Last night I started making these plans that seemed brilliant to get away and see a friend I haven't seen in years, and today they look entirely impractical. Am sad.

Mustn't try and think while on meds.

Yeah, I got to work and was feeling very sorry for myself (for one thing, I am often BOTH the first one here and the last to leave, what the fuck, do I work with Tino suddenly?) And then my coworker came in and said she'd just seen a student on a bike get hit by a car at the corner (that our office overlooks), so we looked out and saw the poor guy and the poor woman who hit him and while I didn't feel less sorry for myself, I did feel rather ashamed of feeling sorry for myself.

The decapitation thing is just weird:

Police explode pipe bomb near decapitated body

A man walking his dog this morning near an Evanston middle school discovered a decapitated body, perhaps the result of a pipe bomb explosion, and some hours later police exploded a pipe bomb found in the vicinity.

Police pushed the media back from the area after discovering what appeared to be an explosive device near the body, WGN-Ch. 9 reported about 8:40 a.m. Some residents were being evacuated from their homes. The Cook County sheriff's bomb squad was on the scene.

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On returning home, he said neighbors told him they had heard a loud explosion between 4 a.m. and 4:30 a.m. He said police told him they had come out earlier to investigate the sound of the explosion but were unable to find anything at that time.

So the guy was planting a pipe bomb and accidentally blew off his head? Or on purpose? Weird.

So sorry about your aunt sarameg

I hate the term "baby bump" so very much.

What's wrong with "baby bump"? I hear a lot of hate for it.

I'm wearing my @@ earrings today. They don't go with my skirt, but they amuse me.

I'm wearing my @@ earrings today.

Wait - does each earring have one @ or two?

Also, is "@@ = eye-roll" just a b.org thing?

does each earring have one @ or two?

Each earring is an @.

is "@@ = eye-roll" just a b.org thing?

Yeah. Jesse-started, if memory serves.

My hand is a bit smaller today, but not normal yet. Still bandaged. Typing hurts more.

Can I talk about shoes here, or is that better in Bitches? I really want these (Frye Veronica Slouch, in the saddle): [link] But I'm thinking these from LL Bean would be pretty comparable, and actually sort of affordable: [link] Yes?

Yes. Also, now I want those. Which is ridiculous, because my wardrobe (especially my winter wardrobe) is so black, on purpose, so I only have black shoes.

Jesse-started, if memory serves.

I think that's true!