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I just had a wrong number. For Elric.

What is the first thought that goes through your head?

Cos mine was Elric? Fuck! Will he have Stormbringer and call on the Dukes of Hell?

Not good on a Friday evening.

How about a bullet list? Cos I am seriously not up to much, but it has been soo long since I posted anything of note.

• When Husband said to Daughter OK, what is it you want to talk about, then? I think the properties of light and its structure were the last things he expected to hear. Open University course on physics has now been paid for (by Daughter), so we might get more of those sort of questions in the future.

• This has has been struck by plague. Eldest Son had three weeks off work, so of course he got flu halfway through his holiday, passing it on first to Daughter and then to Me. Husband was in Rome, networking in the computer world, and seems to have missed it. Middle Son and Youngest both got it very lightly indeed.

• Daughter has had her first Celebrity Sighting since starting a new job in Hampstead = Russell Brand and Katy Perry. Though when she rushed out the door to look, he was staring at it, so she was red faced and embarrassed.  Apparently Hampstead has a LOT of celebrities.

• And French men selling onions and garlic from bicycles, though not with a beret or a striped jumper. darn.

• Fireworks make Heidi WOOF!
  

I was worried yesterday because both the honey and I had to go to work, leaving our diarrhea dog in the house alone. I got home around 5:45, and miracle of miracles, no messes!  YAY!  Boy, now I know a little bit of how new parents feel. Except babies have diapers.

Bucky seems to be quickly improving, maybe because of the antibiotic he's on.

This month's Bon Appetit magazine included an article called "The 7 Rules of the Italian Kitchen." Good stuff such as pay attention to what foods grow near you and what's in season, use leftovers creatively in new dishes, keep it simple, etc.  But my favorite was this:

Sigh, Bucky is a sick little guy right now. I'll spare you the details, but I'll say this... diarrhea. In the house.  We're getting the carpet cleaned but may have to get it replaced; it's in bad shape right now.

We took him to the vet this morning and she's concerned that it's actually a chronic condition (but obviously worse in the last two days).  I always thought he was just still adjusting to his new food and getting better... but apparently he should have been fine by now. So, now Bucky is on an anti-biotic, de-wormer (just in case), and a low-residue prescription dog food. I hope he gets better soon, because this dog food sounds like crap... lots of grain, and it includes a chicken "by-product meal".  Eesh... I only bought it because the vet assured me that this was best for Bucky since he has some kind of GI issue.