Upgraded from "ow motherfucker your spine hates you and your median nerve is rioting" to "healing and full of mucus after slight cold", thanks to prednisone and medical marijuana edibles, and a weekend spent in coma in my bed.

ETA: and then right back to "fuck you motherfucker ow" after coughing fits at work while sitting upright.

Inadequate thanks are the only kind we have to offer those who gave “the last full measure of devotion” in service to the country. We the living, and we civilians, should be mindful that every one of those deaths betokened an awesome act of trust - trust that, when they made themselves into weapons, they would be wielded wisely; trust that, when ( Read more... )

The Saddest Tourist Destination in the United States Has Just Gotten Worse

And unfortunately, unless you're qualified as a software engineering manager, I don't know of open jobs here. :(

Trigger Warnings Trigger Me

I get to see Vanilla Bear, morthael in May.

Old.

Poor planning on my part for a day in Philly ( Read more... )

Time for the Packening, prequel to the Movening.

Rose is better.

We don't know why. We're not sure why she was unwell to start with.

But we'll take it.

Next up: Moving. Unfortunately, I can't take Dave Barry's advice on the topic:

DON'T DO IT! SET FIRE TO YOUR HOUSEHOLD GOODS RIGHT NOW AND JUST WALK AWAY FROM THEM WITHOUT SO MUCH AS A BACKWARD GLANCE! THIS WILL BE EASIER IN THE LONG RUN!

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2017537782_noaaboat18m.html

Why didn't you take ME out on the boat, Vanilla Bear?!?!? >: