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  • A few things: I still don't have everything I need for my sister's wedding. I have khakis and a green shirt (from Target), and Alex convinced me to buy a white t-shirt (it's not exactly a t-shirt, but we'll call it…

  • Like the Atkins Diet and most cults, there's an induction period with Mr. S. It takes a while to figure out how he operates. When most people first meet him, they're a bit bemused, and polite. They just don't quite know …

  • REPOSTED: "What's My Line?" Contest Update I have quite a few new subscribers (welcome!), so thought I'd repost this info for anyone who might not know about it. The deadline is 11:59 p.m. on saturday, April 3. Votin…

  • Just a quick entry--I have a lot of stuff to do today. Went shopping for wedding clothes, bought khakis and a purse (a big shoulder bag that holds pretty much everything). I was looking for a pale green shirt or sweater…

  • I got my hair cut and colored yesterday. It's been a long time since I got it colored and it looks awesome. My normal hair is kind of boring light brown and when I've had my hair colored, I usually go with lighter highli…

  • My boss is a weasel. Much more than I'd previously suspected. I'm too tired to go into it all right now, but I'll tell you tomorrow. Also, be looking for some contest news tomorrow, and send in your entry! Finally, go…

  • Contest Time! ***See updated contest information HERE*** ***Edited: Instead of "one entry per person," if you have a haiku and a Broadway musical you'd like to submit, feel free. Enter as often as you like.*** …

  • Free book! If you're not a BookCrossing member and don't want to join, but you want the free book, send me an e-mail with your address, and I'll request one for you (they say this is OK on the confirmation page). It doe…

  • I'm working on a little re-design, as you can see. I'm still working out a few kinks.

  • Well, Joe and his completely wrong self-diagnosis are in the hospital. His wife called me this morning. They think he will be OK, but he's still awaiting test results, may need surgery and will probably be laid up for a …

  • I'm exhausted tonight. I got up an hour early this morning and I'm paying for it now. Joe had to leave work and go to the ER this morning. He's been having a lot of health issues lately, and unfortunately, he likes t…

  • A quick bit on Mr. S: He was at the office yesterday, trying to call Mrs. S at home, but she was on the phone, so he kept getting voice mail. He was incredibly frustrated, and finally had Joe drive to their house an…

  • It's absolutely gorgeous outside and I'm stuck in a closed room with the curtains staples shut. It's not right, I tell ya. Dinner last night was fun and the food was fab. Next time I might get mizithra for the whole …

  • This Sam Phillips song has been in my head for the last few days, so I thought I would share it with y'all.Five ColorsI don't mind if I am getting nowhereCircling the seed of lightI've been greedy for some destinationI c…

  • portland weather=great! Have been out all day with the dog and the kids. I finally came in because I have got to get some things done--cleaning, laundry, writing, reading. The kids are going out with a friend at about 3…

  • sportsgoddess asks: okay, i've been wondering, why do you board your dog during the day? Well, sportsgoddess, the short answer is, my dog is crazy. And, unfortunately, she's much smarter than I am. The long answe…

  • I'm a bit of a wreck today. Mycroft2000 mentioned his noise sensitivity this morning, and I am similarly afflicted. He may not appreciate my calling it an affliction, but that's what I think it is. My dad was a l…

  • yardenxanthe asks: who would you cast as Mr. S in a TV show? Mr. S looks like the love child of these two people (which I know is just wrong on so many levels): Fyvush Finkel C. Montgomery Burns Mr. S is slig…

  • Mr. S called me today to have e deliver some documents to someone he was meeting for lunch. Apparently, he didn't have time to pick them up on his way to lunch. I had never met the guy Mr. S was having lunch with, but w…

  • We finished Alex's game tonight and I just realized there is a major flaw. It's a game based on the electoral college (an amalgamation of many of your suggestions, and yes, we're a family of nerds, obviously) and it's fo…

  • I answered my own question about the electoral college. In case you're interested, this is from the Federal Election Commission website. "In the event no one obtains an absolute majority of electoral votes for president…

  • Mr. S hasn't been around much lately. Work is certainly more pleasant without him, but it's also extremely boring. I thought Sunday night about how much I didn't want to return to work on Monday, how pointless it is to s…

  • Attention: creative types and game lovers Alex has to create a board or card game by tomorrow (she forgot about it, apparently) for school. There has to be an element of chance to the game. Does anyone have any grea…

  • Portland has a serial bank robber, a woman with blond hair who wears a baseball cap. She pulled off her eighth robbery over the weekend. From KATU news: ST. HELENS, ORE. - The Blond Bandit has apparently struck a…

  • I have a reprieve from Chuck E Cheese until Thursday night. I had the party date wrong. Did anyone see the gay penguins on The Daily Show the other night? That was the funniest thing ever. I started trying to te…

  • Good morning, all. I'm off to the dog park, post office, two basketball games and two pizza parties (one is at Chuck E Cheese, so any peaceful thoughts you want to send my way would be appreciated). I should have an act…

  • Dudes, I'm back and feeling better. Starting Monday, I just had this aching in my bones, and was just so tired I could hardly stand it. Not sleepy, just tired, as in "I'm too tired to sit up." I bounced back tod…

  • I got the most adorable phone message today. I'm still really tired--I know what people mean when they say they're bone tired. I don't really expect it to change until the weekend, when I can get a nap in. I'm just phy…

  • Hello, Sorry for another non-entry tonight, but I'm really, really tired. Today was not a good day, but it was nothing earth-shattering. I'm just too tired to go into it now. I haven't read blogs in a couple of days, b…

  • Thanks to everyone for your support. Things are a lot better now. I'll have another entry in the morning.

  • I've had a bad couple of weeks. I've been angry, frustrated, isolated. I have problems at work and problems with Mack, problems with Mack's school. Yesterday I found out that my dad is in poor health and no one even …

  • Yay! My favorite! You're The Catcher in the Rye!by J.D. SalingerYou are surrounded by phonies, and boy are you sick of them! In an ongoing struggle to search for a land without phonies, you end up running away from ev…

  • I've decided to send Mackenzie on Outward Bound this summer. I don't know how I'm going to pay for it yet (it costs $1100, plus gear, and it's only four months away), but she needs to do this. Everyone I know who's …

  • The book (see previous entry) is spoken for, but if anyone's interested, I can offer some more for trade. Otherwise, I guess they can go to the Goodwill. They're not all popular or good books as I get a lot of stuff fro…

  • Good morning. I'm feeling better. Amazing what a good night's sleep will do. I need to get one of those sound machine things--the ones that play nature sounds. Or maybe just a CD player and a CD of rain sounds. I find t…

  • First, good news: Our fair city (Multnomah County specifically--we have 3 counties in Portland) will be issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples starting tomorrow morning. I'm surprised we were so far behind San Fra…

  • It wasn't a bad day at work, I guess. But it wasn't a good day, either. Joe told me that Mr. S told him on Thursday that it had been a mistake to hire someone who had kids, because when the kids are sick, the person …

  • It was a pretty fun show. I like that it's over so early! I only got 75% correct. I'm usually up around 85-90%. Nominee Category Your Predictions Actual Winners Best Picture THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN…