Dear lord that child slays. What a punkin! and so brave!

I'm glad to know that eleven thirty o'clock is actually wrong.

Actually, I've seen the thirty o'clock on invitations before, especially super-formal ones. I'm guessing it's one of those anachronistic throwbacks that should have been..um..thrown back.

Nora, backflung and vw backflung. ETA: Awesome afghan!

Good to see you, PC. Sorry (some) things are as usual, glad you still have a job.

If I were doing a super-formal invitation, I'd say, "half past eleven o'clock."

During most of its history, these forms were usually used with names of whole numbers only--"three o'clock," not "three thirty o'clock." Indication of day or night was done by specifying "six o'clock at night." The style you cite--"6:30 p.m. o'clock"--is a very formal style found in invitations and other rigid contexts. In most cases one would simply say "6:30 p.m.," but in formal situations the expression of time is felt to be incomplete without the "p.m." and the "o'clock." While this is indeed awkward, it is rare; it can be pretentious when used in non-formal ways. And very formal invitations have enough awkward elements to them that we probably shouldn't worry too much about how the time is stated.

From here.

Deena, insent.

Emily's flight is delayed. I'm sleepy. This is not a good combination for someone who's supposed to be picking her up from the airport.

Oh, not good combination, vw.

erika, Sherrif Joe is on all of the NASCAR news (Kurt Busch, a driver, was arrested for reckless driving and possible DUI and was more than rude to the officers) today. Good times... My dumb-ass racing people are saying he's not a "fan of NASCAR." Sheesh. When cowboy meets dumbass...

Multitasking: [link]

Emily finally took off!

Fly, Em, fly!

I'm gonna be SO sleepy tomorrow!

I put my jammies on already and brushed my teeth, so when I get home I can go straight to bed.

I know. I'm weird.