I hate finding out about major major potentially disasterous changes (that I argued vehemently against abou 18 months ago) are still going forward at the same time our clients do.

I really do.

Add to it the people making the changes aren't even aware of that the changes will break.....

I think it is a spinachy movie, Kat, but SLJ does it with admirable conviction -- or so I've read.

and Jen, I even LIKE spinach.

But when I'm picking books for kids to read as part of a program that gives awards based on pleasure-reading, I want the books that kids like, not the ones that they should read because they are Good For Kids.

In the new nominees for middle school, there's one fun book, one heartwrenching book and one spinach.

In high school nominees, there are NO spinach books.

In the picture books, all of the nominees are spinach -- holocaust, segregation and vietnam war are the topics. Doesn't that scream spinach.

Geek Love, or Lack Thereof

Actor and Apple Computer pitchman Scott Rose is about to open a one-man show about a Mac computer geek looking for love, and blowing it.

Rose's one-hour show, Scott's Search for a Rose, details his bungled attempts at applying computer logic to the illogical business of love.

"It's a true story about my life as a Mac geek who grew up more comfortable with computers than women," said Rose. "It's a universal tale of searching for love and all the missed opportunities, mistakes and regrets.... It's a fun show."

The funniest part of the article:

At computer camp, Rose and his geek friends played Leisure Suit Larry after the counselors had gone to bed. An early adult computer game, the object was to get Larry to score. The larger the breasts, the higher the points.

"I would take Larry's pickup lines because I thought he was cool and use them in the real world," Rose said. "Of course, they would backfire."

Mekhi is still on my list.

poop sara - that sucks.

dishware for the event is now in my office and white wine is now chilling. Next up, flowers, ice and chesse (hopefully brie). Full set-up doesn't start until 4, so I think I can wait until noon to do the shopping.

When my dad and I go to the movies or out to eat, folks assume we're a couple, which skeeves the fuck out of me. My dad looks exceptionally young. He thinks it's great and it strokes is ego that people think he's so young, while I'm having a fit of heebie jeebies across from him.

yeah, ita, I'm sure I'll see it. It's my kind of kids-in-the-ghetto-inspired-by-passionate-mentor schtick.

Speaking of which, what's the Jaime Escalante movie? Lori works with a kid who had Escalante as a teacher and who had a character based on him.

Mekhi is still on my list.

He hasn't talked himself out of an F, anyway.

He hasn't talked himself out of an F, anyway.

He can be on that list and still not the Rapture list.

When my dad and I go to the movies or out to eat, folks assume we're a couple, which skeeves the fuck out of me. My dad looks exceptionally young. He thinks it's great and it strokes is ego that people think he's so young, while I'm having a fit of heebie jeebies across from him.

My father and sister were offered a hotel room with one bed upon checkin once. It took her weeks for her skin to stop crawling.

He's reasonably young-looking, and she looked late 20s even though I think she was early 20s at the time.