasn't losing so much ability to shape their lives. (which is another word for control but I just think he routinely makes such bad decisions )

Yeah, dealing with uncertainty is hard enough for me alone. It must be a thousand times harder with kids, especially when it's ABOUT the kids! Yikes. Good luck, y'all.

ION, I just got an email from eShakti:

Dear Jesse

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We take responsibility for this, and upon shipping your order, we will compensate you by crediting your credit card account. This discount will be reckoned by the number of days of delay. Upon shipment of your order, we will notify you of the credit.

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Thank you for your patience.

Regards
---Carol
Your Representative

I am disappointed, but impressed!

Okay, this is me fixing something that dissatisfied me in The Avengers (no spoiler): [link]

I'm not finished, but it's a start.

What does eShakti sell? I'm going to go take a look. I want money back. If only I could work out how to get it without spending first...