I'm absolutely fried, my kid won't sleep through the night, work is so busy it is insane, and I'm having a weird mix of  PMS and allergy symptoms that is leaving me feeling ick.

But I'm still in a strangely upbeat mood. Maybe because it is Friday?

I have three pending Friends Requests in my Facebook inbox.  One is from a girl I knew my whole childhood from Sunday School. I didn't actually like her. We were not friends. Her older sister was outright mean to me. I can't figure out why she would friend me ( Read more... )

My baby hit the 18 month mark this week. She's incredible. Her laughter is the best music I've ever heard ( Read more... )

Somehow I've managed to kill three computers in the last month: my home PC and two laptops at work. Um, hopefully I didn't do that by visiting Livejournal...

My brothers-in-law have returned safely from Saudi Arabia. No one in the family is speaking to us because we dared to question whether sending two minor boys to a country where the foreign ( Read more... )

My sister was at the emergency room three times over the weekend at my Mom's, and another time once they got her home to Cininnati. Kidney stones. I never, ever want to get those, they are obviously excruciating.

Otherwise, the weekend was fine. It's always nice to go home.

It is also nice to be home.  Work has been good and busy this week. The ( Read more... )

I'm working a half-day and then going home to finish packing and getting ready for my mini-vacation. Rachel and I are heading out this evening for Ohio. I'm hoping that she'll sleep most of the way, which is why I'm waiting until after dinner to hit the road. The problem is that I'll be driving pretty late by myself, but I promise that I'll pull ( Read more... )

Dear Anonymous Asshole ( Read more... )

The guys in the next aisle over here at work are cracking up. I have no idea what they're talking about or what is so funny, but it is such a happy, pleasant sound.

It is an overcast, cool morning- it would be a lovely morning for a walk, or a cup of tea out on the deck. Instead, here I am at work. I've made my deal- I'll be here for a while now, ( Read more... )

Your challenge is to write crossover fanfiction combining Star Trek and Cats
The story should use alternate dimensions as a plot device!Idea from The Terrible Crossover Fanfiction Idea Generator:  http://kaction.com/badfanfiction/
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I do not get it. The guy sang pop songs. Really good ones. He was also a loony and potentially a child abuser, and no amount of catchy pop music makes up for that. And even if he wasn't a molester, even if he was just a weirdo who was too out of touch to understand that he did weird things that seemed inappropriate- he was still just a guy. Just a ( Read more... )