Oh thank god -- my new boss emailed me about my first day, and she would be there by 8. I was like, "....so should I plan to be there at 8 [please say no, please say no]?" Luckily, she said that 9 is fine.

I can barely come up with an idea for my father, and as happens every year, it is suddenly a surprise that I have to come up with two ideas! Because it is also his birthday.

I used up my one good gift idea for my Dad's birthday last week, so now I'm stuck on what to get him for Christmas. Maybe Garrett's cheese popcorn.

Timelies all!

Suddenly I'm feeling kinda off. Muscle aches, stomach aches. I'm also cold, though I don't know if that's just me, or if it is cold up here.

I had that yesterday, Sheryl. I feel better today.

At least I was until I found out that a former student of mine was killed in a traffic accident. She was 26 and one of the kindest, most beautiful souls I've ever met.

Oh, that's terrible, aurelia.

Oh, that's so sad. I'm sorry, aurelia.

Oh how sad, aurelia.

What if a women's magazine editor edited a BBC news story about Syria?

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To all my editor buffista friends.

aurelia,

oh man. I am sorry to hear that. there have been too many people who died in traffic accidents over Thanksgiving. I have heard of like 5 terrible accidents.

There's a little black cat in my house who is very, very peeved. He looked out the front door--heavy, white, cold stuff that makes his paws hurt! He stomps to the back door, he knows it will be better out there. Halfway out the back door--It's back here too! Back to the front door, just in case the white stuff just moved--No!

He actually stomps and huffs when he's truly miffed. He's currently sitting in the hallway glaring at everyone who wants to get past.