Yay vacation! You are taking a camera so we can all see the pictures and be horribly envious, right?

Of course.

Speaking of making things easy (go descriptivist! Choose descriptivist!), I was in a division-wide meeting/lecture this morning, and wrote down what EBIDTA stands for (Earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation, and amortization).

Turns out that big scary acronym is the budgetary equivalent of park-adjusted hitting -- taking figures and bleeding out the lies of circumstance.

Why didn't they just say so!

They are adding new kids, and not adding new teachers. They'll still be within state law ratios, but will be above the limit they state is their policy at the center. And IMO the room is already on the small side for the number of kids (currently 12, with 2 teachers).

Alyson, rhinestone cats-eye, of course. Purple. (I'm serious, but also, seriously, I bet they have someone who gives style advice at the eye doctor, based on your face shape and stuff. I mean, you do live in LA, right?)

What sort of glasses would look good on me? I have NO IDEA. And, well, I'm going blind over here. I'll have to wear them all the time.

I think Cat's Eye glasses would be cute on you.

But that's my default. What style of sunglasses look best on you? You can use that as a startng point, and go from there.

I think cat's eyes would be good.

Krav sold! I need a raise.

Oh flea, I find that in LA, all the fashion people are sort of like my friends who have set me up on blind dates and when I see the dude I realize that those friends obviously hate me.

My hairdresser tortures my hair into something straight that makes my face look like a disaster, makeup people compare me to Camryn Manheim, clothing people offer me mumus.

I need to count on people who actually care about me for these things.

I like these for you, Allyson: [link]

Oh! PRETTY!

He took out two huge loans and ran up debts of over £100,000 on 14 credit cards marketing his idea and paying for the merchandise and has filed for bankruptcy.

Tony, who split from his wife Georgina after he replaced their fridge with a "warp coil" said: "I was convinced Trekkies all over the world would want a house like mine and pay me to do it.

This is an exception to the rule that "there are always fans who are more obsessive than you." Someone should have told this guy, "Dude, you're the outlierest fan. No one else is gonna want this."

I like these for you, Allyson: [link]

Yes. Stylish, yet intellectual.