my sister is the awesome.  she makes me laugh.  usually at her expense, but hey, i'll take it where i can get it ( Read more... )

"The first five people to respond to this post will get something made by me! My choice. For you ( Read more... )

preface: last year at the east coast a cappella summit i discovered a german a cappella group called vocaldente, and they are tremendous. seriously, if they actually played in the usa, i just might have to follow them around.  part of their charm is that they are quirky and offbeat, while at the same time being fantastic artists and singers.  they ( Read more... )

working the day after thanksgiving.  there's just something un-american about that.

thank god it's time to go home.  my head is pounding.

sleep needs to happen tonight....

pilfered from shana's lj, courtesy of the new york times (because all need to read this and fear all those republicans who just vote down party lines!):

Shortly after becoming mayor, former city officials and Wasilla residents said, Ms. Palin approached the town librarian about the possibility of banning some books, though she never followed through ( Read more... )

or not to be ( Read more... )

it's been a rough couple of weeks.  maybe it will get better soon.

maybe not.

i have a new niece ( Read more... )

chobits, anyone?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25209226/

Do you remember playing Mad Libs as a kid? As the zany word game turns 50, TODAY has the story about how the game came to be. Plus, author Leonard Stern also wrote an exclusive Mad Lib about the TODAY show just for TODAYshow.com readers (see next page). But first, here's an excerpt about the game's history from “The Best of Mad Libs.”

The creation ( Read more... )