My dad was in the hospital for 6 days and got released last Tuesday. They're doing follow up visits now, and he got diagnosed with Graves' disease today, which is good news because it's treatable! Bad news is that this is yet another autoimmune disease that runs in my family, and at least one of my cousins has been diagnosed with it, so I guess I probably should go to the doctor sometime soon.

I'm also going to Dublin on Saturday for work, I have major project deadlines giving me agita, I'm trying to figure out the lease renewal situation with my apartment, I need to get my sister's birthday present mailed out before I leave the country, and I keep flaking on plans with people because I'm running out of spoons due to burnout. (Look, I just needed to huddle on my couch in my pajamas and watch Queer Eye.)

I guess I finally can read some of my library ebooks while I'm on that 11 hour flight to Dublin?

Ebooks on the flight is an excellent plan, possibly along with queer eye! But the rest sounds sucky. My dad had surgery this morning and my mom texted making it sound like he was dead. Uncool. (He was having trouble waking up from the anesthesia, apparently, and they're keeping him overnight. That's NOT the same as "he won't wake up")

OH MY GOD, meara. That is definitely not the same.

I hope you can sleep on the plane, shrift? I'm guessing you're probably short on sleep too.

Yikes, meara!

And that's a LOT, shrift. You should cancel all the plans! I mean, I would.

Good Lord, Meara!

I'm guessing you're probably short on sleep too.

You're not wrong. My body has decided that insomnia is a great idea.

Surely you're not Capital T!

Well, that's true. But hearing the words in my head as I read the email, it sure sounded like he was talking to me!

Oh, meara. Bad communication, mom of meara!

That's a lot, shrift. Cocooning with Queer Eye seems like a reasonable course of action whenever you can manage it. Yay e-books!

The Target on the way home of my work commute didn't have everything I needed, because it's a stupid small Target. But I refrained from buying mozzarella cheese sticks, and I am awarding myself a gold star for that.

Yikes, meara! That would be very upsetting.

shrift, I hope you got some good rest last night. Drop everything unessential for the rest of the week for sure. Also, gold stars!

DH is on a fishing boat with nephews today on Lake Ontario. They went out at 6AM. Not sure what the temperature was because it was in the 40s here when I got up!

Man, I haven't been here since May!

Hello people! It's good to see you. Topic Cindy - I hope your son is improving.

I am relishing our cooler less humid weather this week after the hell of last week. Has the shift in weather hit most of the country yet? I recall looking at a weather map last Tuesday and seeing that almost the entire continental US was hot pink - and where it wasn't hot pink it was a deep red. Is this what we have to look forward to now?

I am still enjoying the library - despite the ways that some people have of confirming that humans are crazy (i.e., the guys that almost got into a fist fight right by the circ desk. . . not teens or children: adult men.)

I did a Stitch Box - and purchased everything in it. This is a huge step in the right direction for me as I really loved the clothing and I really hate shopping. It actually fit. . . and looked good. And now that you don't have to have a monthly subscription I can actually afford the occasional treat of new clothes delivered to me that I may or may not purchase.

Haven't watched the new Veronica Mars yet - sadly, I will have to watch it on my phone as that is where I can have Hulu. (Unless, I can get that old Apple TV I got handed down to me to work.)

sumi! Hi sumi!

Ooh, I didn't know Stitch Box had switched from subscription only. That's interesting. I got a couple boxes from them a while back and liked the stuff they sent me, but dealing with the subscription was Too Much