Well, I still refuse to call it "dating," or label it as anything, really, and "love" has only been used to express enthusiasm about flannel sheets, but -- I'm *very* smitten with The Boy, and he seems to be smitten back. SA got to see us together this weekend, so she can confirm or deny the reciprocal smitten-ness.

Here's an example of where the smitten-ness comes from. Those PVC gloves SA was wearing in the pictures really do belong to The Boy. And they got left at my place, so I sent The Boy an e-mail from "Lost and Found, PVC Division."

Part of his reply: "We here at the Ministry of Organized Clutter and Someday Useful Objects take Lost and Found very seriously."

Sweet geekiness is my kyrptonite.

Part of his reply: "We here at the Ministry of Organized Clutter and Someday Useful Objects take Lost and Found very seriously."

And there you have your new tagline.

You're smitten! You're beyond smitten. You're smut! That's all she smote, folks! Bitten by the smitten kitten! You're Walter Smitty! Teppy and Boy, smitting in a tree, K-I-S-I-G-I-T! Wait, that's not right...

I had a great day today. Mom had the day out of work, so we went to lunch and shopping. She bought me a new pair of shoes and a great black peasant skirt that we found on the bargain rack for $5. Then I went to have dinner with T and the nephews. Their parents are in Dallas at the moment, so the grandparents and T are watching them. The baby is so active, everyone looked exhausted. He is so cute even when he is being cranky and bratty.

Sometimes, I wish we got paid once a month. That way, I could pay everything for the month and know it was paid. You get behind one month and it takes everything just short of not eating to catch it back up.

In theory this works, but in practice nsm. At least not for me. Much finance~ma to you, Aimee.

Yay, billytea!!! I'm so happy for you. Also, I love the name Wallybee.

Hec, I am so sorry about your job. Tons of job~ma for a much better job where they treat you right.

Hec, I am sorry about all of the job evilness. If I hear of anything, I will let you know.

JZ, you have email at your gmail account.

Both Aimee and Jilli are evil. I've found 10 brazillion things I want on the Stop Staring web site, and it is ALL THEIR FAULT.

Stephanie, I got your package today. Thank you! The outfits are of teh cute!

Ya know, there's a hidden danger in watching Monty Python's "Scott of the Antarctic" skit not terribly long before bedtime. Which is to say, I just woke myself up from an extremely weird dream in which I was about to thaw out a frozen explorer, in the hopes that he'd be revived and we could find out more about his expedition. And then it got extremely silly.

And everyone still hates Sami Brady, so I feel like I never stopped watching.

Oh, I am SO glad to hear this. It would make my heart sad if they liked her. Some things need to not change.

I was flipping through the channels yesterday after I realized that our VCR is sad because we haven't used it for so long, and has apparently given up the ghost, so I was unable to watch I Love Lucy reruns. Anyway, I came across Days of Our Lives and almost flipped it on, for old times sake. But, I am bound and determined to get better, and I don't want to get hooked again, so I passed on by. Funny that it should then come up in the thread. That's the hivemind for you.

Aimee, I get paid once a month, and in theory, it works. I pay (or don't pay and make the phone calls letting them know they'll have to wait for next month, which always goes over well) everything, then live on whatever I have left. But, I always seem to find that last week KILLER. Like right now. I have -$11 until tomorrow. Makes it hard to pick up milk and cream.

Oh, and speaking of cutting down, I have to remember to call the phone company again. You know, I really hate these big corporations. They are evil. I've been seeing ads all over the place for a new unlimited phone package. It's EXACTLY the same package as we have, but with a new name (I know this, because I looked it up on their website). It's $20 cheaper a month. $20!!!!!!!! And do they automatically switch it for you? Nope. They hope you don't notice, as they continue to steal from you. Well, I'm smarter than that. They don't want to mess with me. So, today, I will call and pretend to be Emily (she hates making these phone calls) and switch packages and give them a little talking to about their evilosity.

Stephanie, I got your package today. Thank you! The outfits are of teh cute!

Aah, the 3am post. I remember those. I'm so glad everything made it and, not that she needs stuff to look cute, I'm glad to know they live up to Olivia's cuteness.

Ugh. I woke up at 6:15 and couldn't get back to sleep. Today's a Tuesday! I don't have to do anything until 3 in the afternoon! (Well, there's some stuff I ought to do before then, but nothing I have to do.)

Oh well. Just watched a cute movie I Tivoed yesterday, plus an old one-reeler about the history of Maryland. (The movie was Adventures in Baltimore, starring a late-teenage Shirley Temple. It was amusing, though nothing great. TCM seems to have been doing a run of "Adventures in..." movies yesterday -- there were three or four in a row with titles like that.)

...Babysitting?