Therefore he's getting risotto and carrots for lunch instead of chicken nuggets.

Hee. Only a little kid gets punished with risotto.

Steph, it could be that Tim had to do things himself for long enough that having you do anything is appreciated. Or it could be that he is, as we know, awesome.

Sophia, that former boyfriend - understand why he's an ex. Tim's being appreciative - he was being more parental than treating you as an equal.

And, in overhearing co-workers' conversations - we had a woman on staff who practically moved mountains to get her son into a school that had high academic standards and very strict rules about dress and behavior. The first week of school she spent on the phone trying to get them to relax their dress code for her son (he was "portly" to use her phrase and wasn't comfortable with tucking in his shirt and she wanted him to be able to wear sneakers rather than dress shoes) and other things I can't remember.

Billytea, does the Lion's Mane Jellyfish really exist? YIKES!

I have to get dressed and go outside in the -8F temp. Don't wanna. Want to crawl back into my warm bed.

Steph, it could be that Tim had to do things himself for long enough that having you do anything is appreciated. Or it could be that he is, as we know, awesome.

I think he just doesn't want to make me feel like he takes it for granted. Because he's super-nice. I keep hoping it'll rub off on me.

Hee. Only a little kid gets punished with risotto.

I also realize punishing him with the food I want him to eat rather than the food he wants to eat will backfire on me.

Oh he made me angry this morning.

Emmett just texted me that his train to school was delayed because some nimrod drove their SUV down into the Muni tunnel.

Which, according to JZ, is the second time that's happened in the last couple years.

Yeah, I think that happened once or twice when I lived in SF.

Today is my day of 6 one act play performances. Yep. You read that right. SIX different plays performed all in one day. My first period class has already performed so I only have 5 left. I thought 1st period was going to be an utter trainwreck but they pulled it out much better than I thought they would. I still think if they had pulled their shit together before TODAY, they could have been a lot better, but at least they didn't embarrass themselves.

Five more to go!

I am officially a crazy person for attempting this.

Billytea, does the Lion's Mane Jellyfish really exist?

It does! And is awesome! (And yet, less dangerous than the quite tiny irukandji.) It is not, however, the longest animal on earth; a specimen of a nemertean worm called the bootlace worm once washed ashore in Scotland, that measured 55 metres long. And maybe 10 cm wide.

Steph, I don't think I would have minded a "Thanks!"- it was the "Good Job!" Seriously, even though I don't often wash dishes, I am capable of doing a decent job-- it is pretty hard to do a bad job unless you have vision problems or are paying no attention.

Which, according to JZ, is the second time that's happened in the last couple years.

Seems to me some kind of "PLEASE DO NOT DRIVE YOUR CAR INTO THIS TUNNEL" sign is in order.

Bah, I don't want to spend more money on this car. Maybe I'll just start keeping a mini scraper in the glove compartment.