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1. My cat's ok, and I'm happy about that, although I'm not looking forward to giving her pain meds for a week, and my wallet's much lighter.

2. Exhausted from playing a show last night, but feeling good because it went really well despite mountains of bullshit beforehand.

3. Really feeling desperate for a new job. Anybody hiring writers/editors/database jockeys in Minneapolis?

posted by cobra! 09 August | 10:42

1. Slept well for once. Am feeling cheerful. (The house is still a mess, but we won't get into that.)

2. Need to organize my to-do lists. Things are slipping through the cracks! (Email grandfather! Tony needs girl advice!)

3. I'm getting my stupid fake front tooth replaced with something much better! I've been waiting for this for almost ten years! Woo!

posted by Specklet 09 August | 11:52

1. Cannot get into Gmail- is it just me?
2. Realized suddenly that I desperately want a Cobb Salad for lunch. Mmmmmmm.
3. Tonight: Xanadu the musical!

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 09 August | 12:06

1. Sunshine! At last!

2. I just had a big coffee, so I'll be racing around going WOO!* pretty soon.

3. This afternoon, I go play with my niece and nephew visiting (with my sister and BIL) from Montana! Then big family dinner, and cake, 'cause it's my birthday --- WOO!

* Told ya.

posted by Elsa 09 August | 12:12

1. I can get into Gmail just fine.

2. What I can't do, though, is decide what to eat for lunch. Maybe Asian-fusion. I haven't been to that place for a while.

3. This guy who just came into the library has a tattoo on his bicep of an Anerican flag surrounded by marijuana leaves.

posted by box 09 August | 12:35

1. Throat and chest sore from coughing, but I'm just about better again, except my taste buds are dead. Even occhiblu's broccoli arrabiata tasted of nothing last night.

2. I have surveyors coming tomorrow to look at the subsidence to the building but the insurers have messed up because in their reports they have monitored only one minor crack at the side of the building and not the big one at the rear so I think it's back to square one and more monitoring.

3. I had a good day at work today, I uncovered a fraud by a mortgage broker that will cost his employers almost £100,000 to put right.

posted by essexjan 09 August | 13:14

1. 103 degrees F. out there and it's supposed to get to 105.

2. I have a ton to do and two and a half hours to do it.

3. I'm probably not part Greek after all. The family story is more outrageous than a soap opera. Particularly since the outrageousness is set in the late '30s.

There possibly go all my free cups of coffee at all the greek restaurants.

posted by bunnyfire 09 August | 13:54

1. I went to the opera last night (WAGNER!) but I am sleepy.
2. I have a free piece of chocolate cake on my desk that I'm saving for after lunch.
3. I GOTS ME A BOYFRIEND!

posted by matildaben 09 August | 14:05

P.S. Numbers 1 and 3.

posted by matildaben 09 August | 14:08

1. TheDude and I put in an application for his "dream house," which is now free of flies and dead birds.

2. We ended up giving the rental company a personal check for the security deposit, since the application included a blurb about it. Only a little bit shady.

3. Procrastinating on work that I. Must. Finish. Today!

Confidential to matildaben: CUTE! Him and MyDude have the same beard...

posted by muddgirl 09 August | 14:14

P.P.S. Number 2.

posted by matildaben 09 August | 14:16

1. Despite flooded roads and all that stormin' in the Northeast business I made it to the Northwest.
2. Waiting for my bass to come in from UPS, and my band to get in touch about a practice before our shows.
3. Hatin' on aol even more than usual: wasted hours troubleshooting why I couldn't login to my email or here. Fixed it!

Cute PS!

posted by safetyfork 09 August | 14:29

1. It is gorgeous outside!
2. I finally got a bike computer and am making minor adjustments to the bike.
3. Going on a ride with a friend on one of the bike trails I painstakingly transposed into Google Earth, sometime after 5. Woo!

posted by CitrusFreak12 09 August | 14:32

1. Taking a mental health day tomorrow to stay home and get some much needed alone time, work in the yard, and catch up on some canning.

2. Re: #1 - listen here tomatoes, cucumbers, and zuchinni; I loves ya, but there's only so much canning one man can do!

3. We're in full-time baby making time. Lots of lovin' for tr33!

posted by tr33hggr 09 August | 14:52

1. suffering from insomnia
2. so very tired
3. need a nap

Yay for bean!

posted by deborah 09 August | 14:56

1. Today is a perfect summer day.
2. Life is challenging but I am willing to get better at handling it.
3. BIRTHDAY!!! *Swings at Pinata*

posted by Miko 09 August | 14:57

1. Friends in town, yay!
2. So very very sleepy, boo!
3. Might leave work early to spend more time with abovementioned friends, yay!

posted by gaspode 09 August | 15:13

1. Picked up new glasses! Bunnies so clear!
2. Watching tennis. Tournament in Montreal. Nadal and Hewitt in two separate round of 16 matches. Battle royal both. I'm gettin' a crick in my neck.
3. Makin' london broil with a coriander rub and some taters for supper. Maybe watch Little Children later, if my better half's willin'. The book was excellent.

(Yay matildaben! Looks like a cool dude. And the only thing better than cake is free cake. Enjoy both! ; )

posted by Pips 09 August | 15:31

1. Making a cake tonight. Haven't yet decided what kind of cake. Hmmm. Lemon, or chocolate? Or both? Or angelfood? Or, hey, maybe cheesecake?
2. Liking new boss! Don't have to work tomorrow after all! Get to take all comp time accumulated! Yay!
3. Can tell have PMS since just went from jubilation to near tears for no apparent reason in approximately 12 seconds. Eeesh.

fantastico matildaben! y'all are so cute together!

posted by mygothlaundry 09 August | 15:50

1) Why how cuz I can only get ValuTyme brand lemon creme sandwich cookies around here? Why did fucking Keebler stop making Opera Creams? Was I the only person who loved them? WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE WORLD?

2) In 24 hours I'm on vacation. Can't wait. A few days in Pittsburgh visiting the folks, and then a few days of doin' nothin'.

3) So close to the point where I can say "I've lost 15 pounds this year!" and not be fudging things an insy-weensy bit.

BTW Mats: thanks for recommending Petzold's Code in some AskMe a few weeks ago. I picked up a copy and have been really (if slowly) enjoying it.

posted by Lentrohamsanin 09 August | 16:06

(Our cycles seem to be synchronized, mygoth; they say it happens in tribes, work environments, and dorms. Maybe in online communities too? And all this talk of cake is torture, I tell you, torture. I'm trying to shrink my hump.)

posted by Pips 09 August | 16:11

1. My roommate asked me to write her a character reference for her new apartment. I wonder if she thinks this counts as her thirty-days notice?

2. I am so not looking forward to going through the whole roommate search thing again. Anybody looking for an apartment in Boston-area or know someone who is?

3. I got to build things with Meccano/Erector sets for work today!

posted by nonane 09 August | 16:25

1. It's a gorgeous day!
2. Work has been loads of fun!
3. Yesterday was my birthday, and Mr. V took me out to dinner!

on preview, happy birthday, Miko!

posted by redvixen 09 August | 18:19

Happy birthday Miko! 30 already - time flies, huh?

1. Friday! Yay!!
2. One more week and then I have two weeks holiday!
3. After two weeks holiday, I come back to a 3-month stint as Assistant Manager! Less work, more money, yay!!
4. After three month stint as Assistant Manager, two months leave! Yafuckinghoo!

yeah, I know that was four, but I just couldn't help myself.

posted by dg 09 August | 19:41

1. Spent the day in the pool with the kiddos. Mr. Baby loves to swim. He just smiles and smiles and kicks and kicks his pudgy little legs. So cute!
2. The weight continues to come off everywhere but my gut.
3. Still going through some heavy stuff. But I'll get through it because I am one tough, hard-headed bitch.

posted by jrossi4r 09 August | 19:41

Happy birthday redvixen too! more 30-year-old hotties than you can poke a stick at here!

posted by dg 09 August | 19:44

1. I had to work all week on trying to get a simulation running.

2. I finally got it running this afternoon, and as a result got to fly the coolest video game. Evar.

3. After that, who needs number 3?

posted by Doohickie 09 August | 19:56

1. back home from New Jersey. ALL TURNS HERE.
2. WHERE?
3. ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR FUCKING MIND? My hotel is just on the left, why do I have to drive 5 minutes around an imaginary football stadium, a mall and 3 cow fields so that I do not interfere with what everyone else would call a minor street traffic? You bet it's a good thing there is a two lane wall divide.

Oops. That is not a shouting thread?! Sorry.

4. I love NJ.

posted by carmina 09 August | 20:59

1) Why how cuz I can only get ValuTyme brand lemon creme sandwich cookies around here? Why did fucking Keebler stop making Opera Creams? Was I the only person who loved them? WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE WORLD?

My mum calls that the "Product Kiss of Death". You find something you like, you learn to love it and POOF! it's gone forever.

posted by deborah 09 August | 21:32

Very relieved to have been able to get away from NYC for a while.
Didn't realize my digital camera was broken until I tried to take a picture of Edith Wharton's house.
The local blueberries are amazing.

posted by brujita 09 August | 23:24

1. Might

2. Go

3. Insane

posted by chuckdarwin 10 August | 04:41

09 August 2007