WindSparrow and I are watching The Big Gay Pirate Movie.

I drove up to Canberra and back this weekend. At one toilet break, my brother went in for a coffee and came out with Pirates of the Caribbean. Life is a neverending adventure for that boy.

Hey guys, some well wishes for Actuarial Student would be appreciated. She has a job interview on Wednesday morning (we're meeting up for the first time on Wednesday evening). She's not in the field she wants to be in, and if she doesn't find a position by the end of the year, then she may move to Sydney. I'm forming a strong impression I'd rather she didn't. And she mentioned me as being a reason she'd rather not move too.

Laura is so very wise.

Ooh, bt, that's awesome. ~Ma for the AS.

The important thing is finding something that works for you.

Yes.

Aaaand, just for a hat trick, I've filled out some thoughts on various subjects on one of the dating sites. Certain ones would be familiar round these parts:

Children: "Babies, chum: tiny, dimpled, fleshy mirrors of our us-ness, that we parents hurl into the future, like leathery footballs of hope. And you've got to get a good spin on that baby, or evil will make an interception!"

Commitment: "The world is full of guys. Be a man. Don't just be a guy."

Racism: Does anyone ever say anything other than "I'm against it"? This is an intelligence test no one should fail.

Romance: It means the difference between a relationship and a love story.

Sexism: I'm against it in principle, but I still don't feel comfortable kissing boys.

Ah William, that sounds very encouraging. Interview~ma for A Student.

Ah William, that sounds very encouraging.

It really does. It's too early to tell, especially since we haven't actually met in person yet, but I'm hopeful I might have met my match (double entendre intended).

bt, lot's of ~ma for the AS. She sounds like a wonderful woman and I hope when you get together it is everything you wished for. And I liked your anwers to the dating site questions. Particularly the one about romance. That's an awesomely baited hook there. Although, if things go well with AS it would be well to fling anything you catch with it back into the dating pool. And, she is one lucky lady to be getting you.

Quite seriously, to anyone considering house buying (single family homes--I think condos get a pass on this, on account of dues covering a lot of this shit) soon, if you live anywhere close to paycheck to paycheck, even if your mortgage is about the same as your rent, save your pennies and keep renting.

This is our theory at the moment. Even if we could find a mortgage we could afford (which, as far as I can tell, means either living an hour from the city, or living across the street from drug dealers, neither of which appeals in the first place), there are still maintenance costs and property taxes and all of that.

I'm sorry you're dealing with it, though.

Poor unsleepy Annabel. Poor sleepy mama.

Black Phoenix Alchemy Labs question: Which of their scents might I like if my favorite perfume ever is Lush's Karma?

An Episcopalian church desided to send copies of it's current fiancial balance to the entire congregation via email. Unfortunately they forgot to change Quickbooks default message in the header - so every congregation member got the balance sheet accompanied by the statement: "Dear Customer. You have an outsdanding bill. Please remit."

Having worked in an Episcopalian church office, I am not at all surprised at this.

Job ~ma to Anne and Jilli (YAY job interviews) and Astarte (+ extra deep dark chocolate)

much ~ma to Susan, in every way. I'm thinking of you and yours. I hope you all get through this week OK. I'm so sorry.