I want to go home and sleep. My body is being stupid hormonal and I keep crying. And everything is shakey and won't be still.

It's been said before that millionaires who don't have these in their homes clearly do not know what to do with their money.

I've been in Harlan Ellison's house, which he had built to his specifications from his Star Trek and Irwin Allen TV money.

It definitely has secret passages and little tiny Alice in Wonderland doors, and an Art Deco diner booth for breakfast etc.

I am in the office alone and so I'm trying to get things done, but also I'm also having to answer the phones and make a bunch of phone calls, and to dial out, I have dial our area code each time, which is 919. Since I'm stressed and distracted, my finger slipped, and I accidentally dialed 911, which means that they have to send a police officer over to make sure that I'm not being coerced into saying that I'm okay and that it was a mistake. Awesome!

The last time I did this (which was the first time I had ever done this, which is a miracle) was a few weeks ago, when I was also alone in the office and trying to do a million things at once, and when the officer came by, I asked how often campus police have to go around and do this. He said that it was his eighth call that day, and it was only 11:00 a.m., and that was just him, that there were other officers doing it as well. I bet they suuuuuuper wish we had a different area code.

Now I have to miss a meeting because I have to wait for the cops to come by. Yay.

I'm sorry, msbelle. That's a horrible feeling.

Hec, that's awesome.

Ugh, amyth. How annoying.

Sorry, msbelle. I hope you feel happier soon.

Oh, amyth, I would do that a lot, I'm afraid. It really does seem like a bad idea to have an area code that close.

I do not have incision cancer. The surgeon was only slightly concerned because my incision still had a bit of drainage but everything looks good. They're putting me on prophylactic antibiotics, but everything is still fine with respect to me flying to Europe next week.

The surgeon said, "You know with this Paris thing you're going to get looks." I told him I had already thought about it quite a lot.

Pete Souza is posting lyrics to This Land is Your Land, along with relevant pictures of Pres. Obama, on Instagram right now, and it is KILLING me.

Sending comforting vibes your way, msbelle. I hope you can home early, at least.

Steph, I love that story. Both the tube theft and the cookies!

amyth, oh dear.

Yay to no incision cancer! Not so much to the looks from Europeans, though.

msbelle, McMansion Hell just posted today a listing near Baltimore: [link]

Why didn't they just go the extra step and make the rear gable arched? With a fountain on top.

Pete Souza is awesome.

My dream home is more or less the family cabin on Lake Huron. Except winterized, with an updated kitchen, an outdoor shower, a hot tub, and minus Mom's cousins' drama. Maybe a slightly sandier beach - our end of the point is pretty rocky.