Timelies!

K-Bug had a softball tryout this morning for an 18u softball team. She has not picked up a ball in months, but did really well. They are supposed to notify those who made it tomorrow. The cost of the team, if she makes it....$950. YIKES!!!!! But will we sell our souls to do that if she makes it? You bet.

Mal is impossibly cute in the hat and sweater: [link]

That other guy in the picture isn't too bad either.

Nora, insent.

I don't think it will make much difference, Deena. Think of it as one day of being truly miserable as opposed to two days of feeling pretty damn miserable. The only problem that I could see is if the red plague makes you queasier than normal. The technicians who did mine said they were used to being thown up on and, frankly, if you're making someone drink barium, you'd probably better get resigned to it.

I picked up a 4.5 lb pork roast at the nearby market for 99 cents a pound. It has now been cooking in our 5 Qt crockpot for 4 hours.

The smell is driving the cats insane with desire. Look! Harvey's drooling.

Sammi is merely looking at me with the big eyes and saying "MURRRowr?"

Poor tortured cats.

I didn't throw up when I did my upper GI. It was pretty miserable making though. I'd say go with the one day of misery and get it over with.

Mom is heading home now. She bought me a nummy meal. I am feeling so damn much better.

Crock pots are the best kitty torture devices.

I had deb-age. I feel much better, now. She is, of course, exactly what I expected, from her voice (for which I've had spoilers via phone calls), to her physical presence, and her life force. In the words of my girl Buffy, there's not enough time. None of the photographs I've seen of her to date let on how young she looks in person, though.

Anne, I didn't get to see your photos earlier today, but while I was with Deb, she had to print out her boarding pass, and so she showed me.

*thud* Wow, woman. I've seen pictures of you before, but I've never seen you look like that. You're spectacular.

I'm so glad you got together with Deb! I was so disappointed for both of you at the prospect of missing the chance. Of course now I need to meet you cause I'm all jealous!

Oh, Cindy! I'm so glad you got to see Deb!

I'm so glad you got together with Deb! I was so disappointed for both of you at the prospect of missing the chance. Of course now I need to meet you cause I'm all jealous!

Yes. All other farflungistas should not come to Boston between December and March (inclusive), though. Actually, all farflungistas should plan trips to Boston between mid-September and mid-October, because I say so.

Oh, Cindy! I'm so glad you got to see Deb!

Me, too. If you Somervillains would all just move to suburbia, it would be better.

I saw the Goonies a couple of weeks ago, and it was OK. I fear I am not Goony material.

ION, Hubby and I went to one of the big date restaurants the other night and spent the time spying on other couples and deciding where they were in their relationships.

"Couple to my left: she's very infatuated with him and he's trying to be cool and now show how into her he is." "Couple just off your right shoulder: Lots of chatting, but they're kind of leaning away from each other. But they are sitting on the same side of the booth." "First date, just behind you, she's very, very shy, her shoulders are hunched up and she's fidgeting with her fingers under the table."

The girl at the cash register said I was cute. I very nearly said, "I'm old enough to be your mother, I am not cute!" I did say it outside, which amused Hubby very much and made him call me cute all night. Brrr, the c-word.