Huh. I think everyone in the Bush administration must have received this training.

Suddenly, things are making much more sense.

Did you hear yesterday's bit of inanity? According to Soulless Leader, the problem in Iraq is that we are not succeeding as quickly as he had hoped.

So that's a linguistic conundrum. If, say, the rate of achievement of success is lower than he had hoped, then that makes sense. But can he still say that if the rate of achievement of success is negative?

We're going ice skating. I suggested it, asked how she felt about ice skating--fun, or a trip to the ER? She said fun cause she'd see me, and hey, the ER has good drugs. Whee! :)

Sounds like a keeper!

I spent all weekend cleaning and then having Tom's boss + wife over for dinner last night. (they are getting a kitchen renovation and have previously not-so-subtly hinted that a home cooked meal would be great.) We made cassolet with chicken thighs, lamb shoulder, andoille sausage, and flagolet beans. Loaf of bread, salad= dinner. Also, it went great with our porter!

so, I know that I live in an apartment and everything, but you'd believe me if I said that my kitchen was being renovated and I needed you to invite me over for dinner, right? You wouldn't even have to clean!

For the Empress. A new tagline. As I am watching Season 3, episode 2, this line came up and it seemed to fit.

Must have been a Season 3 Sunday. Joe and I watched the entire season yesterday.

Why, you ask?

Because I was sick as a dog. First hangover in 10 years. Nausea. Bad nausea. Still have some of it today.

Lots of fun *was* had, as were mass quantities of punch. Too much punch. I was terrified to open my email this morning for fear of the "You giant drunk loser ass."

Joe's advice is that in order for me to not get so drunk, so quickly, I need to drink more. I fear he is a troll with the logic.

At least the evening provided me with a new tagline.

t giggles helplessly

Aims, you were not a "giant drunk loser ass." To the contrary, you were the hit of the party! Drunk!Empress is way fun. As for Joe's advice, I think that he is underestimating the role that Teh Punch played in your illness. Perhaps a bit less next time?

ION, I'm a proud school teacher-mama today. Archer was on the front page of the LA Times as a model school for its committment to racial, ethnic, and socioecononimc diversity!

Clicky link here.

To the contrary, you were the hit of the party! Drunk!Empress is way fun.

I love Drunk!Empress. But I hate that that bitch leaves and makes Aims pay for her fun. Having multiple personalities is way tiring.

Perhaps a bit less next time?

And standing a bit further away from the fumes it emits.

And yay good school!! That's very awesome.

. Archer was on the front page of the LA Times as a model school for its committment to racial, ethnic, and socioecononimc diversity!

hey, maybe I should have recruited there! :)

I just shipped out Christmas/birthday gifts for the nephews. It makes me sad that I don't get to be there when they open them this year.

ETA: The mail just arrived with their Christmas picture. They're still the cutest nephews ever.

In you've-got-to-be-fucking-kidding-me news, I've decided to redo all of the homework assignments that went missing from my prof's box (it was my decision). As part of that, I re-did two problems from our first exam to see if it would boost my grade on the exam (she let everyone do this). Since I don't have the original exam, my prof just suggested that I redo ALL of the problems.

WHAT? Do I look like I'm made of time?!

That's crazy, vw.