Yay, Jen!

Stephanie, that is so cool.

I talked to my parents this morning. It sounds like Dad just isn't doing so well with the chemo and radiation. They're actually switching him to a different type of chemo they hope he'll tolerate better. And yesterday after radiation he was apparently very confused and had short-term memory problems. Mom said he was back to normal today, but when I talked to him, everything he said made sense in isolation, but he seemed distracted and jumped from topic to topic at lightning speed.

We need to email Ex-Army Brother in California and coordinate a summer visit. They're the only part of the family that hasn't met Annabel yet, and if we can plan an overlapping trip, we can actually get all four of us and our assorted spouses and kids (at least the kids who aren't being sent to Iraq next month) in the same place at once.

Five-and-a-quarter or three-and-a-half? I still have the latter drive, though I transported it from my old computer, and it has no face.

I admit to the doomed state. We've been going out for (counting...) 9 months now. Good heavens....

Plain old neighbors throwing a shower for the new kid on the block is even more touching.

Yes, exactly. So so sweet.

Umpteen in-laws and sprong due in T minus 21 minutes and counting. I guess I ought to put some shoes on.

Just shoes??

Three and a half.

I am wondering if I kept my old drive because unless I threw an extra harddrive in that space, I could install it.

However I don't feel like dissecting a computer just to randomly see what is on a disk. If I really get that curious, I can drop by Kinko's. I tend to make myself bleed otherwise.

And ChiKat? So smitten.

((Susan)) I hope your dad responds to the new treatment better.

Susan, my mom had chemo and it affected her memory and concentration a lot. For example, she stopped reading books altogether, and as a huge reader and former bookstore owner, that was a huge deal. She's back to normal now that the chemo is over.

So Thursday night, I had a horrid headache, and went to bed at 8pm. Never managed to catch up with you people. Last night, I went out to some friends' "registered domestic partners!" party. Heh. And ended up having a rather good time, flirting all night with this girl. I love that. I love standing around at a party talking to someone, standing way too close and talking about random crap while you look at them...sigh.

Unfortunately, as part of the party, I stayed up too late, drank too much wine (and I never drink wine), and woke up with a horrid headache, and went back to bed until wayyyy too late.

And now, some catchup--

Damn, Sparky. That's a lot of pain for a family. -ma to the DH.

But being in the HD stressed me out so badly that it took me a while and lots of tears to be able to think that clearly.

I think Ikea stresses me out like Home Depot seems to stress y'all.

then we talked about teaching and education (along with ND) for a good long stretch

Oooh. Hanging out with Kristin and ND? I think I'd even trade my fun evening last night, for that. Cause there might not be kisses, but there'd still be hotness and flirting. Double the fun.

cilantro: Kinda like parsley but much yummier, unless you are Allyson.

Ew. Cilantro is GROSS.

don't know if Steph likes big, teddy-bear-ish type guys.

But does he have big hands?

$38 per month for birth control. Jeepers

Yeah, mine is $35. Pisses me off (especially since it's not like I'm trying to not be pregnant. just have better skin!)

Our landlord wants to sell us the house

Ooh, Susan, here's hoping it works out at a supercheap price and simple everything else.

You make the most of your hitting on people opportunities. University/College REALLY isn't just about getting an education.

Sigh. I *SO* should've gone to a women's college.

I think it's time for me to retire the Bitch Coat.

What? Why??

My husband loves this so much he worked out his own recipe, and we always have it in the freezer

Wow. I would say I want Betsy's husband, but...how about "I want to live next door to Betsy, and be all TV-sicomish, and drop by their house and eat their food all the time"?

(re: devil) Nothing wrong with that. She tends to be very sexy and wear killer hot red dresses

Blue dress. Blue dress. Blue dress.

Hey, *I* could be the devil!

Boy smell good. Boy give excellent backrub. Boy wash my hair and sing to me in shower. Boy sweet and kind. Jen far more doomed than previously supposed

OOOOOOOH! Damn, girl! I"m jealous.

Robin, that's encouraging. He really doesn't sound like himself now.

We were sitting in the living room eating lunch and watching TV when we heard a loud THUNK.

Our washing machine shakes a lot on its spin cycle, particularly if there's a small load. I was washing sweaters. It shook so hard that it knocked the full 96-load mondo-sized detergent dispenser off the dryer. The lid broke, and half the detergent went oozing out onto the pantry/laundry room floor. Right now DH is trying to clean it up while I watch Annabel. So far every towel in the house has been pressed into service.

Y'all get schmoop and all I got in my mouth today? Dental instruments. Being me is sometimes of the suck. Longest morning evah.

I just had a shining light of clarity. (Don't worry, it isn't contagious)

Reasons why I'll never be a Catholic:

In another change, not all cardinals will kneel before new pope to pledge obedience to him since they have already done so, Valenziano said. Instead, a representational group of 12 people — again because of the 12 apostles — will swear obedience: three cardinals, a bishop, a priest, a deacon, a married couple, a nun, a religious brother and two youths who have received the sacrament of confirmation.

By my count, of the representational group of 12 people, precisely four can be women, and more likely three -- I'm guessing that the confirmed youths wind up being a boy and a girl.

Could the deacon be a woman?

edited to clarify, that is to say, could a deacon be a woman, too?