That must be intolerable, ND. I'm so sorry that your (presumably well-funded) clients are such assholes.

I got a bunch of books for the kids, and a bunch of socks as stocking-stuffers (which is a bit meta, I guess). Now my back is really acting up and I'm back on the couch, not looking forward to doing more baking.

presumably well-funded

One of them is a Vegas sports book, so yeah, well funded.

Ugh. My very bad miserable cold is indeed Covid. Tested positive this morning. Worst part is that I can't read without it hurting my head. If I am going to be sick I want to stay in bed and read. It seems only right.

Ugh indeed, Laura! That sucks.

Boo, Laura, I'm sorry. May it pass quickly.

I'm about to head out shopping. Wish me inspiration, please. I'm going to wear.my plaid Santa hat -- it seems to take the edge off for anyone who might be feeling... edgy. Gives poor randos like me out in it a little cheer sometimes.

Still not sure when Christmas w/ the fam will be for us, but I suppose I still need to act like it'll happen soon.

Ugh I’m so sorry, Laura. We’re in Chicago for one night only and spending some time reporting Bob’s lost credit card. Womp womp. It’s the card all the bills go through so will take some work to redirect everything to the new card when he gets it. But at least it wasn’t stolen! Which I want to spell “stollen” because we’re about to head to the christkringlemart!

I'm sorry, Laura! JZ also had trouble reading during Covid which was insult to injury.

'm about to head out shopping. Wish me inspiration, please. I'm going to wear.my plaid Santa hat -- it seems to take the edge off for anyone who might be feeling... edgy. Gives poor randos like me out in it a little cheer sometimes.

I'm already cheered thinking about you wearing a plaid santa hat!

I stopped for a slice of pizza on Haight Street last night and some burly dude in a Santa hat tapped me on the shoulder. It was Emmett out shopping with his friends.

I'm already cheered thinking about you wearing a plaid santa hat!

Mission accomplished!

I stopped for a slice of pizza on Haight Street last night and some burly dude in a Santa hat tapped me on the shoulder. It was Emmett out shopping with his friends..

Love this!

Got a surprising amount done pretty quickly. One more stop before I get some food.

I know this is nothing compared to the Stupid thrown at POC all the live-long day, but I would give up a holiday wish to make people stop saying "I'm sorry," when I say something like "As a disabled person, I think that, maybe the whole Diaper POTUS theme, whether true or not, offends people who aren't Biden or Trump." Once in a while, well, I've been there, but more than that, American body-denial pisses me off and makes my life harder every fucking day, so I have thoughts, even if I mostly wish the two top candidates were different people on almost every level there is.(And, yeah, even as I write this, part of me wishes we'd spend next year fighting for, and over, something a bit more...perfect. Because I'm American and have mind-viruses, too. goddamn it) (to be clear, this is not where they say it. that would make sense. But I don't say these things to get back, I don't know, " Sorry you're struggling." Which kind of makes me want to say I'm not, at least not in the acute, heart-rending sense that most abled, white, Americans think struggle means. Although I do sometimes.) Just like I want to write "disability" on Facebook without a fundraising thing popping up.

I'm going to wear.my plaid Santa hat -- it seems to take the edge off for anyone who might be feeling... edgy. Gives poor randos like me out in it a little cheer sometimes.

I desperately need this. I am all edges right now.

Get well soon, Laura. The not being able to read sucks.

To add to the holiday fun, both of our toilets need their guts replaced and this is where Boy and I do not work the same way. And we both get frustrated. We've been to Home Depot twice and are looking at a third soon. I cannot stress how much I hate multiple trips and returning things. With no functional toilets. I know we will have at least one working today but the process is hell. Especially when everything "universal" is, in fact, NOT universal.