Today's Karaism:

I love stereumtypes, my whole family is stereumtypes and it's a very good to be stereumtypes.

What's a stereumtype?

It's a big group of dinosaurs--T-Rexes!--that all live and hunt together. They like being in a stereumtype.

He opened it up and clear as a bell recited his way through the entire book. I nearly cried.

Squeeeee!!

I will be getting some vintage bakeware (and a teapot) in the mail soon (all pink with black lids!)

Oooh, snazzy. I should scour eBay for vintage cooking stuff. (Nevermind that Freecycle is more in my budget range right now...)

Therapist is really pleased with how well I'm handling everything that's coming my way.

Wrod. You have had way more than your fair share of health crap recently. The way that you have dealt with things methodically and calmly has been most impressive. I know you feel like you freak out, but you have handled things so well. I see you dealing what is thrown your way with solid judgment and careful analysis. When you get to the other side of this challenge you are going to look back and realize just how well you coped with this nightmare.

You have had way more than your fair share of health crap recently. The way that you have dealt with things methodically and calmly has been most impressive. I know you feel like you freak out, but you have handled things so well. I see you dealing what is thrown your way with solid judgment and careful analysis. When you get to the other side of this challenge you are going to look back and realize just how well you coped with this nightmare.

I couldn't possibly say it better, so I'll just point and nod.

I feel guilty even bringing up my petty health concerns, but man...I think I ate a bad burger. I am not feeling well at all. Serves me right for resorting to fast food on the way home. Blech.

And here I was about to bitch that the dinner I made wasn't as good as last time.

I'm annoyed as I refresh election results for my fair city. Almost 3 hours after polls closed and we have 58 votes counted. Just city commissioner races, but it was quite a battle.

One seat was tame, but the other seat had 4 candidates and much press. One the guy who is endorsed by everyone and should get the job, another that has qualifications and stuff, the 3rd guy has only lived in the city for 2 years but had a campaign treasury 10x the size of anyone else [link] so we see his mug in 10x the number of lawn signs, the 4th is a woman that is mom to my son's friend.

Everyone hates this stranger in town with the big bucks and the negative mail has been fun to read. I am anxious to see the results to know if people actually do any research or if they just count signs.

Mostly I hope they pick up the signs tomorrow because very unattractive.

Have skipped and not skimmed, yet again.

We are home. We are tired. We are quite slaphappy. It was a fun drive.

We ended up taking a break in LA and walked around the Universal Studio's City Walk. I found some FANTASTIC heels. When I have a brain, I'll find a pic online.

K-Bug took the wheel after the Grapevine and it promptly started pouring, so we switched back after only 45 minutes, but she held her own against the truck drivers. I'm so proud.

Now to unpack and crash. Will chat with y'all later.

Oh Raq, I need mailing info since we won't be seeing you at the F2F (still pouting about that).

Perfect spring day was two days ago. Woke up in Edinburgh to a blizzard across the city. Prettiest thing ever.

I think you're missing something about "spring"...

I went crazy at the supermarket and bought all sorts of ingredients. Now I have made some turkey sausage/sweet peppers/tomato sauce with pasta. I have salmon and I have pork chops, in the fridge.

in today's chapter of As vw's Body Implodes,

Good GOD, it really IS like that! Poor thing.

eanwhile, prompted by the lovely SA's splendid pics of her new cut, here is my chic new haircut.

DAMN, Fay, you're looking HOT!! All sexy blond curls and cheekbones and pink blushiness. HOT. You can definitely tell you've lost weight, too! Go you!

My husband refuses to use any kind of key chain. He carries all of his keys -- work, home, car -- loose

That's crazy! I can't imagine.

I'm going to eat goat on Saturday.

ita, I had patties and coco bread yesterday for dinner. It was yum.

I have this sort of grizzly bear hump on my neck from slouching to hide the boobs of doom and so I look horrible in boat neck shirts

I have this too, I'm sure, and not for any good reason like big boobs. And yet, I love boatnecks. I figure, *I* can't see my back, therefore, I pretend it does not exist. I likewise never worry about how my ass looks (other than "is it covered?")

DH's company travel agency - worthless. I know he is in FL - but saying it is spring break and we can't get him out early. lame. People are going to FL - not leaveing it on Friday. Pbtth.

JZ is wroth. She got sniped on eBay on that Victorian jacket she wanted.

I knew she'd get sniped. I could tell by the way there was no bidding on it all the way up to the end that somebody was sitting out there ready to pounce.