Last night, exhausted from work, allergies and the fact that I'm not sure there's not been a single week in the last month where there wasn't horrible news about more people being shot I was playing a game where I make little dwarves dance to my will. As one does when they feel the need to pretend to be a benevolent god. Then my phone rang ( Read more... )

I'm not actually excited about Wednesday but I felt the need to have some exclamation points somewhere. Sort of a fake it till you make way of approaching the rest of my day, I guess ( Read more... )

I'm not dead, I promise, I've just been A) on vacation for a week and B) so buried in work that I haven't really had much time online for what seems like forever. For which I apologize! I finally caught up with my friends list this morning and wanted to post something though it may or may not be too long depending on work crazy ( Read more... )

Way behind on just about everything as I have picked up a mild cold but I wanted to give an update about mom ( Read more... )

News first and then I'll talk about the weekend ( Read more... )

Sorry for the radio silence again, I got distracted by real life and vacation ( Read more... )

I have booked tickets to fly home for Thanksgiving. This means for the next month or so I have to be good and not buy stuff. Bah! Being a responsible adult is no fun.

On the other hand, it will make my mom happy.

Baked blueberry coffeecake last night. Guess what was for breakfast.

Have a hastily and sloppily sketched Coyote.
( Awww, sleepy )

I don't remember if I mentioned it yesterday: Mom is home and sounds fairly cheerful despite it all, to the point of laughing about the need to take a picture of her black eye for posterity. She also promises to keep her feet firmly on the ground from now on ( Read more... )

I just spoke to her and her surgery went well. She's sounding much better, says she's learned her lesson about being on the roof and will be home tomorrow sometime.

Mostly 'cause I got grumped at that I hadn't provided more info re: mom. The scan was clear, she's fine there. I spoke to here this morning and other than being a bit grumpy that she can't have any liquids she's fine, she's waiting for her surgery and looking forward to going home after it.