I feel like talking more about Kim and Wil for a bit, so those of you who are sick of the saga skip down.

I find it interesting how much Kim-bashing is going on. Some from people who never liked her much anyway, which is understandable, and some who never or rarely read Kim but are now watching Wil have a nervous breakdown on the web, and because he is obviously in quite appalling pain and his is the only side available, are demonizing Kim.

First of all, why is everyone so upset at Kim for lying? She lied to Wil, yes, that she left him badly I am not denying, but I don't think that she lied to us, her readers just because she put a positive spin on her life in her journal. Just because she said that she was happy when she was not.

Whatever a journaller wants to tell me, whatever level of emotional intimacy they are comfortable with, I will accept, and I know that is because that is how I live my life, at arms-length from the world. Do you think that my not telling you when I am unhappy it means that I am lying to you? Well, I don't owe you a goddamn thing more than I give you, and neither did Kim Rollins.

Ooh, that sounded belligerent, didn't it? But I remember when Jessa revealed herself to be Shelly, and there wasn't nearly such a fuss! Was it because Shelly did not lie about her feelings but rather about the details of her life, is that why it's different? Or is it just because the community was so much smaller back then?

I read Sugar and Preserve not because I wanted Kim to tell me her secrets and confide in me, but because she was and still remains a kickass writer, in my opinion probably the best online journaller.

Possibly the reason that I, while certainly feeling badly for Wil, fully support Kim is that I was once in her position, and I cannot say that I acted with much more grace or maturity, and in fact still cringe at the memory of how badly I treated the other person involved.

But, though as I said, she certainly could have handled the whole breakup alot better, I don't think that she should have stayed with him just because he is falling apart without her. I don't think that you're doing anyone any favours by staying with them when you are no longer in love with them.

Okay, back to me me me.

I was so stressed at work yesterday morning since I was alone and had three time-consuming projects that I simply had to finish--entering and cutting the courier's checks, stamping and sending out the checks we cut on Monday, and finishing up the POs I did on Thursday and handing them off to Finance.

And I did it! I worked steadily from 10.30a to 5.30p and finished every single thing that I had meant to do! Possibly the first time this year that I had such a day of achievement and accomplishment!

And it's November, so I almost didn't get one in in 1998!

The show went pretty well.

The audience was smaller than opening night, but bigger than Thursday. They were afraid to laugh, though! It's not a comedy, but there are funny bits, and a couple of people would yelp out the occasional quick laugh, then stop as though embarrassed, and I just wanted to tell them "It's okay! That bit was supposed to be funny!"

Of course, they finally loosened up near the end and started chuckling madly directly before the most horrific scene in the play.

It's all in the timing, baby.

Center Beth is evil. Evil I say!

In this entry she casually mentioned a book and said "I especially think Kymm might like it", so of course I went straight to Amazon and bought it, along with everything else in my shopping cart--books recommended by other evil people!

Buncha crack dealers, the lot of them!

Okay, I need to redesign in December, and for the first time in awhile no-one has leapt to the fore, flinging beautifully designed graphics at me with both hands, so I am putting a general call out to the universe:

I need holiday graphics! Not too Christmas-y, though, since it'll stay up until February and an over-abundance of Santas might get a little old come Martin Luther King Day.

(That is in January, isn't it? That joke'll sure fall flat if it's not!)

Anyway, if anyone, out of the goodness of their hearts wants to make me a background, title logo, small divider icon and a line, I will love you forever! Promise! And if I get more than one, I promise to use them all eventually.

Today's horoscope:
If you've been putting off explaining about the "birds and the bees," get on with it. Financial discussions or budgeting decisions are also possible.

One year ago today:
"Hey, what about me? What am I, chopped liver?"

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