Hey, Hec, Mom says my last cut was "too conservative" so over the weekend we're cutting again. My article came out today...if only that was enough to fight the "Self-loathing demons"

now when sidelying he kicks me in the abs frantically until he pops himself off the boobie. Then he has to yell at the boobie for leaving him.

Gee, that barely changes at all when they grow up.

My birthday celebrating starts tonight. We're going out for our usual girl's night out and Teacup Guy is joining us. I hope we can have a good time, because Teacup Guy is totally stressed about looking for a job right now.

Welcome back , Hil! It sounds like you had a great trip.

{{{{{{{{{{{{{{Plei}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}} I am so sorry about the car trouble. Much dress~ma to you. FWiW, I am sure you are going to look foamy regardless of what you wear.

{{{Raquel}}} That is a lot of denial. I still think Mallory is a great name for a boy. Perhaps when people ask his name you could say "His name is Mallory, but we call him Mal." Also, I know it is easier said then done, but try not to worry too much about what people think.

Good luck with the dating scene, billytea.

Ooh, haircut tomorrow. I almost forgot.

Plus I found out that I can drop the dog off at the dog store and have her nails and ears done at the same time (for the same price, too) and they'll keep her for up to three hours so I can do some shopping and maybe a bookstore trip while I'm there. I need to take her to the vet nearby anyway, so this means I can combine all my stuff into one trip.

Excepting the grocery store, which I still do not have nearby.

Wow, brenda, that sounds really efficient.

Have fun, sj. Hope Teacup Guy can enjoy the evening.

Excepting the grocery store, which I still do not have nearby.

See what happens when you set stuff on fire?

Damn, you'd have to prove that the dealership knew about the unreported accident as well to get any satisfaction. Damn it.

Yep! Weirdly, Paul is downright chipper. I think he was worried about the engine, so needing the other stuff done isn't as big a deal to him, because hey--solid engine. And he's right in that it is live and learn, and that we have to learn to start asking the other person if they really like Object X, or if it's that they're tired, cranky, and stressed and just want it all over with.

However, he's still filing a BBB complaint and probably sending letters to all the local news consumer advocate departments. Next time we buy a car, he's totally going to wear his old KOMO news jacket.

Anyhow, accepting, moving on. It's all I can do, and the improvement in Paul's mood about things helps.

Now to go back to the dress hunt...

Pleides -- I'm sorry that the new car is sucking so bad. Darn these people who are trying to avoid higher insurance rates! (I'm assuming that's what the front end collision wasn't reported.)

sj - Have a great night out!

Raquel -- did you guys pick Mallory after the author of "Le morte de Arthur" - (or however it's spelled. French is a language that I do not know)? If you introduced him as Mallory after the author or as said above, "Mallory but we call him Mal" -- that should do the trick. I am astounded at your dh's level of denial.

Plei, I'll do some searching as well. Is this too spendy? Or too small?

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Or this?

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