It's nuts! You'd think familiarity might make a person able to keep composed. But that's a good point; I won't be the only weepy one.

I was sort of thinking that since I know my cry points , I might be able to hold it in, but if I am concentrating on holding it in, am I really enjoying it?

I got allergies today listening to an NPR piece on Schoolhouse Rocks. Bob Dorough singing Three is a Magic number was a cry point!!

The last time I saw Les Mis on stage, I was in London during grad school. The cheap(er) student tickets were in the front two rows. I could see the orchestra in the pit. Which meant they could see me as I was sobbing my way through the revolution. But I wasn't the only person doing so, and I figured the orchestra was used to it.

Bob Dorough singing Three is a Magic number was a cry point!!

Of course it is!

Today I ate chia seeds. It was odd, but not unpleasant.

Putting this on (you can't see the Mary Janes or the polka dot ankle socks, but the steel toes are an important part of the ensemble) was about the only way I could talk myself into coming in to the office.

The stupid nurse (I dunno) is coming to visit tomorrow at 7:30AM, so why am I at the office instead of home tidying like a fiend? But I bet she knows exactly what "is a slob, shoved everything under the bed" looks like.

I'm really sure she knows what "barely making it through" looks like! And I bet it's not that neat.

Timothy Olyphant is on last Friday's Ellen, and he is awesome, but looks skinny.

Did I mention I'm fighting off an ear infection and my new FSA or HSA or whatever the fuck it is is apparently a huge clusterfuck of a headache to deal with? And I still need to do all my reimb from last year?

I cannot deal and I have to.

ita !, that's a great outfit. And I really want to see the socks.

Dear Hivemind, have any of you ever used Retin-A? My visit to a dermatologist has resulted in a prescription. I know the basics (use at night, wait 30 minutes after washing my face to apply it SPARINGLY, wait another 30 minutes to apply anything else), but any other advice would be great.

After talking about using it, the dermatologist said, "I usually stress to new patients that they need to be extra-diligent about applying sunblock when using Retin-A, but I see you're a gothy type, so I figure you've got that covered." Heh.

I CANNOT PILL THIS GODDAMNED CAT!

A song I know too well! if you add /dog. Frank the dog was The Worst! I've been saying a little prayer every time I give CB her pain pills in peanut butter "please always take pills this way, please always take pills this way."

Speaking of pills, CB was totally being one this evening. And, of course I'm here by myself and trying to cook and she is just so bored from only being able to go on minimal solo walks. She's finally collapsed at the end of the couch but, dag, she exhausted me! Her new trick is making a vertical leap onto the dining room table. I think they must have inserted springs in her legs when they took out her reproductive bizness.