I just want baby bats. Roughly a gazillion people have sent me the link to the io9 video of Li'l Drac.

I have no vendors either. Plus I don't think we can accept things anymore anyway (certainly not from drug companies!).

So, there is this weird thing at work, where every year we collect money for christmas for the housekeeping and facilities staff each year. I have never really given, so I haven't paid much attention.

However this year I read the email, because it was called "Holiday Offering", which I thought sounded weird and quasi-religious. So, it turns out to be super weird and (I think) a little condescending) as basically they collect money from everyone and then split the cash between the three cleaners and one facilties guy, as if they need charity. They are all union employees, and I am pretty sure that at least the facilities guy makes much more than I do. Also, that has to be a hell of a lot of money, as there are at least 200 people in this building. I mean, I would like the money if I were them, but it also feels a lot like we think they are really poor. It is like when my old boss wanted to buy the facilities guy in my building a winter coat because she would see him walking between buildings without a coat, and I was all "Lady, this guy is a manager in a union position and makes about 30,000 more per year than I do-- I think he is just warm and wants to cool down between buildings."

Well, that gazillion knows your taste in cute animals.

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Well, that gazillion knows your taste in cute animals.

This is very true. It's also the reason that Plei and Princess Tickybox brought me a spontaneous toy bat the other night.

Oh no JZ. I hope everything is okay.

Word is, very red and angry. We've been slathering the antifungal on her for 2 weeks now, including just this morning. I just want it fixed! I want her better!

The National Zoo has - or, at least, had - a bat house. It was kept dark, to fool the bats into being active during the day so people could see them awake. I remember going there once and one bat was hanging by the toes of one foot, had wrapped itself in its wings, and was grooming itself. I could see the movement under the wings, but no details. huh ... a modest bat?

I just want baby bats.

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Jeff is Buffy now.