You had that many blank ones? Not that I don't, occasionally think "Oh, pretty words in pretty book!" But odds are against my reading my own hand again, so alas. Wasted on me. Good about the donation, though.

Yup. Stoopid shopping therapy and working at Borders combined. I made a small pile of ones that are meant to be gifted, I am donating a box of twenty, and I am keeping considerably more than that (about 5 of which are totally full). The rest have about an average of five pages written in.

at El Conquistador resort

We almost stayed there. It was one of our options but it was too far for Joe to travel every day. We are doing okay. Ellie had a nice birthday yesterday - swim in the ocean and a nice dinner out. Still, entertaining a toddler (boy, she sounds so old!) in a hotel and eating so many meals out gets tiring. Swimming really wears her out, though, and that helps.

My mother threw out most of my juvenalia(?) I've told her she's gonna have to explain it to the grad students and biographers. She's assured me she'll cope. Mom's supportive of my writing, just clutter-allergic.

Days of Our Lives is better watched while muted and you can make up what they're saying. Actually watching? Not so fun.

Days of Our Lives is better watched while muted and you can make up what they're saying. Actually watching? Not so fun.

I have such a crush on Shawn Douglas. He's HOTT. As is the new British guy.

Oh, Shawn Douglas is a CUTIE! I'm not sure I know who the new British guy is. I don't really watch very often. I'm doing some major distracting right now.

It's pretty entertaining if you put the closed captions on, because the overblown melodrama ratchets up a lot when you see it in text.

There's a new British guy on DooL? I haven't watched since mum moved out.

Totally.

Also, Hope's current fake tan is really something. Also, Sammy's dress with the fur along the boobs is cracking me up.