Let's see if I can remember all the recent topics, not having tracked a proper meara.

-I was born in Iran, but concider Berkeley my home town. We moved there when I was 5 and lived there until I was 17.

-ita, I'm not Steph, but that picspam was YUMMY!!!!

-JZ, there is not perfect first-time parent filter. I wish I'd had the buffistas when I was a new mom. We bought a dresser with a changing table top and I'd say a good 95% of all diaper changing was done on the floor or on the couch.

-Have not seen the new Pirates.

In new news, the girls finished 6th in regionals. This means we do not get an automatic berth to Nationals in Seattle, but will know by Tuesday evening if we get an invite to fill an empty space (not all teams that qualify go...so they backfill).

Suzi, I think Juliana and I are going to try to go next weekend-- wanna come with?

We used one end of our dresser with the changing pad on top. The changing pad had straps for baby and straps for attaching the pas to whatever surface it was on, so it was nailed to back of the dresser. We also put some of that rug no-slip padding underneath.

*shrug*

Like everyone else said, "Your sprog, your choice."

Yeah. I want to hear what Materazzi said to him, but it doesn't matter. I kinda wanted France to win so he could really become one of the truly elite greats of the game, like Pele and Maradona because his talent and the way he played, at 34, merited it, but he bolloxed immortality up special. He'll still be remembered, but not quite the same way. The outcome was kinda moot for me after that little episode. Italy is still too negative/defensive for my purist liking, but the Azzurri played very professionally and with class that others lacked. They deserve it.

I've been reading the Italian and French newspapers online, and so far there's been no comment from Materazzi or Zidane. Domenech is saying that the French deserved the victory, and Materazzi ran his mouth and then deserved an Oscar for his performance. He went on to say that the red card was given only after the referee and line judges saw the instant replay.

Zizou, for me, was probably the best player on the field. Now no one is going to talk about his play, and everyone will remember him looking like a bull in a china shop.

I'm glad gli Azzurri were able to rise above it all, and play a solid (and lucky) game. It's even more gratifying to see it continue afterwards in the press. Coach and players have had nothing but positive things to say about their opponents. Though I am disturbed at the reports of rioting in Rome and other cities. Why can't the fans just enjoy the victory without the requisite bottle-throwing and overturned cars?

I was born in more or less the same place I lived until I was 18. Haven't found home yet--may not ever.

One of the things that gives me great comfort as a teacher is that if humans were super-delicate, we'd not have survived as a species. Thus perfect is not necessary: good really is enough. (This is different from a headspace of settling. It's more about doing your best and moving on)

Yeah. The DA-ish line was in the trailers.

Good luck to the team, Suzi

saw the newBigGayPirate Movie today.

Yesterday DH and Deb's DH went shopping for wood and cut up wood to work on our not quite 8x8 ( by 14 inch) bookcases. Matt and I glued the first case toghter last night. It was more tramatic then expected. So today we did not glue the second one up. We will soon, but we needed to breathe. We did put all the standards in to fit the shelves on. we do not yet know how many shelves there will be. Wall o' books - here we come.

Domenech is saying that the French deserved the victory, and Materazzi ran his mouth and then deserved an Oscar for his performance.

The French played well, and who knows what the outcome would have been if Zidane had stayed on the field. However, that's moot because he didn't have the composure to do so.

You would think that what was said had to have been pretty vile stuff for Zidane to react as he did, in the circumstances, but again, it is his responsibility to control his temper, and seek the revenge of the trophy.

He went on to say that the red card was given only after the referee and line judges saw the instant replay.

That's right. Neither of them saw the play on the field, which doesn't make what ZZ did right, but opens up a rather large can of worms about how games are officiated, since there has been a lot of noise about not interfering with the referee's authority, regarding instant replay, etc.

I'm glad gli Azzurri were able to rise above it all, and play a solid (and lucky) game. It's even more gratifying to see it continue afterwards in the press. Coach and players have had nothing but positive things to say about their opponents.

Sports need good winners as well as good losers. Kudos to them for that.

jz, I'm fairly sure that my brother and his wife went with that dresser/changing table combo when they were expecting my niece. Definitely practical and not bad looking furniture.

Lee - would love to, but we are still on the softball rollercoaster. Next weekend appears to be a Stockton tournament. We don't get a weekend off until mid-August.

I'm feeling a bit ragged. I should be doing homework - I have a paper due tomorrow - but I haven't lifted a finger in that direction this evening. Instead, I'm surfing the internet, checking e-bay for a Kate Spade purse (thank to Nicole), reading some fanfic, and obsessing over those pics ita linked.

I once had a total stranger scold me on the Boston T because my girl baby wasn't wearing pink.

That's because this could KILL YOUR BABY!!!

I'm sort of fortunate in that I can't understand most of the unsolicited advice I got.

I do sort of wonder what the OMG you must have Rails! people do when they have to change the baby out and about. Even when I've found a baby-changing station somewhere, it doesn't have rails. Maybe a little lip that won't stop anything.