We should have known that a tropical storm/hurricane sharing a name with Karen from Will & Grace would head for the largest concentration of booze available but stumble and fall before it got there.

Ahahahaha, right? I may need to quote you on FB.

He even made an attempt at the bleach, but was foiled.

There could be a bad joke about his coloring there, but I won't attempt it.

Is he blue-eyed? Why am I remembering hearing that many blue-eyed white cats are deaf?

After several emails back and forth, I found out that the "problem with the homework" was that he couldn't sign on to the online homework system. And, frankly, I don't believe him. There were no reported issues that night according to the company that manages is, no other student had problems logging on, and this student has given me this same excuse several times before. I tell him that, if he's having trouble accessing it, then he should contact the company's tech support, since I can't solve computer problems, but he never does.

Trader Joe's has gone seriously pumpkin.

FUCK YES.

Also, just want to agree on the "macarons [one "O"] are not coconut macaroons [two "O"s]" front. TJs pumpkin macarons are GOD. Macaroons are kind of ick. I love coconut. I love sweets. But macaroons somehow end up too sickly sweet for me.

ION, I am never leaving this cottage in Mendocino. SO GORGEOUS.

I hear that life’s such a groove there.

Is he blue-eyed? Why am I remembering hearing that many blue-eyed white cats are deaf?

Finn has gold eyes (seriously, seriously gorgeous). And yes, many blue-eyed white cats are deaf, regardless of breed. What's really interesting is that if you've got a white cat who has one blue eye and one eye that's another color, they'll often be deaf on the side that has the blue eye.

if you've got a white cat who has one blue eye and one eye that's another color, they'll often be deaf on the side that has the blue eye.

Huh! Fascinating.

Seriously! That's so weird!

Mendocino! I'm so glad you're enjoying it, Tep.

Mendocino! I'm so glad you're enjoying it, Tep.

We lucked out enormously to rent a whole cottage rather than a hotel/B&B. Up here, the rate to rent a cottage isn't much more than a B&B, and we decided it was worth it to have the room to spread out, and a whole kitchen to cook for ourselves. Not to mention the gorgeous back yard/flower garden and random super-friendly (outdoor) cat.

We have a rooster as a neighbor, and I didn't realize they just crow all damn day. Apparently they only have one skill, so they just do it ALL DAY.

Well, the rooster sounds less than optimal but everything else sounds lovely!

And then you get the SF leg of the trip! This is another of those times I wish SF was right around the corner.