My mother is worried that nail polish might be contraindicated with chemo. Is that a thing? Everyone really wants her to get a mani/pedi. It's a definite sign of her coming back to herself.

One of my cousins who is good friends with my mother, but whom my sister and I can't stand is really proving herself during this illness. The things I held against her (her relationship with her kids) I still hold against her, but she loves my mother deeply and is there for her continually. Which is more than I can be. So there's that. And she points out that my mother is very easy to love. Which she is.

I still want a pair of those super-shredded leggings that have a sheer underlayer

Do you have a picture? I can't envision them.

Do you have a picture? I can't envision them.

I *thought* I did, but Heavy Red doesn't carry them anymore! Aaauugh! Okay, off to eBay.

These: [link]

I'm going to have to call my favorite local goth shop and see if they still have them in my size.

I have a pair of back velour leggings from the 90s which I love and still occasionally wear (under dresses or tunics). The crotch/thigh area is practically bare of velour, but no one sees that.

I only like cotton tights as nylon makes me itch. But I find it hard to find cotton tights in plus sizes, but I've managed a few pair from Sock Dreams.

Bookmarked Sue's post for Sock Dreams. I'm thinking about picking up some tights for this winter. I just got my second coat for the winter from Land's End (Mom gave me her old wool pea coat, but it's not going to be warm enough when it gets below 20 degrees out, especially if it's windy), and it goes just over my butt but no further, so I'll need something to protect my legs other than just my jeans.

I've been on campus for 3 1/2 hours working on the last two labs of the semester. Got everything done for one except for the online research portion and typing it up, and got all the hard copy research done for the other except for the last question. I need a break, so here I am before I start reading and comparing two entries for The Last of the Wine by Mary Renault, and then I get to look for a criticism of the book after I finish comparing the entries. Yay. Then I get to do the online research and type everything up for that lab. I'm hoping I'll have these two labs completely done in the next three hours, then I get to go home and finish making an ornament.

Tomorrow, I'll be working on my final project, at last (got all my sources, just have to use them to write up a three page intro and then do annotations for 20-30 sources in all). I'm hoping I'll finish it completely by Thanksgiving morning, so I can relax a bit over the weekend before putting together the presentation portion of the final.

OMG, the video of the cops breaking up a peaceful sit in at UC Davis by pepper spraying them in the face is absolutely infuriating. Those fuckers.

David, ITA. I am...getting more and more pissed.

There has been a lot of bad-looking behavior by cops all over the place. It's shameful.

ION, my high school reunion is next week, and given that I'm wearing a dress and shoes I already own, I sure did manage to drop some money on it today. But all bargains, I guess. I went to Filene's Basement (going out of business -- sad) and got some cheap jewelry and nylons (and underwear. and hot chocolate), and Sephora for makeup, which actually I also kind of got a bargain on -- instead of getting an eyeliner and a mascara, I got a little sample kit with those two and eye shadow. AND I got the woman to put it on me, and it seems totally doable. And given how often I wear eye makeup, I pretty much need new mascara every time I wear it, so why not just get a little one?

And then I just got my eyebrows done, and she may have done the best I've ever had! Awesome.

I'm reading this post right now, about some of the most egregious police violence. [link]

Kathy, Sock Dreams doesn't have as good as selection of plus-sized tights as it did a year ago. Also, they are sometimes overly generous in stating how large their tights are. It's the Foot Traffic tights that I really like at that site: [link]