Jilli may have all my hugs, too. With extra bats.

Steph, I'm glad you went to the dr. Remember my epic sinus infection (and the odd spraying-myself in the eye panic?) -- that was horrible and never once did I have drainage.

Really? Hmm. I feel more vindicated about going, now. I am chock-full of antibiotics, sudafed, mucinex, and ibuprofen. And the NP told me to use the neti pot twice a day to see if there's any junk lodged in my sinuses from hell.

I get TWO crowns in a little over a week. I WIN.

ahem. I am pretty sure I won the dental work prize already.

Two words, y'all: ZOMBIE. JAW.

but did you end up in the ER?

Is it considered professionally acceptable to have explosive diarrhea on a fairly constant basis within hearing of three of the four offices surrounding that particular toilet? (The fourth office being the one belonging to the offender).

The most offended party (the woman who shares the wall with the bathroom) finally sent out an office-wide email about using an alternative bathroom if extended uses are needed, and I am anticipating the dude still not getting it.

I'm waiting for the day when we're interviewing a new hire and there are violent vaccuous noises from next door and we have to grin and say, yeah, that's your potential new ED, we're professionals.

Is it a guy thing to be that oblivious? (sorry, guys). Is it a guy thing bourne out of living with no women?

extra hugs for Kat, Jesse, and Steph - all of whom I have really hugged and should not shun my hugs. CAUSE!!!!

bathrooms should be soundproof in offices.

Now I want to make a list of all the Buffistas I have actually hugged.

I survived my first day of work, and actually wrote a piece on Queen Beatrix abdicating, thanks to Connie Neil! I also had fun, which is a huge bonus.

Juliebirs, I'm sure it's gross, but if he needs to go, what is he supposed to do? Is there another bathroom just as near that he could get to urgently and use without people hearing? It sounds like he has a medical problem.

Too-close bathrooms are a scourge, even if they are soundproof.

It's less than a minute to two other bathrooms on the floor below.

I know that probably doesn't mean much if it's medical, but his other offence is that he doesn't use the One Drop we've all talked quite enthusiastically about at staff meetings (I ordered some for my stinky brothers from a coworker who was visiting Hawaii --in the presence of said offender).

But, if it's medical, and thirty seconds doesn't mean a thing, he should have shit his pants by now.