to add, I mean that as anyone here who wants to rec it or comment on it?

N & G & I are on our own for the rest of the weekend. I think we are going to the science cube tomorrow for the science of gingerbread. And then what? I dunno. Republic of Pie definitely for scones. And playing at home.

I definitely have been enjoying Scandal, though there are some things I am reserving judgement on until we get resolution--they better pay off.

I watch Scandal, and enjoy it, but I wouldn't expect to like any of the characters.

I mean, I thought there's a tacit agreement to say "Jimmy worked here from fall of 2005 until 2010" and that's about all the detail most references were going into these days.

Yeah--both this firm and the last one I worked for tell new employees up front that this is all they will say.

Oh, god.

I'm not going to make it through to Monday. I'm just not.

I've been at my parents for a day and a half and I'm going mad and need to get the frick out. And I totally would except for how in sure they would take it out of my hide (and, sorry, whatever inheritance I might eventually glean). But between Fox News and Extreme Homes as after-t-day viewing, I am at my wits end. It's hard to counter my moms planned parenthood views when my gut reaction is that she'd made herself an appointment in1978. That's shit you don't say to your mother at anytime of the year.

you will 'suela- just hang in

But it'll all be over then and you can relax, right Suela?

I actually caught up in this thread during the down times of cooking today! I chose to eschew tradition, so I made a Moroccan Sweet Potato/Carrot/Pumpkin soup.

Of course now I can only remember a couple of the things I wanted to respond to.

Re: microwave oatmeal. Use a deep bowl and run longer at 50% power (I run mine for 6 minutes). I never have it explode or boil over.

I have lots of rambling thoughts on ethnicity and casting but I'm not sure how coherent I'd be at the moment. Maybe in the next couple of days.

No. It won't be over.

I mean, the move will be over, but I will eat my hat if she doesn't demand my father take her home three times a week.

She wasn't even willing to stay at my sister's house tonight, for no reason that we could discern.

I just don't know how this is going to work without me losing my shit. I'm this close to picking my brothers up from the airport tomorrow and just handing off responsibility to them.

Oh Suela. I'm sorry.