I'm so tired I can hardly form words.

I walked in the door last night at 4am, three hours delayed from when I was supposed to arrive. The plane out of Columbus was delayed. The plane out of Vegas was delayed. The shuttle was delayed. And the airlines lost my luggage.

No vegetarian fare, no fish fare was found in Columbus, and with only 15 minutes of transition time (despite the fact that we sat on the runway for over half an hour before leaving) between flights in Vegas, there was only time to use the restroom.

The numbers are thus: Awake Friday for 21.5 hours. Only food in a 26 hour period was a can of pringles, a carton of animal crackers, two small packs of preztels, a power bar, and two cans of coke.

I developed a raging cold Thursday morning, which persisted throughout two days, but western medicine saved my head from exploding on airplane landings. Today the cold persists, but mainly the sleepiness continues.

I returned home to find a note announcing that my apartment complex was being sold and that maintenance was being handed over to a realtor while they searched for a buyer. I have no idea what exactly this means for me, but I would suspect that it means I'll be moving this year.

And then finally, I woke up today to more ringworm on my cat's face. Either that, or he's been in a tossle and cut himself. Results and continued cat health diagnosis will happen Monday when I wake up and cart his furry ass into the vet. I'm trying not to spin too much about this.

On the good side of things, I had a fantastic talk with the very supportive, lovely, and quite partnership-capable streamsandpools today. And I opened my presents from her to receive two fabulous books, but more fabulous than words can say, the most perfect of all perfect stuffed bears who I'll keep with me for the rest of my life.

During said talk, my luggage arrived, putting a better spin on the day.

I also received a visit from monagrrl with the touching, much appreciated, tear-producing gift of veggie chili so that I don't have to venture into the cold and dark to find food.

Hooray for community.

My visit to Columbus was pretty good, and one of the better visits in years past. However, the highlight rising heads and tails above all events were my visits with drshorn for some good laughter and deep connection that friends who've maintained a friendship for almost 20 years can have.

Now I go start laundry and eat my chili in hopes that tomorrow I'll be more centered, more rested, and more gassy.