For BillyTea. A camera disguised as a penguin egg, picked up by a falcon, gets great aerial footage of penguin colony.

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Sending so many good thoughts your way, Connie and Hubby.

I got another interview. This makes four. This one is a phone interview first.

yay , Hil.

Wow, quiet in here today.

So, one down. He did not have the reactions they were afraid of, so that's one hurdle down. He feels pretty good at the moment. We were warned that Wednesday will probably be different. He has to go in twice more this week for other drugs. Transporting him is going to be a little complicated, but we should be able to work it. If he sits for an hour or so, if today is any gauge, he is capable of driving himself.

A woman came in part way through, grey-faced, uncommunicative, supported by her husband and sister. She'd had her first dose three days ago. I was staring at her, seeing what I was sure would be my husband in a few days. However, turns out she hadn't thought the nausea was bad enough for the drugs, and the swelling and reddening around her incision wasn't really that bad. Hubby is far smarter than that.

I was not impressed with the staff. We accept that all patients are different and YMMV, but the staff refused to give anything resembling a clear answer, even for "So I have to come back Tuesday and Wednesday?" "Maybe? Is that what you were told?" "Yes. Don't you have it written down?" "I'm not sure." "Can you check?" "I think so."

5 more rounds taking most of a week, three weeks apart. We shall see.

Tep (and anyone else who has suggestions), I have a question about ladyparts and antibiotics. Relevant question in whitefont.

I have strep throat and am on a 10-day course of antibiotics. Yay. I am worried about my ladybidness because I always get yeast infections after a course of antibios. Is there anything I can get over the counter or do to help my situation out? The 1-day Monistat (and even the 3-day) burns like 1000 suns. So I can only do the 5-day (?) I think. I will do that, but it would be great if there were other alternatives.

Congrats Hil!

Connie, I am pleased today went okay. Crossing fingers for the rest of the week.

Writing for a popular audience. "Heuristic" is shorter, but I'm considering "rule-of-thumb". How obscure is "heuristic"?

All my ~ma for Connie and Hubby. I'm hoping everything went well.

I spent some time today with my friend who is beginning treatment for esophageal cancer tomorrow. He's in good spirits, but is obviously scared.

It's just so fraught and unfair. He really has turned himself around from being a terrible, terrible person. Today, I was musing about how proud I am of the changes he's made and how it seems so ironic/sad that he adopted a super healthy lifestyle and now has to deal with.

In a spooky, synchronized moment, we both said, "Maybe you are just ready to deal with it now" as in, when he was horrible, he might not have had the tools he has now.

In other news, something amazing happened today... The owner of the pet care company and I have been working for two years on franchising her company. Nobody tells you what a slog that process is...seriously. Tedious and frustrating just doesn't cover it.

We are thisclose to finishing the entire shebang and she said she wanted to give me a gift for all the hard work. (My bff continually says I don't get paid enough)

When I went down stairs, what did I find at the front door?

A VITAMIX, y'all!

I nearly passed out. I'm not given to the vapors, I really am not. Today, I cried.

I just finished watching the Getting Started dvd.

If Vitamix has a cult, I want to join! Where do I sign up? Is there a uniform? I will wear sandals in the winter, no kidding.

I am BESIDE myself with glee.