The roller coasters are off my list, at least the spinny kind, but so far I'm okay with the rest of it.

Heh. When I was calling all those schools for my freelance project, I started forming opinions on where I'd like to send Annabel in an ideal world where I suddenly become the next Nora Roberts and can send her anywhere I want. I mentioned Seattle Girls' for middle school, because while I'm not generally pro single-sex ed, I'm starting to think it's a good idea for that age group. DH responded that he thought a big reason he didn't really date till college was that he went to an all-boy middle school and it took him awhile to catch up socially when he got to high school.

I expressed surprise that he thought the prospect of Annabel not having a boyfriend until college was a bad thing.

deleted buffistas.org bookmark, lest Scott get a notion to send Julia to Seattle for middle school

I'm beginning to suspect that no rinse conditioner is a lie. My hair is all stiff and nasty. that's what I get for not staying in the shower until after the hot water runs out.

DH responded that he thought a big reason he didn't really date till college was that he went to an all-boy middle school and it took him awhile to catch up socially when he got to high school.

I went to a coed public middle school (in the math/science magnet program) and a private all-girls high school. The fact that it was single-sex wasn't the only reason I hated my high school, but it sure as hell didn't help. And a big word to the social development thing.

Most of the girls at my all girl school were well socially developed. Although I didn't date for forever, I had no problems integrating into the co-ed environment of university.

It depends on the kid (we had some big old hos) and what their extracurricular activities are.

I didn't date till college, and my high school would have had a nursery if single teenage mothers had been socially acceptable at that time and place.

The driver turns down the music because she's looking for a street name.

I do this all the time.

My brother and I used to spin and get dizzy as we could and then stagger around the living room and I loved to sit upside down on the couch and wait until I could lift my head up and get a head rush, I'd do things on the merry go round to get a head rush as well.

As for rocking -- I used to rock when I read. Sometimes I still do, but usually only occasionally when I'm reading poetry.

I have a cousin who hummed when he ate...I don't think he broke that habit until he was in high school and from what his wife says he still does occasionally.

I do this all the time.

Lots of people do, but why? I mean you don't sniff to hear better or squint to smell something (unless it's really nasty, in which case your eyes may be burning). S'odd.

Because with the radio turned down, I can tune it out and concentrate on reading street signs. If I'm listening to the music, I'm more likely to miss the street.