You're in a Kimpton, right? STAY IN BED. That was an excellent hotel bed.

YES!!! Thank you for validating my life decisions.

shrift, I'm kind of jealous of myself right now. That's why I'm making sure to TCB while I'm also lounging in this very comfortable bed!

Kimptons are the ones with goldfish, aren't they? I loved that. #wrongpriorities

::waves at everyone:: I have no time to myself anymore. And our second-in-command baker quit yesterday, on Mother's Day, the busiest day we've had so far. There are not enough pain au chocolat in the world, is what I'm saying.

Kate, I can't believe you're due so soon (although I know it must not feel that to you)! Babies! So exciting.

That sounds awesome, Lisah! So jealous.

Hi folks! Hope everyone had a good Sunday. I have so much Monday stuff to do today, and am almost at the end of what can be done by email and phone, which means time to put on outside pants and go to work.

Man, I wish I were lounging in a hotel room right now! Instead I had meetings at 9, 10, 11:15, and now 1. After that I can do some work.

Ugh, too many meetings

Crap, I have a meeting in 3 minutes.

No meetings, but I am currently in a state of bogglement that I have an author who didn't answer 28 queries in an article they just returned. We don't ask those queries for funsies; they're substantial questions, like "Your data in the 3 categories don't add up to your reported total; please clarify or change," or "Wording is unclear; is this correct as edited?", etc.

I've had authors skip (or ignore) 2 or 3 queries before, but 28 is a new league record for me. That's not a mistake; that's just deliberate not giving a shit.

Fortunately, that level of jackassery allows me to send a sanctioned email that basically says "I don't know what your problem is, but we won't publish you if you can't bother to answer these questions. So either answer them or kiss your sweet, sweet publication byline goodbye." (But, you know, worded differently.)

Sheesh. Imma go make some lunch now.

Man, I wish I were lounging in a hotel room right now! Instead I had meetings at 9, 10, 11:15, and now 1. After that I can do some work.

I feel a little bad because Bob has meetings booked solid from 10:30 to 5:30 today. And his work here is the reason I get to lounge in this sweet, sweet hotel room all morning!

I did just book a trip to go to NC to stay with my nieces and nephew there so their parents can take their first, ever overnight trip together without the kids since their eldest was born almost 17 years ago! I'm really looking forward to being able to hang out with the kids, we don't get to see each other nearly enough, but it won't be a relaxing trip by any means. It's a self-proclaimed "neuro-diverse" household with two teenage girls and one, high energy 7-year old boy! The younger girl and the boy will be in school still so I'm hoping my older niece and I can sit quietly near each other reading a lot.

I'm at SeaTac waiting for the plane that takes me home. Lovely quick vacation. Ready to be home now.