I'm learning how plastic bags are made, via The Science Channel. I should probably feel more awed than I am.

Happy belated Birthday to Ouise and Zenkitty. I hope it was much fun.

Hello Natter old friend. I've missed you.

Nilly, my thoughts and prayers are with you and yours. So scary. May cooler heads prevail.

I can't believe I am so crazed I forgot about the SG-1 premiere. Ahem, it shall be watched at some point today.

Packing, planning, preparing to drive to NY. I need to get a washer and dryer into the boat to transport them. Too much laundry to use other people's machines. My SIL gave me a washer and I had a spare dryer since I bought a new one last winter then figured out it was the electric that wasn't working, not the dryer.

Speaking of laundry. Back to it. I can't finish packing until I finish laundry.

Yes, I looked at the disturbing kitty.

eta: Hi Theodosia!

Hey, Laura! I've heard of taking your laundry with you when visiting relatives, but takign the washer and dryer, too? I think that's hard core....

Laundry is a big thing in our house with 3 oversized dirty boys. The notion of being at the lake for a full month without a washer and dryer was too much. Mom lives next door, and my sister a couple miles away, but I don't want to take dirty clothes with me to visit every day. Why oh why can't we just be nudists? Stupid modest boys.

Here's a laundry question. I have a t-shirt with some signatures in marker on it. Is there anything I can do to set the ink before washing it?

So, a funny moment for the baseball fans... a friend of mine is in San Diego for a company convention, and they were at a Padres game (apparently in a swanky box). He called me at 1am ET and woke me up to ask me what the word eephus meant. Of course, he didn't tell me he was at a baseball game at first, so I tried two dictionaries before I googled and found the Eephus pitch.

brenda, I'm sorry I have no ideas to offer for your marker.

Brenda, could you try tracing very carefully over the signatures with a Sharpie? Or get a practice t-shirt of about the same quality cloth/dye/age, use a similiar marker and try to see if various washing methods affect it?

Heh, just read up about the Eephus (no explanation of why it's called that, though). I am once again reminded that psychology and personality play a very big role in sports, and perhaps especially baseball.

Brenda, could you try tracing very carefully over the signatures with a Sharpie?

Oh, I'd screw that up in a hearbeat.

Or get a practice t-shirt of about the same quality cloth/dye/age, use a similiar marker and try to see if various washing methods affect it?

That's a thought. I've got a bunch of shirts that I'm ready to get rid of anyway.

Eh, it's not a huge deal. Hell, I see this band three or six times a year anyway, I can just make 'em sign again. [They're kind of my Kane, if that makes sense to anybody.] But I thought it'd be a shame if it all came out on the first wash, you know?

Maybe I'll wait a while and see if anyone has some sure-fire tip. Whoot! Excuse to put off doing the laundry.

You could try throwing the shirt in the dryer first, to set the ink.