I had the most amazing weekend! I paddled on a beautiful, sunny Saturday morning, went to an incredible baby shower (we are SOOOOOOOO excited for you guys!), filled myself to bursting at our reception tasting session, met our ceremony guitarist (who is AWESOME), worked out hotel stuff, wrote a tentative program, and made some decisions about ( Read more... )

This is a cool alternative to launchcast...
http://www.pandora.com/

So, there is some crazy shit going on outside my window right now.
I felt it land - the ground shook!
http://www.boston.com/news/globe/city_region/breaking_news/2006/04/crane_collapse.html

With as much glee as I've been having for my pregnant friends these days, and with all the wonder I've been feeling about the creation of human life, I do have to register some disgust at the recent decision in the SD legislature. I see so many young women taking drastic measures because of this... particularly in such a big state! How far will ( Read more... )

A friend of mine forwarded me this cake recipe and oh, how I laughed...

http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2006/01/18/hamster_snake_best_friends_at_tokyo_zoo/?p1=MEWell_Pos3

Over the ages, I wonder how many brides-to-be (or grooms-to-be, or well-meaning friends) have attempted to make their own wedding cakes. I wonder how many of them have sliced into a glorious successes on their reception day, firm and glistening masterpieces with clean lines and unforgettably good taste. Now, rewind -- how many of them gave up after ( Read more... )

Just realized that I'll get a bit of Harry Potter legend in with my trip:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/oxford/harry_potter/mainlocations.shtml

I just booked a flight to visit my cousin for 5 days at Oxford in March! I've never left the country before (except for a day-trip to New Brunswick - just over the border of Maine - which was exciting but barely counts) and I am *SO* ruddy excited. It's not ideal timing, what with the wedding coming up, but the RT ticket was only about $350 (though ( Read more... )

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