ION, we have a roofer! Got the quotes this morning, Anna & I texted, and both of us were like, let's just get this done. Guy impressed me with several detailed options for fixing my leak, and telling me if his rec didn't work, it'd be on them. So: we're getting our main roofs & front porches sealed and recoated, Anna's also doing her kitchen roof (mine is in better condition) and I'm getting my gutter hole enlarged and fully lined with pipe and then rubber (that sounds dirty.) Getting $125 discounts each for doing the whole roof, plus they're giving us extra discounts for going in together on main & porches (which are shared, so ends up one job, basically.)

Now to look into finding a contractor to do door frame and ruined ceiling and walls, since mine went awol this summer.

Also, owner of company was one who came to do estimate. Think short, fireplug Mr.Clean.Nothing quite like a 60ish guy telling you he just had both knees replaced last winter as he's awkwardly hefting himself from ladder over the deck railing. Today he apologized again for being creaky, but 'I just can't stay in the office. But I let the young 'uns to the real work.' Sorta endearing.

Baltimore marathon tomorrow. I have my tambourine.

Timelies all!

At OVFF, listening to the Pegasus nominees concert. Earlier there was a song called "Nathan Fillion(Please take off your pants)". It is nominated in the "Best Perky Song".

No one ever accidentally puts my personal email address in as their own, but strangely it happens quite frequently with my fannish address. I just got confirmation of "my" pledge in the Doral Pebble Beach Fun Run.

I periodically get confirmation of someone's kids' dentist appointments. In Missouri. And I would unsubscribe, or at least reply and say "Hey, I am not the right person here, so your patients are not getting these reminders," but the emails are sent from a Do Not Reply address, and I'm not going to actually call some pediatric dental practice in Missouri because some parent thinks my email is theirs.

I also get notices about appointment for car maintenance in some other state. How many people think my email address is theirs, and WHY?

I finished reading the script. Waiting for shows to end.

I contacted my email doppleganger once when an additional address of hers was included in the recipient list. She was utterly dismissive so I am ruthless about blocking her mail. Committees she's on, stuff from her kids school, offers from her realtor... all get rules to delete immediately. Someday she'll stop using my address.

One show is getting close. Eddie Carbone! Eddie Carbone!

I miss the emails I got when my address was mistakenly added to an email chain for a bunch of bridesmaids in a very high-maintenance wedding party. It was like, that was a life I was living in a parallel universe where I know how to put on eye shadow and go to CrossFit.

2nd show done! Woo! Hopefully notes will go quick so I can go home.

My gmail address is also being used by some Saudi gal who signed up for a Twitter account in Arabic. I get all sorts of kooky wrong mail, but I can't even read it so I just delete

And I'm getting good feedback about today's talk, so that's nice

That's great, Burrell!

Went out with some of my old department after work. That was fun. Bittersweet, but fun.