How long until, um, Full Moon, Jess? Must be getting near, right?

I never wanted a cell phone. I ended up gettng one after Chris was born, because the thought of being stranded with a newborn, a one and a half year old and a four year old (if the car ever brought down) was scarier than any horror movie I'd ever seen. I hate it though, and always keep it off.

We love TiVo so much, we went to a lesser cable plan, because we suddenly had plenty of TV, once we weren't so restricted by time -- and the dual tuner has it all over a VCR. I'd much rather have a dishwasher than either though, and the washer and dryer both trump that.

Yeah I think the washer and dryer top the list. Especially since everybody has washers and dryers in my area, so laundromats are few and far between.

Guns don't shoot chairs, patrons shoot chairs.

And sometimes monkeys with guns shoot chairs.

Kids and Freedom. Eep.

The 16 year old I adore, and who considers me 'the cool old lady', is going to be in my total care for 4 entire days next month. Both parents are going to be out of town.

I'm a little bit freaked out. He's great...but 16...and I'm having this paranoid need to keep him safe, safe, safe. His mom said she thought he could sleep alone in his house. I nearly had a heart attack. Um. No. The dog and I will sleep over there.

Now, if anything ever happens to the 'rents, he's legally all mine...so I suppose I ought to be prepared. And I'm scared!

How do you say 'No' to a 16 year old and maintain your cool cred?

Yeah, I was a kid in Milwaukee and once we were allowed to cross the street, we could pretty much go anywhere. We lived in a really nice neighborhood, so it was not that dangerous, I admit, but we were in the city. I walked to school alone (well, with friends, but no adults). My brothers used to go to a local bar, called Hooligans, and hold the door open in hopes of getting a quarter. Every Saturday, we went to the Oriental Theater, which had a cheap kid's double feature. We all thought our parents were awesome for giving us movie and candy money each week. Of course, my mom told me later that this was the one time each week that she and my dad knew they had alone and they made, well, very good use of it. I was nine when we moved, so all this happened when I was a real kid. It was a great way to grow up.

And sometimes monkeys with guns shoot chairs.

Huh, around these parts we don't have monkey library patrons. But maybe Ohio has more literary monkeys or the libraries there have sections with French books.

How long until, um, Full Moon, Jess? Must be getting near, right?

9 more weeks! (Which is why we need the w/d installed NOW.)

And daycare centers are calling me back! With mid-August openings for infants!

Today is SO MUCH MORE AWESOME than yesterday. Keep it up, Tuesday...

Years ago, my parents hired some (hot!) illegal Irish guys to redo their kitchen, including putting in bigger windows.

Hot Irish workmen! Do you have their number?

So I decide to go to TWoP to read some snarky recaps of what I have watched, and the hell? What is up with the Doctor Who recaps, I want snark not analysis of the underlying themes and .... can't think of the word for it... some sort of psuedo-poetic musings.

No kidding. I hate Jacob's recaps. I don't give a flying fuck about your musings about "grace" and, oh by the way we're all VERY impressed by your poetical bullshit except for the part where we're NOT. Bring the funny, already!