That's a cool watch.

HAppy birthday, Hec! Here's wishing you excellent food, a perfectly concocted martini and smiling short-haired lassies with shears to serve it!

Whyfor oops, Lee?

And no more Ows for Raq. The Daniel song is priceless.

I have new boooookshelves, I have new boooookshelves. Floor to ceiling, hardback depth and height built-ins on one side of half the hall, floor to ceiling paperback depth and height on both sides of the other half of the hall. Now we get to sit and go through ALL our books and cull. I've already got two bags of Teppers and Rices and gadawful no-name gothics. Plus 20 year-old Fisherman's Almanac and PDR.

Happy Hec day! You are as cool and swinging as a Tom Waits song.

I'm going through my books and taking a good long look at what I'm going to keep - I've got many too many. Some I will probably never read again and they've taken over the place.

Man, I love the old Hamilton Venturas... I searched in total vain for one for DxH years ago. Ended up finding a vintage Hamilton pocketwatch instead. I really liked the Ventura though...

Pretty much.

Whyfor oops, Lee?

One wrong thread post, and at least one double post. And 'Cuz I have a DOA brain.

What is salad just doing there in the break room, not being eaten? I will eat you, salad! Here, I will put Newman's Own balsamic vinaigrette on you and avoid the craisins or whatever the hell those are.

Hm, actually, they're pretty good. And they probably go well with the apples.

Skippety & Timelies

And a (belated) Happy Birthday to a plethora of Buffistas.

Kitties are still fun, and occasionally noisy. Tzepesh has become too inquisitive regarding surfaces he shouldn't be on. Both new kitties assure us that they should be fed wet food at the least twice a day, maybe three or more! We're not buying it, though, sadly, Trinian is.

My car had it's 90,000 mile service and I came out of it a full $1000 poorer. And I had to return it because a faulty seal on the oil pan was dripping oil right onto the hot exhaust causing the stink of burning oil. Then a stone put another crack in my windshield and it looks to be the one to break the proverbial camel's back and I will have to replace it soon. And one of my tires has a slow leak.

And I woke up with a start this morning and have had very slight adrenalized shakes all day.

Bollocks to all this, I say.

In better news, the F2F pictures are nearly done. I have had some fun with photoshop wizardry, changing one Miracleman photo so subtly that it'll take some hunting to find it, changing a Drew photo in a completely unsubtle way, and hitting a new highpoint in PS achievement by seamlessly transplanting a pair of eyes from one photo to another to fix an unfortunate blinking accident that was ruining an otherwise great picture. I challenge everyone to find that one, when I finally get it on the web. There's some other things added to, but I think the joy of the hunt is what's fun, don't you? Hopefully get the first batch of photos up very soon.

Speaking of watches (and b/c he's here), Pete has a kickass watch.

Also, Tofutti sugar-free fudge popsicles (30 calories) might be the best thing ever invented.

Also also, I ordered a seriously cute swimsuit that is going to look great on me, and I need it delivered ASAP b/c I have a pool party on Saturday. t /shallow

Oof. I've been nibbled to death by ducks at work today. Somebody better invent the vodka IV stat.

Happy birthday to Deb and Nic!

Happy birthday to Hec!

Raq, please to not injure the hotness that is you.

Adorable kitties! They all lust after the wet food. Fie on the car repairs though, Pete.

Seriously cute swimsuit is right, Tep. I like very much.