I now feel like an enormous loser: a friend just called with a question from bar trivia. Not only was I here to take the call, I knew the answer. The question was who was the first person to win the million on the US Who Wants to be a Millionaire?

Or you are a special sort of genius!

I was at a babyful cookout where I talked about my Chicago gentleman friend A. Lot. and played Mario Kart very very badly. Now I am home and should do some sort of housework but I think I'll retire to the airconditioned room w/ a beer and a book.

when is your gentleman friend arriving, lisah? I thought it was this weekend.

I'm trying make a Wagamama zabu. I have the foam cut and now am trying to work out a pattern. Grr. I suck at this.

I don't know who or what Kaikias is (link still swirling) - after my tv came back I turned to the weather channel and discovered that my town was under a severe T-storm warning. (That's what I get for watching cable channels!)

minor Greek storm god. Carried a shield covered in hail. Minor joke. infinitesimal in fact...

Well, it wasn't a northeastern wind. . . more like southwestern.

x-post with F2F:

Pictures from Suzi's farewell party: [link]

javachik was an EXCELLENT hostess, I'm very sorry that so many lovely (and rarely-seen) localistas went un-photographed, and I'm very glad I finished my last Suzi hug and got away before bursting into tears. I feel very selfish, always encouraging Buffistas to move away from their own localistas and live here but tearing up when one of our localistas goes and lives somewhere else, even for an incredible job and shiny future.

this is some sort of gang, right?

[link]

Red Hair and Black Leather. And their bodyguard.

It was really fantastic having everyone over.

K-Bug is so pretty! And Matilda is adorable, as always.

That phone message... it can't be real, but it was damn funny.