I was in Cork for a few days a few years ago. It was raining. A lot. (I think someone mentioned that, in the two days I was there, it got what's typically the average rainfall for the month.) I ended up at the Butter Museum, after I'd used up all the other options that didn't require walking more than about a block in the rain. So now I know all about the history of Irish butter.

That sounds really fun, Erin!

I have never been to Cork. Clearly, I need to return to Ireland. Sadly, I don't see that happening any time soon.

I am SO sucked in: MTV is doing reruns of all these seasons of Top Model, and I keep flipping past and not being able to turn away. I only wish I'd known they were doing it, and gotten to really pick which ones I wanted to see again. But fun even just randomly.

It was a fun night, meara. There were only a few people -- 6 -- cause so many of our friends went to Burning Man, and other places for LDW.

I'm glad I woke up early-ish today. I gotta clean and do laundry and work on teacher-y stuff.

I found the One True Work Shoes!

I am on that quest. I basically want the same shoe you described except a flat to 1" heel. No heels for me when standing/walking for most of the day. I continue to quest.

TV today sucks when you don't have cable. Jerry Lewis Telethon on one channel, St. Jude telethon on another. Both good causes, but not what I want for my tv viewing.

I found mine -- Steve Madden wedges -- at Off Broadway Shoes, for $49.99.

I think they are last season's because I can't find them on the internet anywhere.

I'm doing a little laundry, but need more quarters before I could really do most of it. Much as freshly laundered sheets are fabulous, there's something not as thrilling about doing a load of sheets as there is about doing clothes. Why is that? But the sheets needed doing...you'd THINK, sleeping with women, I wouldn't have as much of a problem. But noooooo.

I just bought my ticket to St. Thomas, USVI for January. I'll be gone for 17 days. WOOT!!!!!!!

Winter tan, here I come!

I really miss rain. You Pacific Northwestistas are really making me want to move north. I love it up there so very much.

Not going to happen, of course. ND kind of has to be in LA, and I love my school here too. Also, he has a serious issue with being soggy, which might be a problem.

But some days I really wish it were possible.

ETA: Oh vw, I'm very happy for you and extremely jealous. Have so much fun!

Rain. Bah. Humbug.

Worst line from a commercial for DIY - "Oh yeah? Wait'll you see what I do in the bathroom."

There are so many other ways she could've worded that. IJS.

Last night I had the niggling feeling that I had to be up by 5am today to do a couple of reports (from home). I came to the conclusion that I had 5am in my head just because that's when I normally get up on a non holiday Monday. But no - the reason was because SAP (the system I need for my reports) was going to be down for a scheduled outage from 6am - 6pm. Too bad I didn't remember that until 7 this morning. Grr.

I am sooooo jealous, vw!