Timelies all!

There's this yellow orb in the sky. I'm not sure what it is :)

Sunny and warm today, what a concept. Supposed to be in the 80s all week, though thunderstorms are forecast for the end of the week.(Because =of course= they are.)

I'm back at work, fixing a ton of other shit that is the result of the epic disaster the past two weeks have been (we're all looking at being unable to not put in serious overtime) because my part in this build doesn't come until the very damned end. But they didn't know when the end would actually happen.

And I have cramps.

But I swam, damnint.

Yay swim. Yay Otter Lake. Yay sun. Yay registered car.

Boo other stuff I will not list. They know what they are.

A million years ago I heard about a study that confirmed that it really does rain on the weekends more than weekdays. There was even a theory to account for it, something about heat from rush hour traffic affecting weather patterns.

Why is it that we have to work twice as hard both before and after a few days off? I'm tired out and haven't even left yet.

I was having this conversation with a coworker -- she thought she would use her days by taking several short weeks, and is now regretting it. I think taking my week+ all at once will be better on that front. I'll have to get some stuff done well in advance of the technical deadline, but then I won't have anything on my plate waiting for me.

Short weeks are only good when the workload is light. If it's crunch time, you still end up doing the same amount of work, just faster.

I drove home during a flash flood tonight, and actually encountered about a foot of standing water on the highway just before a railroad crossing. Much more and I'd have tried to pull over where currents would push my car against trees or a building if they got worse.

Word is we got more than 4 inches of rain in an hour (and still coming down). Meanwhile, the local news storm team website shows 55% humidity.

So many head colds/allergies in my department, and me not being able to blow my nose properly yet.

Yeah, timing can make a difference, if you ever have slow times to take advantage of. Which it seems like Laura does not.

I am excited that when I turn my calendar next week my vacation will be within my three-month view!

Meanwhile, the local news storm team website shows 55% humidity.

If I remember right, humidity often drops when it's actually raining; the moisture is not being held by the air.

Still.here.

And I'm done, they just won't let me go.

I'm an Avengers nerd, and I really like the cartoons. I've got the DVDs for Earth's Mightiest Heroes, but there don't seem to be full run DVDs of Avengers Assemble. However, the episodes and seasons are available online, from Amazon, iTunes, and Vudu. My question: there are options to own those episodes. Does that mean "own", as in I can download them to my computer, or "own", as in I can pull them up online as long as one of those services is willing to host it but then I'm SOL? And if I can download them, is it a situation where Amazon or whomever can ping my computer an erase them when they've decided I've owned them long enough?

Teacher and librarian types - book suggestions for a 15yo boy who reads below grade level and does not like to read. I am looking at lots of lists online for ideas, but thought I'd ask.