There is no question that I, as a single woman/hermit, could not have done it without the movers.

When I told people that I was using movers last time and they asked me why, I pointed out why would I ask my friends and family to help me do something I didn't want to do myself? This time around, I'll have a lot more furniture (if actually fewer books and clothes--I've been purging for the past few months, and will weed out more before I move in March or April), so it's movers again.

What's the best money you ever spent?

My car, my pets, tivo, the 3 or 4 presents I have bought for other people which were exactly the right thing at exactly the right time.

Spending Canadian money is a good time -- all those coins of value make it more exciting. Heft, you know.

How H'wood accessorises a broken neck.

Wait a minute, she dove into a 2-foot-deep pool?

she dove into a 2-foot-deep pool?

Details, schmetails. Apparently it was her pool. Which means I do hope they were snarking about the depth.

Speaking of product placement:

In what appears to be one of the most elaborate product-placement deals ever, the set of NBC's Las Vegas will permanently feature a replica of a Wolfgang Puck restaurant. The network said that the restaurant and Puck himself will be featured in the Jan. 9 episode of the series. In a statement, executive producer Gary Scott Thompson said, "Wolfgang's restaurant is the perfect dining destination for the characters of Las Vegas, and I am pleased he has chosen the Montecito for his seventh Las Vegas establishment." (In fact, the Montecito, the fictional hotel-casino featured in the TV show, was constructed on a soundstage at Century Studios in Los Angeles.)

When I told people that I was using movers last time and they asked me why, I pointed out why would I ask my friends and family to help me do something I didn't want to do myself?

My sister and her DH moved from a 3 bedroom house to a 4 bedroom house about 2 years ago. They are in their mid-40's and make a good income. And yet, they asked their friends to help them move because they are too cheap to pay movers. When I found out, I was shocked and couldn't contain my response, "You're 40 years old and actually asking your friends to move you?? And, more suprisingly, they said yes?"

She looked ashamed and she should have.

I'm apparently friends with your sister. Except they were in their early thirties at the time.

Everyone knows better than to ask me to help them move now.

We moved a gazillion times as a family, and I was shocked and horrified when I had to move on my own, without the government paying for expert movers.

I'm still kinda traumatised, but at least I can now afford to pay folks to do the heavy lifting for me.

Cooksillustrated.com is offering free shipping today and tomorrow, for anyone who's been yearning for The New Best Recipe or any of the ATK books.

I'm screwed. The cafeteria has fixed their lemon square recipe. Not only are they not salty, they're just the right amount of fluffy, and the sugar on top scrapes right off. They may also cost only 80¢, but I won't believe that until a more experienced cashier checks me out.