Totally practiced a social skill just now! There is a "meet and greet" with a new person (and pie!) in the conference room. I got my pie and saw that the new person was basically sitting alone, so I joined him and started chatting (we have met already). Another person came over and I introduced them, and then gave my seat away so the two of them could talk next! I realize this is basic cocktail party stuff, but I always feel so awkward.

And the thing that makes me give up and walk away from FB is a discussion with a friend's husband about Hydra!Cap and how silly it is to be bothered about it. It's not a flame-out, because I don't want to disrupt my friendship with his wife, especially over a comic book character. (See? I do have perspective.) I'm just weary of his paternalistic attitude.

Well, I was planning to avoid social media on my vacation next week anyway, so this was timed well, I guess.

Zenkitty, his comments PISSED ME OFF hard, but I didn't know if you wanted anyone busting in all Kool-Aid Man style and yelling at him. He literally said that he didn't see anyone policing people's reactions...right below the comment where he policed people's reactions. Raaaaaaaaage.

I've decided Hydra!Cap is an AU despite what the writer and editor think, because Marvel always changes its mind.

edit: especially if people stop buying Cap merchandise. Cap may not be so popular a visitor to children's hospitals, either, unless people are a whole lot better at separating comics from MCU.

Steph, that's where I needed to walk away. If you want to join the discussion, be my guest...

awww our kitty who is super shy with strangers is acting like I'm a stranger today. She's been hiding under the futon in bob's office all day and when I looked under it at her she ran and hid under our bed. Making me sad!

Aw, cat! You know your friend!!

Aw, don't make lisah sad, kitty! You know her.

I can't even with the Cap stuff. I'm just not acknowledging it's happening. Not that I am a comics-reading person, but still.

I think I am going to have to come in early next Tuesday. Rats. But I don't see a way around it, I've got this damn conference call at 9 and there's information that must be gathered before then that is just not available today. I suppose I could do that part from home over the weekend, but that would be even worse.

What's the Cap-Hydra stuff? I could google but i know you guys can give a much better explanation of why people are upset (I don't read the comics).

Harvey is either having cognitive decline issues, or so much pain that he is showing confusion. I'm writing down everything I can think of that is not as per usual, to bring with us for his yearly check-up next week. As a coincidence, we just gave him the last dose out of his vial of opioid liquid medication last night. Considering we got it in September, I'm planning to have a long talk with the vet about interpreting signs of pain. As in, I suspect I could have been more generous with the meds. And there isn't much to do about age related cognitive decline other than make sure the environment is optimal for the cat, and keep 'em comfortable.