Ok, can I just say conjunctivitis (pinkeye) sucks? It sucked when my son had it, and it sucked when I picked it up from him. I am being soooo paranoid about spreading it to someone else or, heaven forfend, my other eye, a lot of work but then the measures I took for not getting it from Eric were obviously not sufficient ( Read more... )

If you read this, if your eyes are passing over this right now, even if we don't speak often, please post a comment with a memory of you and me. It can be anything you want- good or bad. When you're finished, post this little paragraph on your blog and be surprised (or mortified) about what people remember about you.

(stolen from giaxcomo)

May I just say that having a sick kid sucks? And taking your toddler to three different Kaisers (Kaiser is the HMO/hospital that we're part of out here, I think they may not have them on the east coast) in three counties in less than three weeks (two in less than a week, in fact) is particularly unfun. Tonight, he's discovering his first earache ( Read more... )

May I just do the obvious and say, Merry Christmas to all of you?

Moving into the new apartment is, of course, proving more complicated and time consuming than my euphoric brain had anticipated. Almost all the stuff I'm getting from the old place has been moved, and I think we're done with conflicts over what else I'm getting there. Some new furniture has yet to be gotten, but the critical bits will not take ( Read more... )

Ok, in the home stretch for moving. Anyone who wants to be fed for helping out this weekend, please drop me a line. Most of the heavy stuff has been moved, anyone willing to do something we'll find something for you to do at whatever level of effort you're comfortable with. And there will probably be games at some point. :)

Ok, just a brief update on where things stand. Tyger and I are getting a divorce. I'm not going any farther into the reasons why right now than what I've already said, other than to mention that while some things with Tyger are better than expected, some things have turned out worse than we ever could have imagined. Eric and I are moving into a ( Read more... )

I'm about to leave for Oregon and perhaps Washington. Anyone between Sacramento/SF and the Canadian border who has any interest in meeting this strange guy who's spent a long time not posting (and my last post should say something about why I've been distracted), drop me a line.

Ok, the shit has now officially hit the fan ( Read more... )

My Unitarian Jihad Name is: Sibling Pepper Spray of Desirable Mindfulness.

Get yours.