I fixed a mistake I made and I think that's it for the day. I'm getting myself a shake and going home to read a rom com.

I wrote a long post on FB about 9/11 and now I'm too tired to do anything else.

The surgery on my fibula to fix the mess of the previous surgery is now scheduled, at last, for Thursday next week. My sister will stay with me for a few days and after that, I'll need to take it easy for a couple weeks but I should be fine by myself. There's nothing they can do about the complete loss of cartilage in the ankle, though. That was probably inevitable, given the severity of the injury.

Vitamin D - I take 6000 IU a day. My doctor has been surprised at how good my D levels are, for someone who is rarely in full sunlight. So pop those pills, at least they're small!

ION, I hate celery. My lunch has been a bit annoying, what with the occasional bitter crunch disrupting my tuna noodle casserole.

I am sorry about your cartilage Zen. I think we are getting old and injured. I don't want old and injured buffista s

Also, reading over the old buffist a threads, I miss people like Betsy and Jean A and Kathy A and original recipe Rio.

To be brutally honest, I hate smartphones and the loss of keyboard culture. I hate Twitter and Facebook gives my ADHD hives. I'm deeply suspicious of putting my banking, my writing, my photos, and my personal ramblings on/in/at (you choose) the cloud. I hate losing track of people, I mourn diaspora.

I'm officially old and cranky. I don't think there's a cure for that.

I had saltines and water for lunch, because I need to go to the store--no, its okay, there is food in the fridge and pantry, it's just not food I want to eat. Truth is, I lost 20 lbs when I wasn't looking, and food just...enh. We've never really been friends, and we're pretty estranged now.

I miss us. I miss people who've moved on. I miss people I can't get back. I miss a world that made sense, even when planes were crashing into buildings.

Zen, I hope the surgery helps the overall pain and the flexibility. That volcano really did a number on you, and I know it's been a long, painful process since.

I miss us, too, Bev. I miss Natter when I could be here more, but also when we were all here more. And then I miss ita, so much.

Amy were you a Bronzer on 9/11? I found out from Narrator on the private board.

I wasn't on the Beta until after, because I remember reading you all talking about the day after the fact. And Sara's fine, just a back-to-school sinus infection with a terrible cough. The hard-ass nurse at school actually called me to come get her.

Inspired by you guys, I grabbed an archive thread to read today, but I went Firefly instead of Natter. The comments before the show even started are remarkable. You people are GD prescient.

So sorry about your kitty friend, Sophia. But she clearly had a good, long life with you. I know though, still hurts.

Had a salad (chef, no cheese) for lunch. Originally was thinking burrito, then remembered all the lemon sorbet (so good!) I had after dinner last night and decided to be a bit more circumspect with my calories. And it's good!

Good luck with the surgery, Zen.

OK, I think the only work I'm going to do the rest of today is start drafting my out-of-office email to my backups.

Thought I'd share where I know people will understand and appreciate: just got an email that my RBG action figure has shipped!

Thanks for the offer, lisah! I'll definitely keep it in mind as we get closer to the date and I plan my DC travel.

There's work I really need to finish, but I can't focus today. And part of the reason why I need to get it done is because my team is going to Sonoma tomorrow.

Epic, that's exciting.

I wasn't on the Beta until after, because I remember reading you all talking about the day after the fact. And Sara's fine, just a back-to-school sinus infection with a terrible cough. The hard-ass nurse at school actually called me to come get her.

Okay, it's all mush in my brain now. I remember your board name there and thinking you probably weren't as old as you thought you were when you chose it, wrt posting on a Buffy board (because same here).

Poor Sara. Sinus stuff is of the suck. When the school nurse pays attention, you know the cough is bad.

My uncle died over the weekend. His funeral is tomorrow. The death notice in the paper misspelled his last name in the header. It's right throughout (i.e. when they mention other family members).

I think it's making me want to cry more than I cried when I got the news that he passed. (I'm not cold. I cried at his passing. This thing is making me angry almost-cry, but I hold it in, because it's stupid, and then I get a headache. Then I forget about it. Then I remember. Lather. Rinse. Repeat.)

To be brutally honest, I hate smartphones and the loss of keyboard culture. I hate Twitter and Facebook gives my ADHD hives. I'm deeply suspicious of putting my banking, my writing, my photos, and my personal ramblings on/in/at (you choose) the cloud. I hate losing track of people, I mourn diaspora.

Is there room for me in the cranky corner, Beverly?