Thanks. I could hear anytime now.

Fingers crossed, Gud. I hate waiting for stuff like that.

Gud,

good luck and 'ma!

Good luck, Gud!

Not saying you should, but I think that is where the savings is to make it on $15,000 a year

My BFF lives on much less. Her car is paid for, and she lives in a house her mother owns so she doesn't have rent/mortgage (but she pays in other ways, being basically a slave to her mother's whims at this point), and her kid's medical expenses are covered under TennCare. Even so, I don't know how the hell she does it.

shaved my legs

Reading this I remembered a dream last night in which I pulled up my skirt to show someone how I had no hair on my legs even though I haven't shaved in years! And this is in fact true, and frankly curious, because I used to have a normal amount of hair on my legs. And my arms. There's no hair at all on my arms anymore, and like five hairs on my legs. Why is that? Not that I mind.

put her water bottle on the counter like I've told her

blah blah blah water bottle blah blah blah

Lots of ~ma of an indeterminate nature, Gud!

Yay, picnic, Hec! I ate lunch outside, myself, and it was very present, though couple of bugs seem to have hitched a ride inside on my blazer...

My housing expenses are way too high and my house is too big for me but I couldn't sell without taking a big loss so I don't see a way to resolve that responsibly. I think I'm just stuck and will put my energy into making my backyard an oasis of calm pleasantness to "justify" as much as I can.

Burrell, what would happen if she was sent to school with no water bottle for a week?

I ated too much food. It was free food though, so there's that.

I just got an email regarding a dependent care claim and that I was getting reimbursed for it (from the company that handles the health/dependent care reimbursements).

In case you all don't know: I don't have dependents.

Oh, and my name isn't Claudio.

We got sent someone else's house appraisal on Monday. That was fun.

and my name isn't Claudio

Then who have I been emailing with all this time....

If you're not Claudio, then who are you?

Much ~ma of indeterminate nature beamed your way, Gud.

Happy picnic, David. And tell JenK we miss her! Is she still nursing in obs, or is she working in another specialty now?

I find this whole conversation confusing. Somehow people I find very dear are upset, and I have to admit I didn't hear anyone on the board say anything about how friendships are structurally oppressed in the same way gay couples are. All I heard is that some think friendships tend to be discounted as less important.

Yeah, kinda, but I'm over it. No lingering sting.

And then, after Plei reminded me of how much I hated Ernie as a kid because he was so mean to Bert,

My kids were definitely Ernieish and Bertesque, and it's a wonder we all let the younger one grow up, ITYW.

I'm kinda just in the zone where really the pair shouldn't be considered role models for anybody.

Wonderful negative role models, though.