For the record, Dee Snider is the lead singer of Twisted Sister.

Somehow, that does not confuse me!

Bummer about the shortened vacay and DH's pain, JenP. I hope being home helps him and your remaining time off is pleasant

I went and got gas at Costco for the first time and I feel like I have really accomplished something. Which is pretty silly, but Costco generally kind of overhwhelms and intimidates me and I have seen the lines being ridiculously long but my guess that they might be shorter on a weekday morning than a weekend afternoon seems to have been on the money. Anyway, awarding myself a merit badge or level up or whatever.

Less of an accomplishment - someone left a bag of Thomas brand Pumpkin Spice bagels in the break room and while I thought to myself that they are What's Wrong With Bagels also they were free and any excuse to use our toaster (we were not allowed toasters in Fairfield so it really does feel like a transgressive treat to toast anything in the office) so I tried one. I also poked around in the fridge and found an unlabeled cream cheese that I thought I might be able to filch a tablespoon or two out of without much guilt but when I opened it up it was all green and fuzzy so I tossed it and felt virtuous about that. Anyway, the actual toasted bagel tastes worse than I expected - so sweet, and neither pumpkiny nor spicy and really just ew.

We had our parent/teacher conference with ltc’s teacher yesterday. Her teacher said she is a delight to have in class and her reading skills are off the chart good. She doesn’t have any behavioral problems in school, but she has become extraordinarily sensitive to peer criticism and teasing. So, we’re working on ways to help her cope with that. It was a half day. So, she spent the afternoon with her grandparents who also said she was well behaved. She then came home, immediately started whining about everything and had a major screaming meltdown about doing the usual routine things we do every night. TCG has had lots of evening meetings the last two weeks, which does not help with her evening behavior at all.

the actual toasted bagel tastes worse than I expected - so sweet, and neither pumpkiny nor spicy and really just ew.

The punishment is inherent in the sin.

Sorry about the shortened trip, JenP. I hope your DH feels better soon.

I got the "nope" letter from the job I interviewed for last month. It was a stretch, so I'm not surprised. But it's still disappointing.

Sorry you had to cut your trip short, JenP, it sounded magical. Good for you for making the most of your remaining days off.

And, sorry about the job, Calli. I’ve had more than my fair share of job rejections this year and it sucks even if the job maybe wasn’t the best fit for you.

Man, the last three days have been rough, mostly due to work stress. But today has been very, very quiet and I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop.

The punishment is inherent in the sin.

Ha! I am having chicken soup for lunch and it is absolutely fine. I always feel like eating chicken soup will make me healthier and generally benefit me in myriad ways.

What a mix, sj! I'm glad school seems to be mostly going well for her, sorry she's such a handful at night.

Sorry about the nope, Calli. And about the concerns about that other position, that does suck that you have to think about how terrible people who can be pretty terrible would be to you if you did a job you would otherwise like to do!

JenP I hope the pancreatitis resolves easily, shame you had to miss time but good job planning new relaxing things!!

Work is too much. But part of the problem is a lot is stuff that needs to be collaborative and there are only so many hours for meetings.

But powerball is $1.5 BILLION DOLLARS on Saturday. Wowwww. I could give away money like water.

Billion with a B? To be won in a lottery? What a world!

That's nuts! Guess I'll throw a few bucks at the lottery.

Lovely breakfast, massage, and now picking up Indian takeout from a new, highly rated place, so that's promising.

Got passes for the AA Hist Museum tomorrow, then a late lunch somewhere downtown after... we'll want to talk about it after the museum.

ETA: DH is feeling good and thanks you all for the well wishes.

I'm sorry work is being crap for a bunch of you, and I'm sorry you got the nope, even though you were not surprised by it, Calli. Continued good ~ma in that regard.

If I win a lottery, I'll have to consider this: [link]

It's over the top in some of my favorite ways.