May I perfect the noble virtue of patience...

The stress of the move, and all the unpacking that needs to be done. My body still hurting from the car accident. Waiting for Grandmaman to pass, getting tear filled calls from my mother telling me she keeps asking why it isn't over yet, why is it taking so long? Problems with break-ins. The store's grand opening celebrations and all of the hiring and terminations going on, plus insurance snafus, 401K crap (they were based in Galveston- oops)... An irregular schedule. Difficulty with finances. My wife starting a new business. One partner being a full time, and stressed, and also working, student. The other being away for work more often than not. His wife having been away for two weeks.  My brother's wedding plans being shoved in my face as a show of what normal is.

I'm just tired. Exhausted. Want to crawl under a rock, want to cry, to scream. Needing to be held and told that it'll all be ok.  I'm holding it together remarkably well, considering. But I am just so tired.

Vegan chocolate cherry hazelnut cake makes a spectacular breakfast!

yum... I love our bakers!

I have so far refrained from posting in any depth a reflection/response as to the current situation involving ashkes_muse and sylvari, and the involvement of my wife pinksbrat and myself, mainly because I do not think that LiveJournal is the appropriate venue for such a discussion.  I am more than willing to discuss my perspective on what has occurred, which differs from the perspectives that have been offered publicly in this forum.  Each person involved seems to have a very different take on what has/is going on, and what has been said and done, and I would ask people to consider all sides of the situation.  Again, I am willing to discuss my perspective privately with anyone who has questions or concerns. I can be contacted at mld01006 on YIM.

So much wet and ruined stuff in our basement.  Busted water main. Two feet of water.  Knocked our rubbermaid bins over and got our stuff wet, especially what was in cardboard.  Almost every single one of our hard cover Harry Potters- we bought two sets so we could save them for our kids- were ruined. Tons of books ruined.  Framed paintings ruined. Notes, student papers, records from my first 4 years of grad school ruined.  A woodburning my aunt did for me in 1986 ruined and warped. Christmas stuff ruined.  Ugh. Everything else wet and covered with debris. 

It was the water main on the city side that busted, and so our itemizations will go there and... nowhere, I'm thinking?

But the biggest thing that I keep reminding myself is that it's just stuff. Just stuff. No one was hurt.  One of the first things I thought of when I heard about the flooding was the kitty that lives in the basement.  He jumped on to a pipe and is ok, thank goodness. 

So I'm off to the musty gross basement to start moving stuff from the bin to the garbage.  *sigh*

A big thank you to all my friends and loved ones who helped make this birthday one of the best I've had. :)

Well, considering I starred in my high school musical my junior and senior years of high school, and that I met my wife (who was a theater major) while doing a show in college... this makes sense ;)

What Be Your Nerd Type? Your Result: Drama Nerd   You sure do love the spotlight and probably have a very out-going and loud personality. Or not. That's just a stereotype, of course. Participation in the theatre is something to be very proud of. Whether you have a great voice for musicals, or astounding skills for dramas/comedies; keep up the good work. We need more entertainment these days that isn't television and video games (not that these things are bad, necessarily.)
Literature Nerd
Social Nerd
Artistic Nerd
Musician
Anime Nerd
Gamer/Computer Nerd
Science/Math Nerd
What Be Your Nerd Type? Quizzes for MySpace

I passed my exam!

and now, on to the next...

Seven years ago we sat at a table in the dining hall, feasting a la Flik, and we decided (joint decision, as we are prone to) to make this date our official "dating anniversary"... it's that mixture of the ridiculous and the practical that I love so much about our relationship.  You have made me incredibly happy, and I am so glad we found each other. I'm looking forward to the next 7, and the next, and the next...
No itches for me. Or at least ones we can't scratch together :)

Hey folks... jscrashad and I are going to watch the Grammy's at my apartment on Sunday night- would anyone like to join us? Send me an email or drop a comment :)

survived.

that's all for now.