Kill me now. I have been trying to edit a paper for my sister all night. The procrastination has been worse than writing one of my own. But I am so tired and I want to go to bed.

In my own defense, this paper is shit. She just said the same two sentences in three slightly different ways in one paragraph. I just want to yell at her, "Read this at least ONCE before you send it to me."

In the middle of this, I have made turkey soup.

Well, the Yule Ball is being played by a bunch of wizard rock bands

Okay, we now have a contender to challenge Jon B.'s attendance at Theremin Camp. But it's a sweet nerdy love that swing dances to wizard rock.

all quid pro quo about our asses.

I want to have this phrase's little phrase-babies.

Lake sharks are so totally real. I am certain of it.

And I was looking at my nails today and I realized how old my hands look.

I have a bottle of lotion with sunscreen in my car now. Trying to get into the habit of using it everytime I get into my car. I really don't want my hands to look any older. So sunscreen, early and often.

The knees started making noise in my teens, though. I had some sympathy for the evil stepsister whose knee creaked in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Cinderella.

My knees used to click loudly when I was younger. Now, 100 pounds heavier and 30 years older, they don't make any noise. I cannot explain it, but I'm okay with it.

I have a bottle of lotion with sunscreen in my car now. Trying to get into the habit of using it everytime I get into my car. I really don't want my hands to look any older. So sunscreen, early and often.

I keep GLOVES in my car. Vintage (almost-)elbow-length cotton gloves. That's how much I fear the effect of the sun on my hands.

I wonder if the crap hair and skin is all just aging. Forty is turning out to be harsh on the body.

Forty is harsh, no lie. The change in hair is definitely a sign of aging. I switched over the demi permanent hair color and that seems to have helped, and regular oil treatments.

Do you wear the gloves outside of driving? I mostly just want freshly applied sunscreen if I am going to be outside. And that's working to an extent. But covering them would achieve the same results.

I need to remember to put sunblock on my hands. I'd wear gloves, but I'd have to not wear the enormous rings, and that is just not an option.

For me the hardest effect of aging has been the veins in my legs. Yes, pregnancy has made it worse but it's not like I have Duggar-levels of children. But I'm 37 and my legs look about 70. Lots of varicose veins up and down each leg and spider veins everywhere. They don't hurt (much) yet but I am considering medical options because I think I will need it eventually and at this point in life, I would still like to wear dressed and shorts. (if I wear leggings, you can see my bulging veins through them.)