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{{{{LiLi}}}}
Sorry to hear about your aunt, LiLi, but truly–what a blessed way to die.
I had a very good night’s sleep, and then some very odd dreams from about 0430 until 0730. I’d relate them to you, but I am starting to run late for work and they were so surreal, I doubt I could do them justice. Just be assured that I would never REALLY go to the beach with garbage bags (which in my dream you can make into balloons–truly), a gun, many many small children when the tide is coming in. There was a whole lot more, but I’ll save it for my future therapist!
Hazel–stop wasting money on eBay. You have rent to pay! Jeebus-how can this girl go half way around the world? She needs a mother to look after her! Oh, wait…
G’mornin’ and Happy Firday, PiDay, and Steak & BJ Day!
I haven’t been around much this week, owing to a certain unfortunate issue the wife and I have been dealing with. But it has been taken care of and now we see about returning our lives to some semblance of normalcy.
I can tell we’re perching on the edge of spring now. The median temperature for the next week is above freezing, and there’s a pretty heavy fog rolling in this morning. The snow is melting and walking under the eaves and overhangs of roofs is now an exercise in mortal danger as icicles become miniature (and some not-so-miniature) frozen swords of Damocles. But I gladly endure those for the knowledge that we have, at best, three weeks of potential snowy weather left – and even then we’re more or less done with the extreme cold of winter’s depths. In fact, I can’t be sure – I haven’t looked closely enough – but I could swear I’m seeing some of the trees just beginning to bud. Woo! Spring!
bbs2k - I can’t find that epic, Homerian thread of which you speak, but the one you did link to was … um … yeah. He sure does seem to know just how to weave a whole bunch of words together into a grammatically-correct, urbane post that is so remarkably devoid of any useful content whatsoever that it actually manages to suck you in – it’s as though it seems close enough to meaning something, and looks like it should mean something, so you keep reading it in the hopes that at some point, all of the fragmented thoughts will gravitate towards the center and it will all make sense in the end. But then it just … doesn’t. I’m thinking his last name is Lynch.
Ugh. Work picking up. Must go be a slave.
{{{{Li-Li}}}}
(((((LiLi)))))
(((((Mindy)))))
{{LiLi}} Cold comfort, I know, but at least she died in a place she loved, and peacefully. I hope I’m lucky enough to go the same way, but preferably many many years from now. I’m sorry for your loss.
Congrats on the eBay victory, Haze. Wear that dress with pride. Strut. You’ve earned it. 
Good luck, Soapy! I’ve got my fingers crossed for you. Hope you get the position.
I’m sleepy. Lots of strange dreams… none really solid enough to remember, though I’m pretty sure at least one of them was a psychedelic flashback to my retail days and involved lots of running around trying to fetch things for customers. No wonder I’m tired.
In other news, I bought a pair of adorable BCBG red peep toe flats with white polka dots yesterday. Someone needs to stop me from buying impractical pretty shoes when I should really be focusing on finding proper rainboots.
ETA… {{{Mindy}}}
Don’t forget your rubbers! <snerk>
{{{LiLi}}} I’m glad your aunt’s passing was so peaceful.
{{{Mork}}} They steal our hearts, don’t they?
Hugs, yays, boos to everyone else as appropriate. I read the whole strip, but can’t remember past the end of my nose today, so please choose for yourselves.
I wasn’t around much yesterday because it was my last backed-up-rush work day. Today, thank heaven, is not only Firday, but it’s slack-off day. Which is good because, frankly, I have zero motivation and less energy.
And with that, I shall go back to doing…absolutely nothing. Isn’t it fun? 
F
FI
FIR
FIRD
FIRDA
FIRDAY
FIRDAY!
**{{{LiLi}}}
{{{Mork}}} **
I’m off today, but can’t get anything done as the bathroom remodelers are here again. Instead of the usual two, there are three. Let’s just say I have some very nice eye candy this morning.
And for some reason they are impressed that I have cookies for them. shrugs
ETA: YAY! First on 10 and I wasn’t even trying!
Ah, my partner in crime.
:: hugs for** Mindy** and LiLi ::
:: checks bank account ::
Yup, it’s
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and the credit card company took out their payment too…My bank account is a revolving door of money, me thinks.
Let’s see… Sites I waste time on?
SDMB
Schneier.com
SFGate
Engrish
eBay
Bankers Online
It could be argued that the bigest waste of time is at the internal workflow site where our requests come in.
I don’t know if there’s one near you, Muppet, but a couple years ago I saw a woman wearing the cutest rain boots, and when I asked her where she got them, she told me Payless! I think they cost her like $10, too, my kind of price. I keep meaning to go by a Payless and get myself some, but I keep forgetting to when I’m out and about. One of these days.
And I forgot to mention what Papa Tigs and I did yesterday – we ordered a darling and insanely cheap laptop so we’ll have a computer whilst traveling! He has his work laptop, of course, which would probably cost 5K to buy considering how ridiculously loaded it is, but it’s also gummint-owned, which means he’s seriously restricted as to what he’s allowed to do on it. So we decided it was time to get one strictly for play. So I shall be able to keep up with the Dope on the road, yay! Not to mention posting from the livingroom with my feet up on the recliner, if I so choose.
Is it naptime yet?
Haze, I think between the two of us, we could assemble several very nice spring outfits… and not a single decent winter one. 
Thanks for the tip, Mama Tigs. Nothing on the Payless website at the moment, but maybe they’ll show up a little later in the season?
I saw the most perfectest rain boots on the Target website, but the bastiges still haven’t set up shop here in the frozen north. 
I’ve been hearing for years now that they’re planning on buying out Zellers (our pathetic equivalent), which would make me squeal with happiness, but so far there’s still no sign of the purveyors of cheap Mizrahi on our shores. They don’t ship up here either. Sniff.
I has payday too! Yay! Nearly half of it is gone thanks to taxes, benefits deductions and stock purchases… and the other half will probably be gone once bills and mortgage are paid. But right now I have money, and that’s worth celebrating.
nah - go for the more retro mod look
Tell me I’m not crazy. Haze, we need to start a support group.
I don’t need this, but I waaaant!
Cloche
I’m in love.
But I’m crazy.
rosie, you’re taunting me with all the pretty 'Murican boots I can’t have. Not nice!
Sniff.
The hat is gorgeous, TagFree. And I’d like to point out that “want” is as good a reason as “need”. Especially when it’s Firday!
{{{LiLi}}}
{{{Mindy}}}