I am finally home, after an odyssey that involved unplanned overnights in Chicago and Atlanta. The Chicago stop was aight but the Atlanta stop was unduly harsh. The airline put us in some seriously crap hotel room and forced us to get up at 3:30 am Mountain time to catch the first flight out, which of course sat on the tarmac for an hour. It was ( Read more... )

The Handshake (aka The Peace Be With You) portion of Mass filled me with trepidation. The women sitting in front of me were immaculately groomed, and they did not sing. They did not even open the hymn books and pretend to sing. I started to feel insecure about my own singing. I started to think that the women thought they were above it. This ( Read more... )

I am writing this on Precious, the cherry-red Vaio Mr. H. got me for Xmas. It is, indeed my preeccciousss ( Read more... )

Bea Arthur And Rock Hudson Gaily Sing About Drugs It FORCES me to do jazz hands.

ETA:
And if that doesn't float your boat, maybe this will! The Simpsons Bring Pink Floyd to Life

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Draft one of The Iron Key is done. 51 chapters, 567 double-spaced pages of pure delusional EFFORT. 80,000 words my ass.


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Thanks to everyone for kicking out the warm fuzzies in my general direction.
Good news: my car was recovered. Thx cops, we cool for now.
Bad news: The little effers stole the computer out of my car, so it does not run. (Amazingly, nothing else was taken, not even my jacket). The part is $900 from the rapists dealers, or about $300 through a car ( Read more... )

My car was stolen. Locked, in our driveway.

Over a dozen Honda Civics were stolen in the Chandler area over the last two nights. So, if you know any one who drives a Civic, besides myself, make sure to give them a heads up. The CPD expect this wave to continue.

I need to go to the bank. Really. So instead I am admiring my own taste in boots. It is just starting to dip into the 100s (sad, I know), so of course I am getting WAY too excited about fall clothes, particularly things I will only be able to comfortably wear for three months, max.

Mr. H. caught me admiring these vic boots
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Eat that, Sorting Hat!

Your Score: House Greyjoy

54% Dominant, 36% Extroverted, 45% Trustworthy


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