I could really go for a chocolate lava cake with some vanilla bean ice cream right now.

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I was heading into Milwaukee, listening to WPR, and found out that it's the 105th anniversary of Harley Davidson.  Milw is THE HD town, so that mean lots and lots of bikes on the road.  Everywhere.  The exit to my parents' is Miller Park Way (of Miller Park, aka Brewers' Stadium).  There are concerts going on, including Joan Jett and Kid Rock (not ( Read more... )

Well, not completely adventurous, but 3stitches and I are going to a Rendezvous this weekend.  That should be fun.

Today is my last day here.  My office looks very empty.  I just have to bring home my water bottle, CD player and chair cushion. The office staff brought treats.  There's fruit pizza.  Yum.

J & I watched this documentary last night.  I am never planning on giving birth in a hospital.  
It wasn't an exciting movie, but it was informative.  
I do recommend it to anyone wanting to have a baby.  Get it on Netflix or the library.
I'm taking names of midwives in the area (I've already chosen who I want as my doula). 
No, this is not an ( Read more... )

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With the wedding, job stuff and personal stuff, SHF really snuck up on me. 
It's next week!  Holy smokes.  
drag_on_king and I will be bringing some mead we've recently tapped/bottled.  I also heard chemlabgoddess and her 3 Goddess brewing crew is bringing some as well.  Yum.
It'll be a busy week prepping for SHF.  There are two cronings that I've ( Read more... )

Get rings sized - check; Judy is making them
Get food selected- check 
Date/time/place -check
Get license - check
Rent grill, tables, etc - waiting for response from place we're renting the tent from
Get dress made - Tre is working on it
Get J's shirt - should come in today (again)
Write ritual - almost finished :-)

A few more things we've got to do, but ( Read more... )

Even though it expires today, there will still be some road closures.
ALERT 1 - Local Area Emergency
THE NWS HAS ISSUED A LOCAL AREA EMERGENCY UNTIL 10:30AM CDT
Issued: Friday, June 13, 2008 6:27 AM CDT
Expires: Friday, June 13, 2008 10:30 AM CDT

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 Because I was bored, I decided to hit "Random Journal" a few times and see what was posted.  There's the celebrity stuff, the religious stuff, the bored-writing stuff (like this), etc.  Some are a bit concerning though.  One was pretty much a diary of how her BMI fluctuated and wanted it down under 20, and it was just hovering there at 20.2.  A ( Read more... )