Mal just screams "I am such a boy" to me.

The nurses at the embassy said the same thing. Which is good, I guess, given his gender-ambiguous name.

Mallory is ready for books, finally. We've been trying to get him interested in sitting on our laps while we read to him, but he wasn't having any. Now he's into turning pages, though, so I went online to find a couple board books for him.

Me: Should I get him "Pat the Bunny?"
Robert: What's that? Some sort of gender-neutral sex ed book?
Me: (laughs and laughs)
Robert: Well?
Me: Would it help if I said it was a touch-and-feel book for babies?
Robert: This is part of the liberal media's gay agenda, isn't it?

/me blows a kiss to Daniel.

Hee.

Doesn't matter how cute you are together, men seldom want to go shoe shopping with their girlfriends.

Am I the only person who uses her browser's back button to navigate on the web? Am I the only person with a gmail account who gets irritated at the gmail inbox reloading when using the back button? Am I the only irritated person who clicks the back button a dozen times or more, just for the principle? "I said, 'Back!', and I meant 'Back!', so until you actually go BACK!!! I'ma keep clicking!!!!!!"

And Heather, it's so great to "hear" you excited about your new job. We're still waiting for new hair pictures, too, don't forget.

I know. I'm waiting for the zits o doom to go away, or down, before any pics. (And before work tomorrow).

Sorry you had a bad night vw.

And I totally missed saying happy birthday to Fay. Happy Belateds Dear!

Doesn't matter how cute you are together, men seldom want to go shoe shopping with their girlfriend

Heh. Well, even when you date girls, they still often don't want to go shoe shopping with their girlfriend...Course I do tend to not date the girls that are into shoe shopping. :)

Robert: What's that? Some sort of gender-neutral sex ed book?

Hah! So true, and yet I"m amused as hell that's what his mind immediately goes to!

Aww, I just saw a preview for Tim Burton's "Corpse Bride" (opens 9/23) and thought of Jilli...

Well, even when you date girls, they still often don't want to go shoe shopping with their girlfriend.

God, heaven forfend. My approach to shoe shopping is: I just want the same shoes I had before, only without the holes. Or possibly the same ones I'm wearing, but in a different colour. And cheaper than that, you crazy bastards!!!! Ahem.

Hats, scarves and handbags, I can shop for. But not for very long.

Books and DVDs (and, increasingly, comics), however, I can spend hours and hours wandering around and stroking and considering how best to spend my pennies.

Why am I so very very single? Really, in many respects I'm quite blokeish and low maintenance for a girl. And I have nice breasts. And I make Very Good Cake.

is interrupted

...BABY HEDGEHOGS! Yesterday, while somewhat inebriated, we found out that there was a hedgehog living in our garden in a v. cute little hidden nesty thing.

But we've just discovered that there are babies! At least 3! Sooooo cute! About this big.

::is ded from the cute::

Aww. Baby hedgehogs! Why are there not adorable cute wildlife like that here? We have...rats. And the occasional raccoon or possum.

Fay, I think someone should totally be dating you. What ended up happening with that one boy? You decided he was too ex-pat?

I appear to be Fay, although lacking in hedgehogs. I have chipmunks, though.

I appear to have fallen back to sleep after breakfast/the farmer's market/a little bit of cleaning.

Between that and my power nap from yesterday, I am almost caught up on the sleep I missed this week.