good news, Theo!

and crazy news, sarameg. Tornadoes are fucking scary.

I don't have a lot of confidence in the structural integrity of their house in a tornado. Nor the safety of their basement (it's a cheapy 80s frame modular house.)

From what I'm seeing in pictures of nearby neighborhoods of similar homes, I'm not wrong.

Eek, sarameg, that's so scary. I'm glad they made it through OK! We had sirens from 1-2am, but nothing materialized where we were, thank god. (Of course, I didn't fall back asleep until 3:30... not a good night. But VERY GLAD we didn't get a tornado!)

Not just a leak. We need a new hot water boiler. Yay, more money the coop doesn't have.

I echo the eek, sara.

K-Bug's bf told her to take the trip to SF. Now we just have to figure out how to include CJ. And actual dates.

Oy. Not news you want do have or deliver.

My brother and SIL spent most of the night in the basement. Which, the safest corner is not that fun with 2 freaked out kids, an even more freaked out dog and a kitten. Tree falling on the house was hard enough it knocked the kitchen globe light covers off.

there with all the 'can today leave and not come back' buffistas. The drain backing up got cleaned up and we're glad it's just roots. We're stuck with big bad bank because the appraisal tanked, unless I find a better program. HPF broke out in a rash from borrowing someone else's clothes (detergent allergy, check), and DH was awesome tonight with cleaning the basement, but I still had a total panic meltdown on him and he was awesome then too.

Dear Tuesday, please bring more awesome. And a fixed boiler for Jessica. And a pony.

ETA sarameg, I'm glad your sister and BiL are ok.

Wow. Tornados are scary.

I'm sorry so many of you are having crap days today.

I'm apparently having a rude day. The guy showing me to the jojoba oil said he liked my dragonfly necklace. I guess I know the right answer, but what I said was "If you think that's cool, you should check out my shoes!" Since, you know, they have more dragonflies.

He took it reasonably well, but I think I felt like a bully by the time I left.

Manager wore jeans in today. Which is totally cheating, since she knew ahead of time.

Watching Set It Off. Well, for at least the next few minutes. I can't believe I ever liked this. It's really stiff and awkward.

I'm sorry so many Buffistae have had shit days, because mine has been kinda great. Busy, but good. Doing paying work for paying clients, signed up for awesome co-working space, got two resume price requests AND I got my price estimate and set up my appointment for my new tattoo (Xmas present from Dan).

Friday at 6pm, I'll get the tat, and then we have dinner at an awesome Indian place with a couple of friends who live up the street from my tattoo place, and a date to watch some movies after.

I'm getting a wrist tat: "eligere." It's Latin for "to choose." I HAVE WANTED THIS WRIST TAT FOR YEARS. But I've always been concerned with job interviews.

I'm a freelancer; I could get an ass tattooed on my nose if I wanted. Well, maybe not. But I am excited about it.

Skin care: I try a lot of stuff. Money dictates what I use.

What I use now: Pond's Sensitive Skin cleanser, Target's eye make-up remover (cheap, effective, doesn't sting, but I don't wear waterproof eye stuff, so I can't speak to that), Aveeno's sensitive skin exfoliator and Olay's Regenerist with SPF. Which I am on my third bottle of, so I totally recommend.

I had a HUGE sample of Lancome's Genifique serum, which was pretty awesome.

If I had bank? Shiseido's Pureness Deep Cleansing Foam (AWESOME), Fresh's Brown Sugar Scrub for face, Lancome's Primordiale serum (when I worked for Lancome, I got addicted. SMOOOOOOTH skin. LOVE), and Smashbox's Tinted Moisturizer with SPF for day, Philosphy's Miracle Worker Miraculous Anti-aging Retinoid Pads and Clarin's Super Restorative Night Cream for evening.

Not that I think about this or anything.

I have a friend who is a Clarins WHORE. She worked for them, and has tried a LOT of skin care, and swears by Clarin's for skin care.

ETA: Just read Beep Me: YAY, THEO!!!

sarameg, I'm glad your sister and her family are all right! Tornadoes are very very scary.

This was a fucked-up Monday. I hope it doesn't set the tone for the rest of the week.