Have a great time, Sheryl! You will be wonderful.

Congratulations, Steph - that's excellent news.

Congratulations Dr. Otter!

Sarameg - are you still getting hit by the hellcold? I am starting to feel better, finally.

Smonster and Allyson, all the ~ma to your people.

My mother's going out of town tomorrow, so I'm on my own to go see my father, and I just found out I can take the commuter rail instead of the bus! It's a million times faster and only a little more expensive! OK, 20 vs. 50 minutes, and $5.50 vs. essentially free (I have a monthly pass) but I do believe my time is worth $11/hour. The train doesn't run that often, but I'm sure I can make it work on the way there.

Congrats Tep & Dr. Otter.

Good healthma to Allyson and Smonter's people.

I am the only person in my office today.

Why in the world do we even bother?

Another Jimmy Kimmel short: Celebrities reading mean tweets. It was interesting talking to Colin yesterday about how much he wants to avoid things like this, because his skin isn't thick enough. Don Rickles? I think he's got the skin, and that's not a looks joke. I also cheered Sofia Vergara for the first time ever (having heard what they put her through to make her la Latina Suprema, I also try and not believe anything I see of her). Kit Harrington--that was the meanest one, and Blaine's was the truest one. Also, Cheadle's was the worst. LIAR. If this is #7, I guess I'll watch at least 6 more before I call my mother to tell her happy birthday and the picture I drew for her is ugly (*****JULY 20TH ALERT*****--please take all appropriate actions.)

And there's one tweet there that more than one Buffista will agree with right off the bat. I was even thinking it last week, but her comeback is the meanest (deserved?).

BY THE WAY. I'm doing a personal project of a series of interviews on fandom and people's lives for a fandom blog I started on Kinja/IO9. They are going to range in scope, but I have an hour with Colin to transcribe, some questions off with Tim, assent from Allyson and Kristen, and am looking for people all over the map that would grab IO9 attention one way or another. If you want to see a sample (9 painstaking minutes) with Colin, it's here: [link] If b,orgers are interested I can link to the instalments. And, oh, and! If you know of anyone I can question (F2F is best, despite the transcription issues (I thought I could type fast)) but I can also send a list of questions if I can do enough research beforehand to make them relevant.

Called the doctors office cause the pain and spasms are just still too much. Waiting for the nurse to talk to the doc and call me back. Meanwhile, arrrrggggggg.

So having K-Bug live here is going to be interesting. We are sectioning off a corner of the living room for her sleeping space and stuff but it doesn't provide real privacy. Still no real explanation from KCD or B. She has one more year of school to get through and any job she finds will not give full time hours, so her ability to live on her own is not likely to happen until after she finishes.

What's K-Bug's take on events?

Like the first part of the Colin interview, ita. So yeah, please let me know when you post more stuff.

Burrell, it sounds like a bunch of mis-communication and unvoiced expectations. She and her dad have never had a warm fuzzy relationship. Plus she hasn't lived with him as an adult before. So he has been treating her like a 14 year old. When I ask KCD and B I get "it can't be fixed" and "I'm tired of her issues".

We all have issues. That is life. I can't imagine which of her issues became so unbearable. When she left D and moved in with KCD, we had all talked about wanting to support her and give her a chance to get through school, refind herself, rebuild her life, and all that.

I don't even know.

Suzi, is there any way you can move back into a 3 bedroom? Is K getting her masters in PT? It's great that she's back in school, and one day it will all be a distant memory. As I hope that horrible physical pain is for you.

I post so rarely these days, but I do read every word y'all post. And I care. A lot. Sorry I am so absent.