Oh, wow, 2002. That was before my time. Twentieth anniversary of F2Fs next year. Seems momentous....

Happy Birthday to Vortex!

I fixed my tax form. Ooh, and I called Amex to update my bank a ccount for payment Onerous Task #1 completed. On to OT#2 - DP's taxes.

Also, it is the anniversary of the first Buffista F2F in 2002. Sniff.

How vividly I remember walking into that room for the first time.

Praise me! I got Matilda up on a Monday morning. It only took 45 minutes and 6 prods, whilst dodging her death glares and resentful complaints.

It is an onerous task.

Happy birthday to Vortex!

NEWS FLASH! ****** It is Monday and I could not care less about working today

NEWS FLASH ME TOO HARD SAME

My last research paper of the semester is due at midnight and no matter how many times I minimize Word and ignore it for a few hours, it has so far completely failed to finish itself. Stupid non-self-writing paper.

(All it's missing is a conclusion but they are the worst to write and I don't wanna. In conclusion I have said everything already therefore this is the end of the paper goodbye.)

I got Matilda up on a Monday morning. It only took 45 minutes and 6 prods, whilst dodging her death glares and resentful complaints.

In our house Aeryn has 4 alarms which she just lets ring until Ethan or I start shouting at her. At which point she shouts back "just a sec!" which means anywhere from 5 to 500 minutes. Going back to in-person school next year is going to be HELL.

Happy birthday, Vortex!

Excellent work, Hec! I well remember the death glares.

I was only in Pennsylvania for one cicada event and that was quite enough. Everyone dealing with it has my sincere sympathies.

Today is being very Mondayish.

and no matter how many times I minimize Word and ignore it for a few hours, it has so far completely failed to finish itself. Stupid non-self-writing paper.

"What?! Still unfinished! Well, that'll get you minimized for another two hours until you do better!"

At which point she shouts back "just a sec!"

"I'm coming!" she'll say as I'm standing at the door for five...ten minutes trying to get her somewhere on time.

Excellent work, Hec! I well remember the death glares.

The thing is, she comes back from her run with an iced blended caramel cappucino and she's perky and chatty and alert and in a good mood. So it's 100% worth making her run but it is such a drag getting her up.

We didn't make her go to church yesterday, and she slept in past noon.

In conclusion I have said everything already therefore this is the end of the paper goodbye.

That's what conclusions are just in different words, right?

I have said everything already

Would it help to think of it as writing an elevator pitch? Or does it need to be more involved and detailed than that?