We sat together at one summer's end,

That beautiful mild woman, your close friend,

And you and I, and talked of poetry.

I said, 'A line will take us hours maybe;

Yet if it does not seem a moment's thought,

Our stitching and unstitching has been naught.

Better go down upon your marrow-bones

And scrub a kitchen pavement, or break stones

Like an old pauper, in all kinds of weather;

For to articulate sweet sounds together

Is to work harder than all these, and yet

Be thought an idler by the noisy set

Of bankers, schoolmasters, and clergymen

The martyrs call the world.'

{slurk/gronk} ::waves from behind pile of work & Generally Evil People::

happy belated Vortex & Janeversary!

more power to your benevolent dictator Sparky....

Hello all. I have slept for about 24 hours and feel somewhat awake now. Short version, I am too old to deal with all nighters and deadlines.

I missed sending birthday wishes to Vortex. I hope it was a fabulous one.

Also missed sending wishes for a happy anniversary to the Janes. It does sound like a good time was had. (I'll be in Dallas Sunday)

May the new apartment work out better than expected, sj. Surprisingly awesome new friends to be found among the new neighbors.

Smite 'em Empress. Good grief.

Also, typing not quite working yet as this post is taking too much effort.

Late night quotage from Jen. At least here I believe the writer's labor is appreciated. Also, we all work too damn hard.

Suzi! DC! I did not know this. Cool.

I haven't gotten together with any of the DCistas. This must be remedied. I have plans for a housewarming party around Memorial Day, but I really need to get a house first.

Right there with you on being over the apartment shopping, sj. May your place be much more wonderful than you expect.

Ooo, Kristin. Links. Pretty coat. Just when I decided to stop spending money.

Gronk.

Aimee, package JUST came!!!! It's huge. Owen and I are unpacking it.

WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!

Damn - that took for freaking forever.

Dude, I can toss out that silly idea of Olivia ever wearing anything twice. Wow! ADORABLE stuff.

Is most everything gonna fit her?

Oh, yeah! All of it should. The summer stuff and the pants will fit this fall--she's shorter than Em but she's growing. The shoes are her EXACT size!

Thank you so much.

Hey - no problem. Wait til I clean out Em's fall/winter stuff!!