Ooh, that is also a good idea, Zen -- thanks! #sweatyfeetproblems

It might be revealing of her personality.

Yeah, we had kind of mutually flaked on getting together before (she suggested something, I responded later than I should have (close to the suggested day/time), she never responded to that), so I suspect it may be endemic. I figure I'll de-escalate and write her back online (rather than another text) asking if it was mercury retrograde (since we did discuss astrological signs!) or a no on the "drinks and making out" plan. :) Sadly, I can think of several cheeky/cute/flirty ways to say things in person, all of which could be misread in text/email. Boo.

Today's accomplishments: testing Skype so next week's interview has less chance of tech problems, walking a mile while it was only in the 80s, hauling out Mom's sewing machine and figuring out bobbin loading and threading the needle, finding my good sewing scissors, and setting up a place for my home office printer. I was thinking of walking to the farmers market, but it's now 97, so that's not gonna happen.

May your spoons regrow soon, Zenkitty. That was a lot to accomplish in the heat.

Sounds like a great trip, Brenda and shrift!

ION, I was overly optimistic when I said I was 98% sure I had found and fixed the cause of the water leaking into my car. It rained last night and there was a bunch of water in my car again. My boss and I now theorize that one of the water drainage channels for the sunroof is plugged up, causing water to leak down the A-pillar (the pillar that separates the windshield from the door) and go behind the dash and onto the floor.

The car's warranty expires in less than three weeks, so I made an appointment at a Ford dealership to look at it. In the meantime, Miriam has room in her new garage so I'm gonna keep my car there until the rains go away.

Last Sunday I drove the car for the first time in two weeks--that's when I discovered the problem. The car already had a funky smell (mildew?) from water being in it for a while and it's much worse now. Any suggestions on getting rid of that smell?

I've decided to sell the car as I haven't been using it much so I can't justify the car payments and insurance. So I gotta get the leak and smell taken care of first.

I've seen people use the buckets that suck up moisture in cars, but I don't know how well they work.

White vinegar is the answer for mildew, I believe.

Jolie Kerr says use an "odor absorbing product": [link]

Shire Race 2014.

Oh bless, someone on Tumblr has linked me to their blog post on the myths about the Hobby Lobby ruling.

Jilli, I read xoJane randomly, and I noticed the nice exchange between you and MadeiraDarling on the makeup post. So sweet!