erika, I made a mistake on a resume and gave the company the corrected one. That still had mistakes and got the job.

Zen, I didn't use my Feliway difuser long enough for that to be an issue.

I am home from work, due to extreme bladder/UTI pain. I think I ate something yesterday I shouldn't have. I don't plus it's stressful at work and that makes it hard. I lasted as long as I could but it I felt like I had a sharp object jabbing into me when I sat/walk/stood/moved. I took some of my leftover pain meds from the tooth removal which feels like I'm abusing meds but OTC stuff isn't helping.

I need to find a urologist, I'm going to ask for a recommendation tomorrow. I'm also contemplating cancelling my therapy appointment since it means = driving, walking up hill, walking upstairs, and lots of sitting.

Answered my own question with a little research. Conclusion: I'm a dummy. I didn't think it would matter if the bottle ran out of liquid, but apparently it does; the thing shouldn't stay plugged in when the bottle is running empty. So now I'm changing them on the first of the month, so that will make it easy to remember.

This may be the answer to another persistent mystery around here: What is that weird burning smell?

Well, good. As with so many other things in my life, it comes down to me not paying enough attention to something. I'm pretty sure that's how I'm going to die someday.

This may be the answer to another persistent mystery around here: What is that weird burning smell?

Ah, a variation on one of our most common games: What's That Smell? (Kato, I am looking at you, buddy.)

Zen, I'm glad you got that figured out.

askye, I hope you can get some relief soon.

I had a weird smell the other day - something caught on fire in the microwave. The microwave itself wasn't on fire, but a piece of paper from the package of the pot pie was on fire. I also realized that I really really needed to clean the microwave at that point and did that too.

Meds have kicked in, mild pain but I don't care that much because I feel all relaxed.

Zen, be careful with those plug-in diffusers. When they're empty, they're a huge fire hazard. KEMTGuy has told me more than one story about responding to fires caused by them.

Ugh, I have a four hour layover in Atlanta. I couldn't take the earlier connection because it was too expensive, and leaving the airport is not an option. The SkyClub is crazy crowded too, and it's hard to get anything done.

Thanks, Maria. The possibility of a house fire scares me badly, and yet it never occurred to me until today that these things could be a fire hazard. I've discarded the messed-up ones and ordered new ones, and I've set reminders in my calender to check them regularly from now on. No more letting them run empty.

Hooray! I kinda like having you around.

Yeah, that is NOT the dumb way I was planning to go out!

I don't generally worry about fire much, but in the Otter Lake house I was more cautious. It is mostly wood and older, although the last owner was an electrician and replaced the wiring. Still I only plugged in most things when I used them. I had to run the space heaters a lot, but would unplug them even if I was running next door for a few minutes. Kept the toaster and coffeemaker unplugged too.

My reasoning was that although I could get out my bedroom window and hop to the ground from the lower level roof pretty easily, I would never be able to talk Zoe into it.