Zenkitty, would it help any to shorten the trip?

Jesse, no, alas, I've already made it as short as I can without hurting feelings that don't deserve to be hurt. It's not them, it's me.

My uncle (mother's brother) was a POW in WWII. He never talked about it. It must have been a horrible time, unimaginably so for him, and horrible for his family at home not knowing if he was even still alive. But no one in the family ever talked about it; I didn't even know until I was a teenager. I don't know where he was stationed, or held, or when, or anything. My grandfather was born in 1899, so I guess he was just young enough to escape having to enlist in WWI. As far as I know, he didn't serve, but hell, maybe he did and no one ever told me that either.

Does anyone remember what part of Fl Laura lives in?

The house she's selling is in Delray Beach.

I've passed my 30th high school reunion. I've never been to reunion, high school or college. Probably never will. I never really knew anyone in my class in college, and never really liked anyone in my class in high school. I've seen enough of them on FB to know I don't want to talk to them.

I left my small town for a reason.

And never going back.

I am at the optometrist. Apparently my depth perception is pants.

Um, did you guys know that the Vulture Countdown-to-streaming Friends advent calendar is actually an advent calendar?? [link] Click on the days! And then on the pictures!

We had our "party". Food brought in, basically no stoppage of work. Drew names for prizes with the majority of the employees not present for it. I got one of the 3 or 4 worst gifts. Not that really any of it is of interest to me. The target of the gifts is truck drivers. Did get a $50 gift card - to a chain restaurant of course, but $ I won't spend.

The company also gave everyone a $50 gc to Walmart. Do I guess I will hold my breath and go buy groceries.

Grump.

My employer is big on giving gift cards, which I gift on to other people for whom I would have probably bought a gift card.

I used to work at a place that did the Secret Santa/mandatory gift buying. It's just a bad idea. I gave and received a lot of Yankee Candles. (I'm allergic to candles.)

msbelle, I noticed that my supermarket has a Redeem Your Unwanted Gift Cards machine now. I'm not sure what cut it takes -- don't forget, you can trade cards on Ebay/Craigslist and so on.

Timelies all!

I don't think anyone in my family served in the military. My dad was exempt for being drafted because he worked for a defense contractor(Electric Boat), and then I was born.

I was doing pretty well today, but once I got into my car to go home gloominess kinda smacked me in the head. Stupid short days...

I just lost the LBD game sitiing in a Chinese restaurant.

What the hell is wrong with people? I just had to argue my nurse into coming for my regular infusion. She thought we switched to Wednesdays, when I told her I was looking to start work soon. Which I still don't know about--tentative start date is now the 17th. I am *so* fucked.

After arguing, she won't come Saturday, has to be Sunday, those are the rules. But before she'd come as early as Friday, if needed.

First the ER, now her...I have lost control of my pain management entirely, it seems. And my pain.

I decided to try and use the restaurant gift card tonight, but the wait was almost an hour and mac was not up for that. I will use it soon though, I hate it when I lose gift cards - like throwing away money.

So now we are home and neither one of use is eating anyway. Beer and SPN for me. I hope to finish S9 this weekend.