Pete, I must ask - is this LOOM+ thing ... lethally ADORABLE?

If the LOOM+ thing is what I think it is, it's funny, but I don't know if I'd call it adorable.

ION, I am putting up more decor in my office; pictures I found while going through back issues of magazines for another project. In a vertical row on one wall I have:

- a photo of a fancy tea cup full of cocoa, sitting next to a tiny chocolate cookie;
- a photo of a vampire bat perched on someone's hand;
- a photo of plate of gorgeously-decorated cupcakes.

... I suspect this somehow sums up my personality.

Someone's having fun with Photoshop!

Good luck, Erin! That's wonderful!

Someone's having fun with Photoshop!

Can't. Breathe. Laughing. Too. Hard.

Deb Grabien has a trailer for her new book Rock and Roll Never Forgets up on youtube. Also has a link to a higher quality version.

Erin, best of luck!!

Teppy, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

ND, so many brackets for you and your family {{{{}}}} Let me know what I can do to help.

KT, give me a call when you land.

OK, back to packing.

message for Maria (and any other DCistas who might be interested): on Thursday evenings there's a farmers' market on 8th Street between D and E. One of the booths is "artisinal" gelatos; I think they usually include hazelnut. Also Valrhona chocolate. Other flavors vary by the week. I've never bought any, since it takes me so long to get home by bus (and, tempting though it might be, consuming an entire pint on the spot wouldn't be a good thing), but I've sampled and it was good.

Erin, good luck to you and good job~ma.

Much medical~ma for ND's dad. Stupid cancer, we hates it, we does.

In Denver now. Have over an hour until the next flight. No real news from sister. Oncologist did tests but no results until tomorrow.

Yeah. Fuck cancer. Dad has been the healthy one.

Much ~ma for you and your family, ND. And {{{Kristin}}}, too.