A Personal Note + Some Other Notes

So, the reasonably pleasant weather has left us and the heat and humidity have returned, I haven't been getting nearly enough sleep, I have been eating too few fresh vegetables and too much cheap mac & cheese, there's a migraine brewing on the horizon, and an unpleasant time of the hormonal cycle is starting to kick in. Perfect set-up for an emotional meltdown. I haven't had said meltdown yet, mind you, but I thought it was fair to warn you that it's probably comin'. The angst will probably be fueled by health worries (nothing new to me, but after I mentioned something to the neurologist that I'd forgotten to mention to her before, she seemed to be trying a little too hard to be reassuring, which was rather less reassuring than I would have liked) or financial worries (agggggh! how am I supposed to liiiiiive?). Then again, the oncoming pain and ongoing sleep-dep might well be enough fuel for the fires of a good meltdown.

In the meantime, a lovely piece from the Onion: I'm Prepared to Give My Life for This or Any Country. Many fine and noble sentiments to be found therein (link via helen99.

Via theferrett: Oscar the Death Cat.

Also a note for astrology buffs: Venus will be going retrograde July 27 through September 8. Do you care? If so, do you know why?