Go Scola! That's terrific.

Man, I hat my front yard right now. Been working on it for 4 hours and it still looks terrible. On the plus side, I listened to the Cory Booker Wait Wait and it was amazing.

Autocorrect turned whatever I typed instead of "my" into "emu", so now I want to try letting emus take care of my landscaping. Seems like a winning proposition.

Very cool, Scola! Does that allow you to do different things/have more control of the output, or did you just figure it was cheaper in the long run than using a service or something?

I am not a morning person at all. But at the same time, when I get depressed and gloomy for some reason, it's remarkable how it seems to always seem so much less bad/important in the morning after a night of sleep... (Brought to you in part by being at a dance convention and feeling very alone and uncool and a terrible dancer last night, and feeling much better this morning)

Tom, I will definitely buy a print of that picture of Magda from you.

Speaking of dogs which are gone, this made me cry a little bit: [link]

The Boss is disappointed in me: we did go for a run this morning, but I'm insufficiently exciting right now, fussing about cleaning the house so my niece can dogsit without embarrassment. (I'm going to SoCal for 2 days of training in Oceanside, sigh.)

That's awesome, Tom!

I just called my aunt and talked to her for a while. She's out of the hospital and in a rehab facility now. They're not sure if she'll be able to walk again or not, but she's working with a physical therapist and the doctors and they say that she might or might not. She sounded happy to hear from me, and told me to remind my sister to call her, too.

There's something clearly absurd about cleaning your house the day before holes will be cut in your walls and ceiling, but at least there won't be cat hair to get dusty.

I need to go set up a cat box next door. Tomorrow morning will be crazy enough, schlepping over cats and computers and food and probably finding things in the house that need to be moved out of the way.

Tom, I'm excited for you. Much sexier reason to drop big bucks than pipes!

I really think I'm barely getting ahead of potential disaster. A new leak popped up and it's not sealing itself. It's tiny, evaporating before it can drip, but....

That is the plan.

Ooh, this is exciting! I would buy prints from you.

I have been to the farmer's market. I picked up flowers. I drank a small pot of coffee and made uova al pomodoro for breakfast. I talked with my family. Now I'm watching episodes of Full metal Alchemist: Brotherhood before they expire from Hulu.

Still to do: hockey to watch, taxes to file, bathroom to clean, and my first attempt at pad see ew for dinner.

For anyone not watching The Good Wife now with JDM (or, I guess even for those that are). Spoilery for this season:

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Nice.

I was feeling like I have not accomplished much this weekend (and I have not, to be honest) but then I remembered to eat lunch and now I don't feel so bad about it. Food is good. Getting a little bit done is okay.

Getting a little bit done is okay.

I'm reminding myself of this, because I've been pushing myself too hard. Rest is important!

Federal and California state return filed. I'm trying to do my Illinois return, and I'm getting confused because the tax preparation software said I owed money but the state of Illinois website is telling me I'm getting money back. Oy with the poodles, already.

Does that allow you to do different things/have more control of the output, or did you just figure it was cheaper in the long run than using a service or something?

Mostly, it's about me getting to choose exactly what kind of paper to use.