Haunting the property. Ghost toofs.

Hugs to toofless boy and parents.

Waiting to see what misery SCOTUS has in store for us shortly. ... ... ...

I'm not sure what was going on (besides exhaustion), but I came home Thursday evening and slept almost 12 hours. Missed the debate, but probably didn't miss much. An hour and a half of vehement lies from what I've heard.

I've been getting gel/shellac manicures for the past month or so. I love them - they consistently look good for three-four weeks and my nails aren't breaking. However, they involve sticking my hand into a UV thing to "cure" the shellac and every time I stick my hand in, I want to start, "Fear is the mind-killer, fear is the little death" (haven't memorized the whole thing). I think it would startle the manicure lady. She just got back from Bolivia and I was relieved to see she was all right (they're having a coup).

DC was unbearably hot. Didn't even go out for food and drink but, with more reasonable temperatures, I'll make a foray tonight.

Gom jabbar manicures, I love it

Sounds like a very pleasant weekend, David. Thumbs up.

Bev, naps are the best.

Debet - congrats to the tooth swallowing, growing boy. Aw, the Tooth Saga continues. That's sweet.

Matt -- boo! I hope it's fixed sooner than soon.

Toddson - it was so bad yesterday! I did venture out to meet some friends to send a friend off -- (he is retired State and has volunteered to go to Ukraine to, essentially, do his previous job there for the next 3-6 months. I mean, they're paying him, obvi, but he volunteered to go. Danger pay. Great.)

Anyway, the point is, it was so hot and miserable, I literally got queasy just walking back to my car from the restaurant. Like, it was a near thing.

And this morning it was chilly when I first took the dog out.

I had a glorious nap this afternoon and I'm not afraid to admit it!

Nothing wrong with a good nap.

I love the longevity of gels, but my nails wind up absolutely destroyed when they come off.

It's a gorgeous day in NY but my plans to work from my backyard have been thwarted by what smells like a skunk on fire. (My best guess is someone ran one over nearby.)

The fender-bender from last week was declared to be just shy of a total loss (repairs are going to be 40% of the blue book value of the car) which means the dumbass who rear-ended me gets to buy me half a new car! Hooray! Basically the entire rear exterior needs to be replaced (bumper, trunk door, the back/side bits that connect to the bumper). Between this and the new hybrid converter/battery last year, I am rapidly approaching Prius of Thebes territory.

Wow that’s a lot of car fixing!

I am so glad to not live somewhere hot and queasy (at least, rarely) anymore. Pride this weekend was very pleasant (except late Saturday night when we were trying to be outdoors but it was raining).

Yikes, the car fixing does not sound fun at all.

I love the longevity of gels, but my nails wind up absolutely destroyed when they come off.

My SIL started me last year on a product called Luminary [link] which is like a cross between gel and acrylic. Hard as concrete, but doesn't hurt the nails at all. She took it off before I went north since I didn't think I could find anyone here to maintain them, and my nails were perfect and healthy underneath. I lucked out and found one person who does them within an hour of me so I am getting them back tomorrow.

The thing that hurts the nails is soaking in acetone to get the gels off. My friend just opened her own nail place and she uses a man efile and my nails have been fantastic!