I have been being driven slowly mad over the last two weeks by a fly (or nanobot spy) buzzing at about 80 db around me. There's a whole house, fly! Buzz somewhere else. It's probably been more than one fly; as one dies, another sneaks in with the dog. It's more exciting at night, when Mr Peabody jumps on me trying to catch the fly.

SOMEbody's got a case of the Mondays.... It's me, you guys.

The upside to a Tuesday deadline you get on Friday is that at least it goes by fast? The bad news is that it's frantic until then.

Also I left my laptop at home this morning.

And my shoes are uncomfortable. I couldn't remember why they were office shoes, not commuting shoes, at my last job, because they look like they should be really comfortable and yeah, no. Pinchy at the front AND floppy at the heel.

That does sound exciting! Begone, drones! Ginger isn't up to anything. Although maybe they are watching Mr. Peabody.

I've definitely had pain cause my eyes to leak tears, if that makes you feel any better, ita. It's an odd sensation. Hope the one on one goes well.

Sending you all the kickass meeting vibes, ita. And wishing your body would let you catch a break.

I am at the laundromat AGAIN since coming once a week wasn't cutting it, but I am focusing on the bright parts of coming here, currently those = Starbucks for iced coffee and free wifi.

How are your sinuses, ita?

I'm breathing fine! It's like when things hurt or I feel unwell, my tear ducts just spurt, although I'm not feeling any of the other crying components. No sniffles, no thing. Just leaking eyes.

If I didn't spend so much time alone (I don't even sit within eyeline of anyone at work) it would be epically embarrassing.

But my boss admitted my workload is low right now, so I'm going home to leak tears there instead.

Let me know if I can help with anything, ita. The dentist is nearby your place.

I wonder if it's some odd side effect of the Botox, or the opposite of whatever causes "dry eyes". You're producing eye moisture faster than it can drain.

Part of the reason that work is stupid is because other people are stupid. I'm not getting into details, IJS.

Part of the reason that work is stupid is because other people are stupid.

Trufax

ita, (this is long)

I have had arguments about hooks and Beyonce. There are a lot of discussions in the past and more recently about whether Beyonce is a feminist. I think Black women academics are trying to be particularly thoughtful when then engage in thinking about feminism, womanism, and popular entertainers. But, I am not sure that linking Beyonce together in the same sentence as terrorism is particularly helpful.

What feminism means to me is: a) a belief that women are equal to men; b) women should have the same freedoms and men; c) autonomy over our bodies is sancrosanct.

Some of what is going with Beyonce criticism it seems to me is behavior policing. (clutch the pearls) Beyonce is singing about sex. Some of it is a lack of recognition of who Beyonce is, wants, to be.