Nilly, you've done nothing to offend me. And thank you for such a thoughtful post. I always love seeing your pixels, whether in long form or brief.

Strix, your stepson's mother sounds like quite a piece of work.

In much more mundane news, I have a cold. At least I don't have to decide whether or not to call in sick to work. Also, I have two interviews in the next wo weeks, with a possible third (th date and time hasn't been nailed down yet). The third is for a position I'd given up on months ago, in Olympia, WA. That would be cool.

Some news, finally, on the car front. The bad news is that it's probably going to cost me more than "merely" replacing the engine because they're going to rebuild the one I have. The mechanic, who comes highly recommended, just hasn't been able to find a replacement engine with "low" mileage (it's a 10yo car), which he would trust.

So if you remachine/replace the bad parts, it costs a bit more because you're not getting a package deal (as it were) with a replacement engine. And it's a good idea to replace some of the non-broken bits, like hoses to ensure the engine will run for years to come and avoid future maintenance.

The good news is that we're moving forward finally on getting my car fixed. Friday I'll have been a month carless, which works OK when I'm unemployed, but it getting old fast.

Nilly, you have never offended me; I can't even imagine that happening. It's always good to see you here!

Strix, I am so furious on Micah's behalf, I want to find that hypocritical, cruel, selfish, thoughtless woman and... and gently explain to her why she is wrong. Repeatedly. With a shovel.

M is going to be so very, very pissed. Which seems to be against the whole point of the holy day.

Good luck, Calli!

I hope that works out, Theo.

Hi, Nilly!

My To Do list is telling me to go out to lunch today, but I have yesterday's salad in the fridge. I may pick up a cheeseburger for dinner instead of going out to lunch, that seems like a reasonable compromise.

Zen, oh yes. My feelings exactly. And Connie, he's going to be rightfully pissed. But he's going to be really SAD, and that gets me the most.

Hey, it's October! The date son my filenames don't need a leading zero on the months!

It's the little things.

There are protests going on at the University of Georgia, because homecoming is on Yom Kippur.

From the statement from the university:

The president already has directed his staff and the athletics department to inventory important holidays like Yom Kippur and to place them on the calendar several years out to help us avoid such a conflict in the future. Important holidays, such as Yom Kippur, are highlighted on the university's master calendar so that all can be aware of these dates when scheduling events.

That's right. From now on, they're going to use a calendar.

inventory important holidays

AKA, "read the fucking calendar there are Jewish people in Georgia YOU ASS."

That's right. From now on, they're going to use a calendar.

AMAZING!

I have to confess, my organization has an event this Friday night, scheduled last-minute, in conjunction with other organizations.