Screw you, Heroes--you're dead to me.

At long last, the flurry of offer-counteroffer-amendment-agreement has finally been completed.  The money's been approved.  Contractors are being hired.  Other than the blue-collar bits, all that remains is signing on the dotted line at closing!

Oh yes, plans are being laid.

Had another check-in with the microneurosurgeon, today.

On the upside, surgery for Cristin is essentially a non-issue--nothing wrong with her that can be fixed with a knife.  Given the risks involved in spinal surgery, that's obviously a relief.

On the downside, many of her symptoms (pain, numbness, tingling, etc) are also associated with Multiple Fucking Sclerosis.

The Doc (who is awesome, and has earned our absolute trust), has ordered a brainscan and a consult with a Neurologist to figure out the next step.

When I'm actually free to imbibe again, there had better be some whiskey out there with my name on it...

Just submitted my app for the job I'm actually doing, rather than the one my title would imply.  Given conversations I've had with peers and bosses, I'd place my odds in the high 80% range... but with this economy, there could be a horde of overqualified competition to deal with. 

 

With a recent promotion--and its attendant 40% raise--Cristin has officially been upgraded to "Sugar Mama" status.

Between that and the rapidly plummeting housing market, our journey towards home ownership just made the jump to Ludicrous Speed.

In the latter part of my elementary school days, the various snack-food makers were frantically foisting "mini" versions of their products on the american market.  By and large, they weren't any better or worse than their full-size kin--just more expensive.  Burger King, however, unleashed something glorious:

These bad boys were three for a buck, and they were far and away the finest product ever produced by BK.  For the summer that they were available, I was obsessed with the little bastards.

The other day, I heard that the King had re-released the burger bundles--sort of--in the form of their new "Burger Shots."  At that point, my choice of lunch was essentially made for me.  On the plus side, they're bigger than they were back in '87, and are still pretty darned cheap.  Unfortunately, the larger bun makes quite a difference.  Sure, memories are always a bit rosier than reality, but part of the appeal of the original was that the buns were relatively firm (each half being about as thick as the patty).  The buns on the modern version are about twice as thick (relatively speaking), so they come across as a little too soft and spongy. 

For what they are, they're okay.  I guess.  *sigh*

On the upside, today I came across this: