Well, since I couldn't work in the dining room today I ended up doing some running and shopping.  Yep, famous last words.  Suffice it to say the air purifier and tree trimming aren't really my birthday gift to myself as planned.  After I headed to see the progress at Eggs' place and to play with the newly named Pearl - so named for the byproduct of the sand that gets in who-ha.  Yep, she's grumpy... and I've not even had her for 6 months or 200 "uses".  Displeased.