How cute! (spoiler for best supporting actress in a series, mini-series or television movie). Debra Messing in a print. I don't like that dress much, but I think the print thing is working better.

I realise now that 24 is a show that manages to pull off "But you can't discipline me--you need me" without raising my hackles. Perhaps because Jack always seems to pay a bigger price in the end, and doesn't enjoy getting away with it. It's his schtick, and his burden.

Did you have a bad experience?

Nope. Just found a bag that I've had since before Thanksgiving, and wanted to eat them.

Here's an interesting documentary: Disney's "Story of Menstruation" No, really:

Walt Disney's The Story Of Menstruation -- Presenting the Story of Menstruation. A Walt Disney Production Through the Courtesy of Kotex Products -- was originally delivered to the International Cellu-Cotton Company on October 18, 1946. It runs approximately ten minutes. It has been estimated that the film has been seen by approximately ninety-three million American women. Neither sexuality nor reproduction is mentioned in this influential film, and an emphasis on sanitation makes it, as Disney historian Jim Korkis has suggested: 'a hygienic crisis rather than a maturational event.'

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Speaking of Disney, there's a Bambi 2 going straight to DVD. Something about a son's courage and a father's love.

Quease.

I think it was somewhere way way upthread that someone was wondering why a co-worker wore the same dress over and over. I don't know what that person's reason was but I have unfortunately been wearing the same pants very often this season. I gained 30 lbs. in a year and a half and nothing I had fits me well anymore. I don't have money to shop for a bunch of new clothes. I barely make enough to get by. So I have this one pair of lined jeans that fits and keeps me warm in winter and I wear them often. I don't wash them every single night, but I wash them often. There was another period in my life where I just had 3 or 4 pair of the exact same pants in the exact same color so it would probably look to people like I was wearing the same thing every day. I'm 6 feet tall, not skinny (not since my late 20s anyway) and it's hard to find stuff that fits right. When I find it, if I can afford it, I'll probably buy several. As things are right now, rent and healthcare eat up most of my paycheck so I can't go clothes shopping.

From way back:

Does Sir Anthony (or British people in general) not pronounce the H in is first name or is Gwynneth just being weird?

Brits in general don't pronounce the H, which is why my dad is very glad his name is spelled Antony - though even then lots of Americans still get it wrong.

Gwynneth might still be weird in other ways, though.

Fiona!

Nilly!!

Fiona-with-one-more-exclamation-point!!!

How are things with you, all of you? How are things with Clara? And with her big brother? And with their mom?

Things are pretty good, thanks for asking. C. is a beautiful, smiley, happy girl (most of the time) and lots of fun. She's starting to get more active, rolling onto her tummy and things like that. B. started kindergarten (i.e. preschool) in September and seems to be enjoying it. The one problem is that he has been sick a lot in the past few months, but that seems to be par for the course.

I'm OK too. A bit tired, but keeping busy and reasonably healthy, touch wood.

How are things with you?

Edit: have to dash off shopping now, so I'll catch up your answer later!