1.  Spicy food.  Spicy food is better than anything.  Better than coffee or wine or donuts.  I heart spicy food.

2.  I seem to have fixed my camera.  I did this by – in a fit of irritation – holding onto the telescoping lens & refusing to let it retract.  I think it just got stuck and that unstuck it.  Either that, or I terrified it into behaving.  Whatever.  It works.  Expect photos of I-wish-it-was-a-baby-belly-but-actually-it’s-just-chub very soon.

3.  My boss took my complaints about the new desk scheduling person’s lack of, um, care for everyone else’s lives (and bladders) semi-seriously and I think I will have no more 4 hour stretches without a break.  My bladder is most appreciative.  

4.  The boy comes home tonight which is good, as I’ve been feeling sorry for myself being stuck home so I can work at my crappy job while he’s off having fun.  Granted, I probably didn’t even want to go to this convention, but what it really boils down to is that I was lonely this weekend.  I missed him.  This made me sad.  He is coming home tonight.  This makes me happy.  And I takes my happy where I finds it.

5.  I don’t have to go anywhere at all today.  It’s a stay-at-home-and-watch-the-lightning sort of day if I ever saw one.  Though I might stagger to the chocolate store for a cup of hot chocolate if it really cools down.  I’m pretty sure Sprog likes chocolate and if he doesn’t he’s going to have to learn how…