Ah, this is what I need: a couple of cookies and a nice long Narnia/Torchwood crossover.

Ugh. My neighbors are smoking the skunkiest pot in the world.

Also, it might feel like a mighty slog (it is) with no progress, but it is progress.

It really is a mighty slog but there has been a lot of progress. It's just rough and I hope it gets normalized and easier as soon as possible for everyone.

Not amused.

Given recents, not fun.

I can't even imagine, Suzi. No one should need that much legal representation just to keep their family and selves safe.

I feel like I should wish general family peace~ma. Also, get on the phone, Sarameg's parents.

The dog and I were just quite startled by a series of thumps and metallic clatter. I had loosely tied the top of a recycling bag, and it had slowly untied and dropped one can or bottle at a time. This is the kind of thing that creates ghost stories.

There was a serious carbon monoxide leak at a local school, which had to be evacuated. A TV newsperson asked a first grader what happened, and he said, "The teacher was talking, and we passed out."

Things I do not care about:

• Powerball
• The British Royals
• What people on the street think about the royal pregnancy
• Lindsay Lohan

and he said, "The teacher was talking, and we passed out."

It's like he's ready for college.

I don't know if university students realise the teacher is talking.

You know when you're following a web path and nothing good, however educational, can come of it. It's not like I found out what period these pictures of facial reconstructions are from, but it was clearly before they got good at it. REMOTELY good at it.

My sister wants to know why provocateuse doesn't show up for searches on Norman Reedus. Because apparently I have some sort of control here. However, it did lead me directly to this [link] which makes me love him in a way Darryl Dixon did not achieve. It would be cool if somehow the zombie apocalypse featured a loss of menswear as well as lives.

Finally got parents, still not amused. Don't think they are taking this as seriously as should.

Me and Maria should totally run away.

I have discovered a lovely supermarket cheese, garlic-herb Monterey Jack, from Kroger's Private Selection brand. So very yummy. It's like eating really good spaghetti sauce without the tomato.

I don't know if university students realise the teacher is talking.

It was more the passing out.

It's not like I found out what period these pictures of facial reconstructions are from, but it was clearly before they got good at it. REMOTELY good at it.

Those were nightmare-inducing horrifying.

Glad you got a hold of the parents, sara. I'm crap at health stuff but it terrifies me when my parents are too. I'm sorry he's not taking this seriously because it sounds possibly serious.

Me and Maria should totally run away.

I'm on board with this. Totally.

Glad you were finally able to talk to them. Less pleased about the seemingly cavalier attitude they're displaying. If you need me to script the guilt trip, I'm available. Between the Italian and the Catholic, I do it well.