Zero migraines in 2 weeks, and all it took was lots of people showering me with attention and presents!  *grin* 

Our honeymoon in Cancun is a mere 4 weeks away, and Mexico is on travel advisory because of swine flu. fuuuuuuck! Now I miss the days of only worrying about those pesky drug cartels.

I now have two nephews!
Damon Scott, born April 5, 2009
6lbs. 9oz


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Iron Chef was lots of delicious fun, except I got a killer migraine that just kept coming.  Apologies to komos  and
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Funny work news: In a committee meeting yesterday, the chair kept referring to our reduced doctoral numbers as "shrinkage." It took a lot of self control not to snicker each time ( Read more... )

This salon piece about reproductive issues mentions some really scary cases of women not being allowed control over their bodies. Yikes.

I like this comment from reader bernbart:

I think these people have the brain power equivalent to an undeveloped fetus for which they want to give personhood.

The religious fascists should restate: "We won't rest ( Read more... )

Eating a salad for lunch cancels out the heavily frosted cake I ate for dessert... right?

*sigh* I am so hopeless at dieting. At least I've been exercising, but it's hard to say if I'm ahead of the game once you factor in the bad eating habits.

I highly recommend Totally looks like to anyone as bored at work as I am.


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I am home sick, with CNN.com in one room and NPR in the other, and no TV in between... but it's cool, I think the excitement is coming through. I just wish my intestines weren't trying to tie themselves into knots. What did I eat ( Read more... )

Greetings, peoples of the interwebs! I hail from the scary land of Overwork, where lolcats and LJ posts are just a memory. But it's 4:30pm, my boss is already gone for the holidays, and it's like a ghost town in my office. Hence, I take a moment for slack. Hi!!

Not much exciting to report. Except that it's been a while since I griped about migraines ( Read more... )