Have you become a compulsive backer upper in response?

I've always been a sort of that. The problem is, I don't have access now to the backup. I do have, though, a large dose of whine.

Unreliable computer and no stove. Yuck, this is not good.

At least there is a fridge. It could be (and was) quite worse, and smellier, and not in the good sense.

I was up at 6:30 on a day off. How wrong is that?

You deserve to do something fun for yourself this morning.

[Edit for the correct number of "ss" in "access"]

Timelies, folks.

My plan for today: grade homeworks, work out, buy bras and jeans (in new smaller size!), clean apartment. I'm not sure I've got enough awake hours for all of that, so the apartment probably will not get cleaned.

Timelies all!

Quiet day here for me. G's going in to work shortly.(This after spending 6+ hours at work yesterday. And it looks like he'll have to go in to work next weekend as well. Sigh...) At least G's dad is taking us out for dinner tonight.

in new smaller size!

Go, Hil!

Nilly, what is the word that doesn't exist in English for "congrats on your new thing"? Just curious.

what is the word that doesn't exist in English for "congrats on your new thing"?

You take the adjective that means "new" (Khadash), and you put it into one of the verb structures, the one that describes something that the subject does to themselves (like, dressing yourself up is a different form of verb than just "dress" or "being dressed". They all come from the same root, but the first is "hitlabesh", the second is "lavash" and the third is "hoolbas"). So when you congratulate somebody on getting something new, you say "titkhadesh!" (for a male, or "titkhadshi!" for a female, or "titkhadshoo!" in the plural).

Once, with erinaceous, I tried to translate it as something like "newify", but I'm still not sure how it may work.

Fascinating. I love languages.

I love languages.

Me, too (even though I only managed to learn just the one).

It's a lovely word, too. It celebrates the newness of the new thing, the joy at having that thing you haven't had before and now you do and that fact, even regardless of the quality of the object itself, is happy-making. Also, I love using it in unexpected places, too (like, to relatives of a bride, because, hey, they just got themselves a new relative, you know?).

Nilly, I impressed my students on Friday by saying please and thank you in Hebrew. They actually applauded. Feh on the computer issues, but also feh on the not-having a nice guy to share the wonderfulness that is you. I can't imagine how lucky a man would be to marry you.

Kat, I'll be watching Everwood soon--is there another new one this week?

ita, gods, I'm so sorry about all the crap you are having to cope with. Hang in there. Do you at least have a little time off this month? And how are you feeling physically?

Perkins, how long are you in Tucson? I'm going to be there from the 21-26 for Christmas with my mom, aunt&uncle, cousin, and grandmother. Will you still be around?

Um. Brokeback Mountain - is it open in wide release yet? I thought it was supposed to be this weekend, and yet, I'm not seeing it in any of the theaters near me. I find that odd. Unless it's not in wide release yet.