Matt, I'll bet you could market an 1812 costume for Roombas, either directly or to a manufacturer who does others. And Todd's Dalek idea is cool, too.

These would be major draws towards my actually getting a Roomba. Does anybody have a Scooba? Would costumes be practical for those, as well?

That is so not nice, Jessica, making you think you get an iPod touch! (And very trusting of the person who left it there, goodness!)

randomly shoots a laser while vacuuming. "Vroooooooooom... byew byew byew!"

That would be AWESOME.

I am fine at folding the laundry. But then I leave it folded, in the laundry basket. Eventually, I move it out of the basket onto the couch or the floor, so I can put more dirty clothes in. Rarely do the folded clean ones end up in their assigned places.

I am fine at folding the laundry. But then I leave it folded, in the laundry basket. Eventually, I move it out of the basket onto the couch or the floor, so I can put more dirty clothes in. Rarely do the folded clean ones end up in their assigned places.

Meara is me w/r/t laundry. I think the reason that I don't mind doing laundry is that I had the pleasure of spending a summer as a wardrobe mistress for a Shakespeare festival. Every other day (I shared this job) I got to take a garbage bag full of tights and shirts, usually soaked with other people's sweat, to a laundromat and clean them. Your own dirty clothes don't seem so bad after dealing with other's disgusting clothes. Thankfully, the actors were all pretty clean themselves.

I am fine at folding the laundry. But then I leave it folded, in the laundry basket.

This is how I roll as well. And then everything gets unfolded when I have to dump out the basket to figure out what's in there that I can wear when I am rushing in the morning.

ION, it looks like I'm going to get my kitchen remodeled! Sweet! But many decisions to make! (I'm not getting new appliances, though, mine are relatively new and in good shape...although...I guess I could use this opportunity to get a dishwasher...)

Did anyone watch Jon Stewart destroy Chris Matthews on the Daily Show last night? That may be the best interview he's ever done.

Your own dirty clothes don't seem so bad after dealing with other's disgusting clothes. Thankfully, the actors were all pretty clean themselves.

See, I don't really mind doing laundry for actors (although I like it a lot better when there is an onsite washer/dryer) but I hate doing my laundry! Maybe if someone paid me to do my laundry....

Did anyone watch Jon Stewart destroy Chris Matthews on the Daily Show last night? That may be the best interview he's ever done.

I missed the very beginning, so I didn't know what he said in his book that Stewart was calling him on, but I saw him call him on it.

Apparently Matthews' book says that people should live their lives as if they were running for office. Stewart compared it to The Prince and accused it of being soulless, blind to ethics, and later called it fascism. Matthews sputtered and eventually shouted and threatened/invited Stewart to come onto his show, but it was all so much sound and fury b/c Stewart pretty clearly had his number.

Matt, I'll bet you could market an 1812 costume for Roombas, either directly or to a manufacturer who does others. And Todd's Dalek idea is cool, too.

I know someone's cobbled a DRD shell together for a convention (hence the idea, not original on my part), so theoretically there should already be a pattern or building tips out there somewhere.

This should be a link to the Chris Matthews interview: [link]