so tonight was the season premier of er -- can i say this is one thing that lingers over from my college days. i remember my roommates clinging to the tv every thursday watching friends and er -- they couldn't see me at the cabinet until after 11pm. i used to get so mad. but then there was an off week of the newspaper and i was home on a thursday night - and that's when it happened. . . my er addiction started. it got so bad that i had a small tv in the newspaper office just to listen to the show. but here i am many moons later and i'm still hooked. . . gone are dr. doug and mark green - gone are noah wiley and julian marquise - but it's still an excellent show. and tonight it kept me from screaming as i painted the massive wall of crap here at the mission.

can i say . . . i'm tired of painting -- i'm all specally with toast and bleach sand paint, i'm dirty from planting mums and my feet are swetting -- i need a shower but i'm not going to drive home now -- my little ghetto van bench seat will get company tonight -- it's sleeping in my office for me - oh what fun i have working at the mission!

francie