Yay, -t!

Aw, poor Cash.

And I know there is a non-instant form of powdered milk, which I believe does better in hot water. But I have yet to locate an economical source for this within biking range.

They didn't ask me to take the SAT in 7th. But I did get encouraged to take the PSAT in 10th, don't remember raw score but landed in the 97th percentile on the verbal portion. When I took it again in 11th, landed in the 99th. Ended up as a National Merit Finalist, and then promptly chose to go to a college which did not at that time, but does now, offer substantial scholarships for that.

Got offered full tuition to Baylor. Turned it down, as being wayyy too freaking far away.

...on the strength of street guys playing chess Yeah. And it's funny because they're all disappointed that the surviving pawn is Queen because that sounds gay. So he says "The Queen ain't no bitch, yo. The Queen has moves."

I want to market the idea of an Instant Breakfast Creamer to the folks at Carnation. That way, I wouldn't have to feel bad about just having coffee in the morning. Then I could make 47 Meelion dollars and we could all go to Hawaii for a few weeks.

I used to make breakfast shakes using coffee instead of milk or whatever you're supposed to used in them. It worked.

I thought about that, but my theory was that, unless I made something really huge, I wouldn't get either enough coffee or breakfast. The key would be to super-concentrate the Instant Breakfast.

Woo Hoo -t Buffista babies are the bestest.

Yeah, poor #1. I hadn't expected him to be so bummed about his score. He really doesn't get that he did well. He is so used to seeing 99%ile on his grade level tests. Of course he doesn't actually intend to use any of his brains for college because he is going to be an NBA star. You wouldn't believe the number of serious discussions we have had on this subject. He feels no need to learn to write a decent essay because sports stars don't need this skill. Parenting.

I thought about that, but my theory was that, unless I made something really huge, I wouldn't get either enough coffee or breakfast. The key would be to super-concentrate the Instant Breakfast.

IIRC, I made an 8 oz shake, probably out of slimfast but maybe some otehr protein powder. It was not much like drinking coffee at all. Your idea is better. I offer my experience as proof of concept only.

substitute rock stars and you have a Nick.

Congrats -t, such happy news! I promise not to tell your MiL.

Timelies.

Our furnace went out on Sunday. No one came to fix it until Monday. The thing they couldn't track down until it went out again? Not a loose wire, now it's a bad part that they'll have to pick up and install today, unless they can't get it, and then they'll have to order it, and who knows when it will be here? But we should just plan on getting it today.

argh.

juliana does have a new tag. The re-tagging Teppy did throw me at first.

Congrats, -t! That's great!

Except that I am not JZ.

Yes, but your name is two characters, at least one of which is a letter.

I have a sneaking suspicion that I have a month less to do my Master's than I thought. This semester is going to eat me alive, and I think I'll just preemptively warn you that it would behoove me to become dark grey. If you see me in here too much, insult me till I leave.

Yay, -t!

I dreamed a Buffista was pregnant last night (and due in September), but not one in this thread. I am, however, pretty certain that was just me having a weird dream.

Though last week, I dreamed that we were talking with some friends we don't see often (they're expecting their first in a few weeks), and we were discussing their Feb. 19th due date.

When I woke up, I realized that, while I had a vague idea of how far along they were based on some emails from some vague time before Christmas, I had no idea what the actual due date was. So I emailed and asked.

Feb. 19th.

I appear to have managed to do the math in my sleep.