And Did I Mention: Ugh?

Still sick, although not as bad as yesterday.

Tomorrow I may feel well enough to work on washing the walls in my bedroom for painting, but the big job is not going to get done this weekend as originally planned. I spent most of yesterday dozing on the couch, with occasional conscious intervals of playing computer poker, finishing a book, and deciding that I didn't feel like eating.

And then, of course, even though I took Nyquil and went to bed around 9pm, I didn't actually get to sleep until after 11. And then I had weird-intense dreams.

I'm just glad I'm sick over the weekend so I don't have to burn any PTO staying home. I'm hoarding it for fun times to come.

Muppet News Flash!

This otherwise contentless LJ post is to inform you that this otherwise contentless LJ post is being written in

The Yellow Room!


More writing in The Yellow Room is expected to follow.


We now return you to your regularly scheduled friends page.

Felicitations!

Belated Happy Birthdays to toesontheground!!

R.I.P. Steve Irwin "The Croc Hunter"

"Croc Hunter" Steve Irwin died a few hours ago from a stingray barb to the heart:
http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/09/04/australia.irwin/index.html

When my daughter, a wildlife lover, was very young, I wouldn't let her watch "Croc Hunter" because I felt he was a poor role model for kids. When she got older, and we could discuss why she shouldn't approach dangerous animals the way he did, I let her watch. At first he drove me crazy, but he grew on me over the years. His hyper-enthusiasm was often laughable, but the more I watched, the more his passion seemed genuine.

He will be missed.

I am not looking forward to having to tell my daughter about this in the morning.