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I agree completely, Eric. 2. My mom is hanging out at home. I asked if she wanted to drop me at work and go to the zoo or museums or shopping or something, but she said she wanted to watch HGTV and enjoy her day off, and she'd cook dinner tonight. Um, okay? I feel like a bad hostess, just leaving her to her own devices, but I can't skip work today since I'll be gone to the AACR meeting for the rest of the week.
3. Poster in poster tube. "Security document" printed, since it's not an official boarding pass. I need to wash some clothing so I can dress like a grown-up at this conference instead of wearing jeans and band t-shirts, my usual work attire.
4. Dear Sigma-Aldrich, I would like to give you money in exchange for antibody that you produce. However, when I log onto your website to do so, the site tells me that product does not exist. If I log off I can then find the item in question, complete with pricing in British pounds (even though the website recognizes from my IP address that I am in the US). Does that mean you will not sell it to my institution? Or is there some other issue? Please to be explaining.
5. Firefighter!Spencer and EMT!Brendon not!fic is still my happy place, although I have not had a chance yet to scribble more.