I called 9-1-1, explained that he was physically trying to enter my house and was threatening me.

That's bad. Hopefully he realizes it was a huge overreaction since it ended with 911 being called.

See also: hungry, but not enough to cook. But by the time I am hungry enough, it will take too long to cook. There's just no winning tonight, I think.

Yep. I am hungry, need to plant some plants and have a yoga class in 45 minutes. I cannot tell if any of this will happen.

That doesn't sound good, DCJ.

The antibiotic eyedrops that the doctor prescribed me have a million "protect from light" warnings on them. Why do they package them in a clear bottle, then?

omg. I hope the police warning is sufficient to make Nuts Neighbor see the error of his ways. Good lord that's unsettling.

I'm with Liese on the not braning.

Spent 17 hours managing a polling place yesterday. Second time as precinct captain.

I think I'm going to have to rethink participating in November.

I was personally responsible for shepherding 1,000 votes, but never even noticed how they were distributed. I guess it is finally and perhaps permanently true that my disaffection with the political system is such that I really don't care who people vote for, just that they do so!

Champion of Democracy. That's me.

Actually, I'm just plain exhausted. Not really in a bad way. It's just so, incredibly stressful.

DC is notoriously Democratic and this was a Democratic primary and yet, hundreds of people took the poll workers to task because they couldn't vote without a special ballot. One person actually screamed at me, "I'm an Independent, I should be able to vote on everything and everyone in this city!"

There are no Independent candidates. This is not my personal doing, dude.

I'm sure I wil feel better tomorrow.

Why do they package them in a clear bottle, then?

People sometimes are stupid.

I planted half my plants (aloes are in, baileyas tomorrow because we didn't get enough rain to soften the ground), ate a muffin with some avocado smashed on top and actually made it to yoga. Screw it, I am calling it a win.

Totally a win, Cass.

Thing I can't say elsewhere:

Really niece of mine, after a year of not a single word of communication, you text me because you want a place to stay next month for your court ordered trip so that your baby daddy can see his son. Guess you should have thought of that before you moved to NY without letting him know. The court was not amused. He gets to see the kid once a month or she gets no support and/or he gets the kid. She didn't even know I had moved! I was polite but firm in telling her no. I suggested she call her sister in Fort Lauderdale since dad lives in Miami. It was like it never occurred to her. grumble grumble

I have laryngitis. Please stop laughing, it's killing me. OTOH, it's gotten me out of several calls and a horrible meeting tomorrow :)

Laura,sorry your nice is being a narcissist. Vortex - Larygitis is no joke.

Also in me me me stuff - could use some cooking advice. Do you think stewing beef, cabbage, onions and carrots would stew well with sweet potatoes since I'm cooking for someone who is allergic to regular potatoes? I've done sweet potatoes with beef and carrots before, but I'm not sure if it is still compatible once I add the cabbage.

You could try rutabega or turnips or parsnips, Typo, if you think sweet potatoes would be too sweet?

Already have sweet potatoes. Maybe I'll do them separately.