Drew, from a bit back, I'm so sorry your sister is making this time even harder for you.

Still sick at the writing retreat. This stinks. But I was an adult and scheduled both the annual boobsmash and a faaaabulous (not) ultrasound for when I get home. (unrelated to the sick). I really would like that jetpack instead of the current situation, but I also don't want anything to be really wrong. GAH. Between the chemist and me, we are a pair this year. A ~ma hoarding pair.

I saw Sheryl & Gary & sprog last weekend AND Connie and this was wonderful.

Y'all politics is gone crazy. I am in disbelief. I cannot wrap my head around Trump getting the nomination. I really cannot. And I can't even think what the version of that would look like on the left. Like Woody Harrelson maybe? Maybe that? Insane y'all. The hatred and bigotry is just insane, not to mention the basic lack of understanding how things work.

Dear god please let us get some seats back in the senate and state houses.

ION, how does one get a 17!!!!! In band when not skipping classes? Mind-boggling achievement from the child.

msbelle, I hear you. I have taken to turning off the radio when they talk presidential politics. I am filled with can't. I also realized I like both Bernie Sanders and HRC. So it's good.

Yes! We got to talk a little even! Which us great because my con hours were necessarily limited.

i'm with you, msbelle. The only explanations are 1) cynicism to the point of nihilism, or 2) our country is finally ready to ditch democracy for fascism. I am terrified that Trump will win.

ION, how does one get a 17!!!!! In band when not skipping classes? Mind-boggling achievement from the child.

When a similar thing happened to me, it's because attendance was a huge part of your grade, but you had to be in your seat when he took the roll, and I was often late to the class. Not skipping!!! For what that's worth.

I am terrified that Trump will win.

I literally can't believe that's a possibility.

The band grade is because you have to "pass off" pieces of music by playing your part at a certain level. He does not practice and has stopped passing things off so he has many many zeros. Dumb dumb dumb.

I literally can't believe that's a possibility.

I both can't actually believe it and feel like I ought to be laying groundwork for contingency plans if it somehow comes to pass.

Aw, Mac.

In addition to having really good coffee here (since my SiL is a coffee buyer), we just had killer tacos and guacamole.

My brother is still doing well. He hasn't had a drink since Wednesday night at 8:00. Now he's trying to get back to eating nutritious food in normal amounts (he hadn't been eating much at all) and cleaning the house, etc. He still feels a little shaky, but overall feels much better.

17/100? Ouch.

I wonder if your SIL knows my friend here in Seattle who is a coffee buyer (and who travels to places like Indonesia and South America and Ethiopia, for the coffee).

My head is killing me. The good news is, I finished the work that super needed to get done today. The bad news is, there's other stuff I'd really like to get done today? That I don't think will be getting done.