Hee. Now I want my own authentic Brooklyn tornado. Only I can`t have one because I`m not in Brooklyn. Woe. And also because we don`t really have tornadoes. Funny story: Navajo cultural tidbit: a tornado comes because the women aren`t taking care of their hair properly. We don`t really have tornadoes, but we also don`t really see women not taking care of their hair. So maybe it`s true!
 
Swim FAIL. Instead I had a massive nosebleed, the first I`ve had in months, as it`s been such a wet monsoon. But alas, monsoon is over. And maybe it`s stress related or something? Anyway, instead of a swim I spent some quality time at the tadpole pond (one fully metamorphosed froggie is working out how to get out of the pond.) and am now having a nice lie down. Back to work shortly.

a tornado comes because the women aren`t taking care of their hair properly

Someone should really tell that to the ladies of Park Slope.

Funny story: Navajo cultural tidbit: a tornado comes because the women aren`t taking care of their hair properly.

I've been way too close to six or seven tornadoes, including the one I watched touch down as I was standing by my stalled car waiting for a wrecker. The hair thing could explain a lot.

Allyson, maybe not for the release, but have you thought of maybe contacting any local zoos that have a bat exhibit to maybe do readings on weekend day? We talked to some people, non-zoo people outside the world of darkness building at Bronx Zoo on one visit. They were doing some information demos like every hour or somesuch.

Funny story: Navajo cultural tidbit: a tornado comes because the women aren`t taking care of their hair properly.

Well, they truly result in bad hair days...sorry about the nosebleed!

I like msbelle's idea. Or if there is a nature museum or rescue facility?

I have this bizarro stabbing pain that feels like the stuff between my scalp and my skull is clenching up sorta just above my nape on one side. It is distracting, and OW. I never know when it'll hit (it doesn't last long) so I'm kinda cringy in dread anticipation.

Someone needs to take some classes in Effective Management: [link]

For Some Reason I Keep Hiring Idiots (Ann Arbor)

Can you make it to work on time?
Spell the word "document" properly?
Answer a phone before it goes to the answering machine because my entire faculty has decided to take a simultaneous lunch break?

These are all things that my idiot staff just can't seem to wrap their heads around. So I am re-hiring for my entire office.

I will pay a generous $15 an hour as well as full benefits after a 90-day evaluation period to people that know how and are willing to do their jobs.

I watched the Salt Lake City tornado from a window on the 6th floor of a building, stupidly thinking "It looks just like on the Discovery Channel," and not thinking, "Oh, look, flying debris looking for a window to smash and an idiot to hurt."

Allyson, maybe not for the release, but have you thought of maybe contacting any local zoos that have a bat exhibit to maybe do readings on weekend day?

Zoo Atlanta has an overnight program for kids that sometimes focuses on nocturnal animals and also has recommended books for kids [link]

Oh man, was just looking at the tv guide, and I think the Grey's Anatomy season closer eps are on tonight, with the shooting....sure enough. Man, talk about BAD timing. Eesh. I'm actually surprised they didn't preempt it for this market.

You know what's weird? By the time I'd heard the news today, lisah's friend was accounted for and safe and it all seemed at a distance, but even though I missed most of those eps of GA, I don't want to watch them now. Really don't want. Sorta like when I heard they were talking about making a movie or docu about the bowling alley massacre that occurred in my hometown when I was in high school, I just wanted to never see it (claimed a longtime schoolmate's two cousins, and she and her twin were there as well, and was basically the worst crime scene my town had known since the wild west days.) Just...no.

And in lighter news, Loki just fell asleep with his nose in my ear. Really?