My friend I just had brunch with is in rabbinical school, and was telling us they are doing a travelling Tikkun tonight, going to different people's houses and ending up in a park for sunrise. It sounded cool.

Yay Tom Scola!

I am so annoyed by the grocery checker who, when I hand them the reusable bag sold by their own store, act all confused and say "Do you want me to use these for your groceries?"

Um. Why else would I be giving them to you?

Also, I forgot crackers which is annoying. I was trying to make the 2:45 bus, because otherwise I am stuck there until 3:40, and there is only so much to do in a grocery store.

I want a return to a neighborhood store, but I wonder if it would have just the same gas usage because the food distributers would have to deliver to many more stores.

Um. Why else would I be giving them to you?

I have run into this so many times.

Argh. One of my neat collapsible measuring cups just tore. I got these after one of my previous set of plastic ones melted. I think I'm going to buy a metal set now. Seems least likely to self-destruct.

Very cool Discovery Channel series starts tonight - When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions. [link]

Got to see a preview ep a few weeks ago, and it's nerdtasticly great. Cleaned up original NASA footage and current interviews with astronauts and others. Splashy and flashy good stuff.

Go Scola! I have signed a Lynda Barry and a framed original.

at Pinocchio's along with Ingrid Bergman.

Probably Finnochio's here in the City.

Matilda's been extra good today. EM took care of her during our game this morning, and she was calm and well behaved and took a nap. And we've been touring around the nabe this afternoon and she sat neatly on her chair and had a tini brownie and then she walked in on the local nail shop and sat in one of the chairs and stared with fascination at the goings on. And we met two nice dogs and now she's playing with crystalized ginger.

JZ won't be home from working the Deco Fair until after Matilda's in bed so every hour of good mood is a plus.

well, shit. Paul Hamm broke a bone in his hand at the Visa Championships. he's not going to be able to participate in the Olympic trials and his coach will have to petition to get him on the Olympic team.

Ouch. It sounds like he will likely be able to participate in the Olympic games, but not being able to use the hand for the next month or so can't be helpful. And ouch.

When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions.

I hope it is available via other means. I don't often miss the cable, but that does look very good.

Laura, they talked about getting it out on DVD quickly, too.

Yay thunderstorm!!

2.5 second thunderstorm.

I had a good rest of the afternoon. books were purchase, both for me and mac, bpa-free plastic water bottle purchased, homework has been wrangled, and I even snuck in a call to the parents. Next up dinner and I am hoping an early to bed for mac, but I think that is just dreaming.