Oh, sweet mother goddess, why is it so hard for some people to think in a linear manner? I've walked this woman through the process three times, and she cannot remember a step I told her six seconds ago! There's a place in the world for all God's children, but why do some of them insist on that place being on a computer and on the phone with me?

Was hoping to spend another two hours at work getting ready for our holiday fundraiser, but the upstairs tenant came home and proceeded to be sociable. Gave me a beer (which thankfully made me sick --I had a valid reason to escape her nattering) and chitchatted, and I have absolutely zero capability to say "I'm busy, you're distracting, please go away so I can do my job". I have all this volunteer help and I feel like I'm not doing any work, what with showing everyone the ropes as they show up at their leisure, need supervision and checking of their products, dead squirrels that need disposing of, double checking other staff members work, training, for the third year in a row, how to hang an evergreen garland over a door way (measure, cut in half, flip one half, tie together, hang!). I have to have everything done and installed by 2pm tomorrow so the committee can price everything, and I have more helpful volunteers coming tomorrow morning and afternoon.

At least my boss is being more helpful than I'd expected, Grinch that he is (hoo boy, does he ever hate *bleep*mas).

The one super good thing is that my spring intern came to help, and she's competent and creative and independent, and the staff managed to gently disallow the (converted to Judaism for his husband) ED from reliving his Catholic Italian holiday memories via forcing all his tacky Christmas decorations and lights on us, so instead of blue tinsel and felt-pig ornaments (seriously), we actually got something classy and woodsy on the tree.

Parents are visiting, but are staying at a hotel, because I told them my apartment was a mess and I had no time to clean, and I also really don't want my mom with her knee revision surgery sleeping on a rock hard futon or a slowly deflating air mattress.

My child is being a lying turd bucket. Why lie to me about going to tutorials? I am going to check with the teacher. Now we BOTH know you are a lying liar who lies. OMG. Failing 3 classes, barely passing a 4th and you miss a tutorial that could bring one of the grades up. What stupid choices he is making.

I ride him and take away he preciouses and he'll end up with Bs, cause he can do the work.

Too bad you couldn't have caught the weeks of "unseasonably" warm weather we've had lately. (I'm sick of it, but an Easterner would probably have appreciated it).

This east coaster LOVED the weather around TG. 85, sure! Brunch outdoors everyday? YES. Breakng a sweat walking on the beach,ALL FOR IT.

I asked for a keyboard for my mini for Xmas. I'm sick of my typos.

msbelle, Uhg.

Winter people, best places to look for waterproof winter boots that won't die in 2 years? REI store was sad, I've got weird feet (sizing anywhere from 8.5 to 10 depending on toe box. I have flippers.) don't really have patience for returning shit,

See if anywhere sells Blondo boots, sarameg. I don't know what the hell they do to them, but mine were walk ankle deep in slush and stay bone dry waterproof for a long time. I neglected them though and I do have to treat them now. This is winter the beginning of their 4th winter, and they are still pretty good.

Thanksgiving is reborn! I just made a super easy and really delicious leftover casserole. YUM. Clean fridge and food for a couple more days.

Oh, those are pretty, but I'm pretty much looking for utilitarian boots to get to the Y with dry feet and shovel snow. Pretty not a requisite, but easy pull on is.