I'm writing letters of rec for students today. It's hard for me to say something about one, A. She's nice. She does her work. She's average. I'd tell her to go to someone else, but I worry that I am the teacher who knows her the best.

I have two paragraphs on her so far. This sucks.

Oh, that's lovely, the compass pendant.

I like the pendant a lot, ita. I'm glad the arrow is spinnable.

I usually try to at least get my immediate family Christmas presents, but I think I'm gonna give it a pass this year. Don't have the money or energy. I do need to get my sister something for her birthday at the end of the month, though.

I like that pendant a lot too, ita.

I've been using TJ's environmentally sound dishwasher detergent, and I like it okay, especially the price.

MMMMMMMmmmmmmMMMMMMM! Beef patties!

Kat took the words right out of my mouth. Sadly, no patty in it.

I hate writing those letters, Kat, the "how do I say 'average' nicely?" ones. For those students, I tend to focus on the student's progress since I can't necessarily praise the writing itself.

That's a beautiful pendant.

And, oh, ouch, Kat. I've been on the receiving end of a kind dismissal, and, as much as it stung me, I didn't stop to consider that it probably sucked for the professor too.

ICompletelyON, here's Matilda's first recognizably human figure drawing, from her visit to the pediatrician on Monday.

At mcd, the cashier asked me twice if I wanted large, I said no. She then proceded to tell me that large was bigger. I got short with her.

Though, at first, I wondered why you were thanking a high end designer for the internet.

Me too! Sad.

ita, the other guy is Daniel Eric Gold. [link]

I just dropped off many many flyers for the Senate race here. Then on my way home (only a couple of blocks) I was sure I was going to walk by an Au Bon Pain or similar, but I didn't. And I was STARVING. So I had to run home and eat a Hot Pocket. The end.

If you were going to get a bagel at APB, it would have sucked.