Hah. I am at a dance convention--I left "early" (around 1230 ) last night so I could get up an go to classes from 9-2. No lunch break. Then napped all afternoon so I could stay up late tonight. It's 315, and I'm not super tired but my feet hurt and I still need to dance tomorrow, so I figured good time to leave. It's sorta depressing though, because on the one hand, amazing dancers to watch perform and people to dance with and classes...on the other hand they are all soooo good, it reminds me how super far I still have to go, which is sad. I wanna be GOOD!

Ah, Facebook. Drew and Kristin, I apologize for not realizing that someone with Drew's last name could be so incredibly ignorant as to be insulted by that allusion. *sigh* No, just didn't realize that pointing out the obvious might kick up a potential shitstorm. I'm going back under my rock now.

Erin, actually I deleted the post. It was really me reacting to the number of direct mail Easter things I get from local churches, but it isn't something nice to post actually on Easter, even if I did mean it in jest. Today is just a hard day for me and I tried to make a joke but it was mean spirited. April 20 was my dad's birthday, he'd have been 83 today, so my humor was ill placed.

Oh geez, what a difficult time of year :( So sorry for accidentally stirring things up and making it even worse. If my hobby of choice weren't decorating eggs I wouldn't even know when Easter is aside from the facebook shenanigans (HankyPysanky has to keep track of such things to track timeliness of spring orders.) I wish you as much steeply discounted candy as you might wish to enjoy. Speaking of which, I should perhaps hit up the local Target for discounted display options.

eta: And your post really wasn't mean-spirited at all. Back when I was firmly religious I still joked about zombie jesus and the delicious treats he brought. Cuz the usual rule of thumb on those risen from the dead is that they only want to kill you and bring you misery, so Jesus was super awesome for bringing treats instead.

Bonny, that sounds like a wonderful time. I'm so glad you went.

ND, I'm sorry today is a difficult day for you.

We're home a day early from Mom's because we accidentally didn't bring enough medication with us. Also, I still can't drive my car. I'm exhausted, but on the plus side I can finally watch Friday's Hannibal.

Tea:

Somewhat squicky medical question. I have a puss filled welt on my thigh where I had a band-aid today. I'm pretty sure it is an allergic reaction to the band-aid, which I didn't realize had latex. My question is, how do I treat the welt?

Benadryl ointment? If it gets really red or feels hot, then see a doctor.

It's only a little red and not hot at all. I don't have any benadryl ointment in the house. Is it okay for tonight to just take oral benadryl and leave it uncoveredd?

Antihistamines, yes. I'd also really gently wash it and put an soothing, uncomplicated lotion or vaseline on it. If it needs topical antihistamines tomorrow, it'll let you know.

I welt more from band-aids than wounds usually. Latex, adhesive. Something is always willing to mess with my skin.

Sorry for the day, Drew. Those are hard.

sj, if the object doesn't feel inflamed, then you probably can just watch it. I'd suggest outlining the area with a marker so that, in the morning, you can see if it has grown at all.

Thanks for the good wishes, all. I had a blast at the con, which I have to say, came as a bit of a surprise. I might just do it again!