Am home from the bowling alley. CJ's teacher had TWO parents bail at the last minute. I was the only parent to show up (with 1 hours notice).

Man, 5th grade is the big hormonal divide. Some girls were so developed, others nada. Some boys seemed to notice, others were clueless. It was very interesting to just sit back and watch them interact. For having 90 10-11 year old kids in a bowling alley for 3 hours, they did pretty darned good. There were only a hand full that I would have cheerily drop kicked into the street.

DH and I are discussing moving to southern California. So what's the what with Southern California? Sunnydale was there, right?

Lots of us live in SoCal and can tell you more than you ever wanted to know about it. Some love it, some hate it. I love it more than anywhere I have ever lived and will burble on endlessly about it if you really want info.

Susan, that's awful. So much ~ma for that poor family.

{{{DJ}}} That just plain sucks. I'm sorry honey. Listen to the smart people up-thread, though--he married you, and you are smart and sexy and made of awesome.

Suzi, you have my utmost respect.

I am Burrell re: SatC.

BT, congrats to your dad! And I love this:

Aww. Daddytea couldn't be here today, so I am honoured to accept these marmosets on his behalf.

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Hey there, all. I just got home from meetings galore at school, but I also managed to finish packing up my classroom today. Know what that means? A half day tomorrow with a few more meetings and a farewell lunch and then school is OFFICIALLY out for summer! Woot!

I start teaching the online class next Monday, so I plan to bum around like mad this week. I shall take sloth to new levels of slothiness.

Yay for Kristin being DONE! Enjoy the rest of the week!

Thanks! But not quite done yet. I'll be done after lunch tomorrow. Around 1pm board time, I will be doing the dance of summer joy.

Unfortunately, I am in the airport because my flight is an hour delayed.

Fortunately, my company has given me a laptop with one of those cellphone wireless card thingies, so I always have Teh Intarwebs. Mmmmm.

Crap, Susan. That's unspeakably awful.

(((DJ))) That does indeed suck like a convention full of whores. No bloody housepoints for Mr Jane, with the stupid. But what they said - you're hot, smart, and fabulous.

Jars - what they said. But also - ask yourself what made you sit down and MAKE a tray of things that were off plan. Previously, I've been shocking for sabotaging myself any time I decided to start a diet, and promptly giving up. It's like some voice in the back of my head panics, thinks: "shit, if I try to do this thing I so desperately want to do, I may fail! Or I may succeed, and discover that it's not the weight that's the problem, it's me being rubbish!" and immediately fall on my sword. Or, you know, my entire packet of biscuits. (Not happening now. I'm in the right headspace. Yay!) Maybe, if you can figure out what the catalyst was, you can prevent them happening in the future. (Or even just stop a little earlier - only make half, or only eat half, or take control in some other way.)

Finally, in the cold light of day I must apologise for my negativity about the SATC movie. I mean, I meant every word - but there was no need to come and piss all over it, when folks haven't seen it yet, and some of you are bound to enjoy it. I mean, my friend N in Cairo ADORES the show, and my friend S (who planned last night's party) not only adores the show but IS Carrie, absobloodylutely through and through. I think the pressure of biting my tongue for several hours in the presence of SATC fans, so as not to detract from their enjoyment, definitely kicked courtesy to the curb there (well, that and the Cosmpolitans) - but I hate it when someone disses one of my shows or books or movies, so I'm ashamed of having done the same thing.

Not my bag, as you'll gather. But the others in my party enjoyed the hell out of it.

Fay, I don't think you have anything to apologize for. You're entitled to your opinion--especially when you describe the events related in such an entertaining manner!

I would catch a few minutes of an episode here and there while it was on, and think it atrocious, shallow crap. However, my two close friends bought me the entire series for one of my birthdays and told me that the tone changed considerably in the last couple of seasons and that they thought I'd like it. They were right; the women (to me) became more honest, complete friends to each other and it was more fun to watch. Generally, though, every episode had at least three instances of my eyes rolling so hard at Carrie that I'd have headaches by the end of the 22 minutes...

Oh Fay, I wasn't responding to you personally. From what I've been reading most of the folks here who saw the film weren't that impressed.

Oh, I totally bashed on it! Cheerfully and with AND without malice. My eyes rolled so much during that movie, I kept the airflow going in the theatre.

Some eps I liked; some, not so -- but I only caught them here and there.

Fay, Death Note is nuts! I just got to the part where L ENROLLS IN LIGHT'S COLLEGE AND TRIES TO BE BUDDIES WITH HIM. INSANE!