I'm still awfully tired, so this'll probably be quicker than I'd like. It'll still be pretty long.

( PPP 2002, or 'Tank Tops In October' )

We are home now. I am too tired to post anything long, so I'll do something more elaborate tomorrow. It was a good weekend!

Bond loves Istanbul. Not the place, the song. You know the one, by They Might Be Giants. Today we played a coaster video for him which featured this song in one of the segments. The following ensues ( Read more... )

From Cap'n Wacky's Gallery of Unfortunate Cards:

Halloween Cards:
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Christmas Cards
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Easter
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St Patrick's Day
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There is nothing so satisfying as a cold diet coke out of a soda fountain when you are having trouble waking up in the morning.

I wonder if coffee drinkers get this much satisfaction out of their caffiene?

I had several people ask me to post the final picture of my gown, after I finished it, and I got too busy to do so. So here, with the pouch and hat that I purchased at Rendezvous on Saturday, is the gown. The necklace isn't part of the costume, it's just what I had on this evening. (I may be wearing this cap too far back, I am not sure. I just ( Read more... )

EDIT: The following post is not based on one specific thing that happened to me - it's a ticked-off reaction to things I see being attacked constantly on Metafilter every day. I personally have posted only a few comments on Metafilter, mostly because I haven't felt like being slammed for my beliefs. I should have said this when I first posted this ( Read more... )

( 'Mini-Me' )

Working on Paul's costume for Halloween/Phoenix Phall Phunphest. He's going as Dr. Evil.

( All I asked for were some SHARKS, with frickin' LASER BEAMS attached to their HEADS! )

We are on a roll here in Toddler Land - in the last 24 hours Bond has used his potty 3 times! This is a 300% improvement over the 24 hours before that. But more importantly, he peed in a controlled fashion - that is to say, he controlled starting and stopping himself as opposed to a "Okay, my bladder's too full, I can't hold it anymore" kind of ( Read more... )