Cashmere, come to my house. I'll chocolate you up but good, before the gd GD test.

All kinds of job~ma to Susan. Sounds like today went really well!

I just bought this sweater coat a little while ago

OMG, Sail, that coat is gorgeous.

I have to leave the house to do something. Anything. Just to do it.

Oh, do! My big evening out will be next week's PTA meeting.

I need to figure out what to get my niece for her sixteenth birthday (Monday) party next next weekend. I am resisting the urge to get her a chastity belt

Hahah! That would be hysterical.

It appears to have worked out; we paid $850, which is a lot better than $20K+

Wow, that's DEFINITELY better!

Knives down, everything else up. I fear the stabby potential of the knives, but otherwise I think it dries better business end up.

With David on this one. Until I read this, I didn't realize I had an opinion! Ah, b.org, where you form opinions on things you didn't know needed one...

But they have unpasturized, imported cheese!

I thought that was illegal!

And I also like their butcher counter--applewood smoked bacon is teh yum.

Yes, and the one time I was wistfully looking at the packages of 8 bratwursts, they noticed, and kindly made a tiny package with just 2 of them, since there was no way in hell I'd eat 8 before they went bad.

There are sodas elsewhere that are made with sugar instead of HFCS?

There are some sodas (not, like, NORMAL ones, but fancy ones) that do--MinneapolisGirl is allergic to corn, so I had to stock up on non-HFCS things while she was here. :)

"Sucralose contains carbon. Other things that contain carbon include George W. Bush."

Hee! "Dinosaurs ALSO contained carbon. Perhaps soon this will be EXTINCT!"

Not the waistline located where the fashion industry has been trying to trick us about, which is anywhere from 3 to 6 inches lower than the natural waistline.

Yes, but I'm not sure I want to go back to really high-waisted pants, cause I feel so covered up and constricted in them. Not that I'm down with the "Look how far my bikini wax goes" but just a little bit below the natural waist...

Yep. Most places other than the US, actually.

t checks can on desk I can report that Australia's Coke is sweetened with sugar.

Lots of corn in the US. HFCS is cheap. The price of sugar is higher (kept so artificially, I believe).

Incidentally, in the free trade agreement recently signed between the US and Australia, America insisted on an exception to protect their sugar farmers from our exports.

And the parents have special power.

It's true. I've seen the previews for Sky High.

There is a squirrel out on the roof next to my balcony. Because I have the glass door open, the cats are sitting there looking at the squirrel. The cats aren't saying anything, but the squirrel is being quite vociferous. I had no idea the things could be that noisy.

I saw Charlie and the Chocolate Factory last night. (This weekend: Wallace and Grommit and the Curse of the Were-Rabbit!) Loved the squirrels. Ok, I thought the squirrels around my Philly apartment were adorable anyway. I just like 'em. Not as much as raccoons and beavers, oh, and chipmunks with the turbo cute, and after that one night over at Kristin's, opossums too; but I still like 'em.

Yes, and the one time I was wistfully looking at the packages of 8 bratwursts, they noticed, and kindly made a tiny package with just 2 of them, since there was no way in hell I'd eat 8 before they went bad.

I'd think they'd freeze pretty well.

Sounds good Susan. Continued ~ma.

I'd think they'd freeze pretty well.

I do that quite often. But I don't buy 8 packs, I usuall buy 4 packs. Eight would last me a year and by then half of them would be suffering from freezer burn.

I'm sure many people here have already seen this, but I felt like sharing anyway. Apparently written by Andy Rooney, about women over 30: [link]

Alright, the agencies are annoying me. They keep sending me to law firms I DO NOT WANT (they are either too small or too far away. d'oh!). I"ve got a list of places I want to contact personally and have pulled up their websites. How does the following look for an e-cover letter? And how can I mention that I have a letter of reference from my last employer?

Dear ________,

I am seeking a position as a Legal Secretary in New York City. I feel I would be well suited for __________.

As you can see on my resume (attached), I have considerable experience. I am proficient with a variety of software and pick up new programs and procedures readily.

I am very interested in meeting with you and discussing employment opportunities. Please contact me at __________ if we can set up an appointment.

Thank you for your time,
Trudy Booth

billytea, I think I found my new tagline from that link.

A woman over 30 will never wake you in the middle of the night to ask, "What are you thinking?" She doesn't care what you think.