Farewell, Owen One-Eyed

Peaceably, holding his dear one's hand, another Brother joins the Pale Horse Khanate.

Sometimes sorrow is eclipsed by gratitude to the Gods. This is one of those times. I am grateful that he didn't suffer or leave with too many regrets, that he had time to settle his soul and embrace his new path.

Drastic Measures

Two major admin things both running at the same time resulting in over 100 emails (today!) that need answering (as opposed to the 237 that downloaded, of which 137 did not need any response beyond 'read & delete'). Drastic measures are called for. Luckily, I was missing my youngest and wanted an excuse to visit him even if it was at his workplace.

I am now armed with caffeinated soda and a selection of three different types of small candies (sweet, savory, and chocolate-coated coconut.) Yes, a mid-term-cramming simulation is about to occur. And yes, I do have bananas and oranges waiting in the wings. :)

*Cracking Knuckles*
*wincing*
Do you guys really do that? Ouch!

Let's see how much I can make disappear tonight....

[EDIT: Oh yeah, add in the IPod, yes, do... on 'mix' so Peter, Paul and Mary singing "Old Stewball Was A Racehorse" can be followed by Black Sabbath's "The Wizard" just before I hear, "Bless the Lord" from Godspell. Yeah, somehow that works. I just wish I could download LAGQ's version of Pachebel's Canon in D.]

[Additional Edit: it is now 5:00am. I've shaved things down to about 20 messages but I'm done, done, done. Oh - and too much candy gives a person a tummy ache. I think I told my kids that. Don't let them know I forgot, eh?]