My god, woman, your life would exhaust me. Can't you live in one place for more that 10 minutes? That said, Puerto Rico sounds LOVELY.

Stephanie, PR sounds awesome! Christopher and I may be headed there in May. If he passes his next actuarial exam--that's where the next convention is and the trip will be paid for if he passes.

Can't you live in one place for more that 10 minutes?

I know. Every place we go they say 3 years and it never happens. However, we sort of pushed for this. Ft. Bragg is one of the most deployed-from bases and we are sick of it. I'm actually surprised he got the job, since he's sort of junior for it. I'm not sure when we will leave yet - anywhere between April and July, I think.

Wow, Stephanie -- when are you moving?

I know, right? I wouldn't steer you wrong on the gooooood druuuuugs, baby.

Were you on the good drugs, I would not at all be surprised to find wrong steering on the agenda, regardless of assurances.

Heh. I drove a LOT while I was on the good drugs, mostly b/c I had no other choice, as I didn't have (and still don't have, come to think of it) a chauffeur, husband, minion, spider-eating manbitch, or roommate.

So there was probably wrong steering. Which wasn't as fun as the doped-up phone calls I made to various Buffistas.

J should be back in November, is that right? So we'll have you for a few months before you leave us. And then - F2F 2007: San Juan. That counts as East Coast, right?

I can't do jack (nor Jack, I suspect) on flexoril. I'm fine for a couple hours, and then I really really have to sleep. I feel like ass when I wake up, but at least the pain's usually gone.

They're very good at getting grime off computer keyboards and the lovely-but-dirt-attracting white iBooks.

Ooh that's good to know. I haven't used mine enough for it to get that dirty yet but it's only a matter of time. (I evidently have used it enough for two of the little, rubber feet to have fallen off and gotten lost which is highly annoying.) My roommate and I are talking about all the things we can use the Magic Eraser on. She's a receptionist at a law firm "I'd use it to erase the voices of annoying folks. 'i can't hear you, i've erased your voice.'"

Congrats to your husband, Stephanie. It seems like that would be an exciting move!

J should be back in November, is that right?

yep and...

That counts as East Coast, right?

yep (to me, at least)

I don't know anything about PR, but that sounds like a great assignment, Stephanie. I know ExArmyBrother enjoyed his stint running a ROTC program.

Just remembered a climbing story!

When I was four and my little sister had started climbing... My Dad got home from work, pooped, and my Mother greeted him with the news that the baby had started climbing and they needed to move some furniture. Then then spent the next hour or so moving things so the baby would be safe.

One of the things was a big trunk under a window. Every day after work Dad would sit in his chair and I would sit on the trunk and we would talk. You see it coming, right? As soon as they were done with the great move of '74 Dad sat down in his chair and I, having no trunk, hopped up on the window sill. About two seconds later the screen gave way.

We were on the first floor, but the basement was above ground so I fell nearly a story. Mom was hanging up laundry on the porch and saw me fly past her about ten feet away. I vividly remember the feel of the screen breaking, the scream of my Mother, how cold the x-ray room was, and being very upset that I missed the fair that night. I don't remeber the broken arm hurting at all.