If only the Transformers could settle their disputes in Quaker meetings, rather than by punching things...

I've never seen a Transformers movies, but I wouldn't trust a Decepticon. They have "deception" in their name!

'Decepticon' is a crappy name. That's like naming a political party "The 'We're Lying To You' Party."

"We know him as Megatron the consensus builder"

Gah, sinus headache. I am trying not to take a sick day today because there's a health fair this afternoon. I think that counts as irony.

They are ALL robots in disguise, tommyrot. What are they hiding?

Aw, this article gave me allergies! [link]

In related news, I am still procrastinating SO BAD. I'm doing like 10 minutes on, 20 minutes off of work.

That's so sweet!

I am madly procrastinating, in a useless way--I'm annoyed I got home so late last night (almost 1AM) and then got woken up repeatedly this morning by trash trucks (it's trash day...and recycling day...and I think a third truck came through for my neighbors' dumpster or something? LOUD). So i got up late, was on a conference call from 10-11 and since have done...nothing. If I really wanted, I could do the two or three urgent things in probably 2 hours, and then tell work to fuckoff, but instead I will sit around procrastinating. Brilliant, self.

C'mon, meara -- let's DO THIS. Real quick, work hard for the next 42 minutes.

OK, so that was more like 30 minutes, but still better than before...

OMG, so many people. I finally had to flee.

And that was just with one of the astronauts there (Bruce McCandless, was one of those that deployed Hubble.)

I'm knocking things off my to-do list before leaving at ungodly early o'clock tomorrow morning.

Expensive prescription dog food that the dog doesn't want to eat: bought.
Brother's graduation gift: picked up.
My prescription: picked up.
Laptop handed off to board member: yes.
Checked in for flight: done.

I am in the process of cooking rice and chicken to freeze for the dogsitter in case the dog gets sick.

I still need to:

Obsessively check and revise my packing list (this is the first trip I'm taking in a long time where I'm not bringing my laptop, since it's only 4 days and I have a smartphone and Tim has a tablet)
Write a check for the petsitter and leave it with the mail key
Pack everything but toiletries
Try not to flip out like a mammal

We get back Monday night, then I'm home for 2 days and then fly to Chicago a week from today. I am SO looking forward to seeing AoU with Buffistas!

I come back from Chicago the next night (Friday) and, like a fool, am walking another 5K the next morning. WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME.