I think this 7am bullshit is crazy.

That was the scariest part of the article to me.

I guess it was all a bit much.

Oh, of course, I can totally understand that ("this person came from all the way across the ocean and she knows what sports I play?" Had I not known that it was *me*, whom I already know, it would have been strange to me, as well). I just didn't think that at the time. I guess it shows how comfortable I felt with all of you guys, even though it was my first time of meeting some of you in face-space, but still, I already *knew* you.

All's well that ends well, though, right? And good luck to K-Bug in her new job.

But all in all - she is doing well.

It's very good to read.

kermit waving

Kathy!

Special points to the "kermit wave" because they're showing re-runs of the muppets now, and I'm totally head-over-heels completely smiling-stupidly-in-front-of-the-screen-for-25-minutes-straight in love with that show. It's as if I'm a toddler again, only I understand English (um, some of the cultural references still go so high over my head, as if I didn't gain an inch since those toddlerism days, but still). Kermit and Piggy were always, well, Kermit the-one-and-only and Piggy who can chop you with only a little more than her pinky if you only insinuates that she's not the-one-and-only, and I loved all the others, of course, and I still do. But now I'm old enough (I haven't seen the show in at least two decades) to appreciate Rowlf.

Cheesecake Factory!

Yes! Thank you! That's its name. I new there was a "factory" there somewhere, but couldn't place it.

I remember that I kept suggesting you buy a pair of shoes that were covered in sequins in all the colors of the rainbow.

Thank you! I've been looking for the English word "sequin" for months now, and couldn't find it.

When I was looking for shoes for my sister's wedding, something like two thirds of the shoes that looked perfectly nice were all covered with sequins. Not in all the colors at once, of course, but still. And sometimes in way more than just the one color (and even then, what's the point?). Those SF shoes suddenly didn't seem so far away, then.

Name all 50 states - it's timed and the timer starts as soon as you click over. I did it in 2 minutes and 35 seconds.

That article is fascinating and makes me wonder about whether my nephew's ADD diagnosis is related to the fact that he never had a bedtime, would watch TV at all hours, etc. Now that he's a teenager, he has horrible sleep habits.

It's a chicken-and-the-egg issue, actually: it's fairly common for people with ADD to be night owls. Not due to distractions, or running out of time to do stuff; circadian-wise, they start to rev up at about the point in the evening when non-ADD people are unwinding and slowing down.

But now I'm old enough (I haven't seen the show in at least two decades) to appreciate Rolf.

When listening to the John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together CD, I now always choke up when I hear Rowlf and John perform "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," since both Jim Henson and John Denver have left us long before they should have.

My favorite Muppet from The Muppet Show remains the Swedish Chef (another example of Frank Oz and Jim Henson working in tandem on the same muppet, just like Rowlf). "Bork Bork Bork!!"

My favorite Muppet from The Muppet Show remains the Swedish Chef (another example of Frank Oz and Jim Henson working in tandem on the same muppet, just like Rowlf). "Bork Bork Bork!!"

Dude, I *adore* Sam the Eagle, because of his stiff self-righteousness. And of course Statler and Waldorf.

they start to rev up at about the point in the evening when non-ADD people are unwinding and slowing down.

This is totally me. I just start to wake up around 9 pm, and it's not unusual for me to start housework at 11pm. And mornings are hell on earth.

I have never been diagnosed with ADD, I just blame it on The Man making me come to work at a time when my body wants to be sleeping.

My favorite Muppet from The Muppet Show remains the Swedish Chef (another example of Frank Oz and Jim Henson working in tandem on the same muppet, just like Rowlf). "Bork Bork Bork!!"

Dude, I *adore* Sam the Eagle, because of his stiff self-righteousness. And of course Statler and Waldorf.

You guys are naming all my favourite muppets.

It's a chicken-and-the-egg issue, actually: it's fairly common for people with ADD to be night owls. Not due to distractions, or running out of time to do stuff; circadian-wise, they start to rev up at about the point in the evening when non-ADD people are unwinding and slowing down.

Actually, I don't think that is the case with him. And, quite frankly, even it was, I still don't think it is a good idea to let your 10-year-old watch TV in the middle of night.

Quiz: 2 min 35 seconds

I have my Animal magnet here at work--he's looking at me right now. I love the Rita Moreno ep from S1 of the Muppet Show, when Rita's singing "Fever," and he keeps going into wild riffs in the middle of her sultry smooth jazz beats, and she goes over to him, says a lot of Spanish to him, and concludes with "Cool it," and he just blinks at her with his big furry black eyelashes, and goes into another extended riff at the next opportunity. She ends the segment by smashing his head with some cymbals.