Oh, Andi, I hope that's not speaking from experience. If so, I think you and Cash need to trade nightmare keyboard experiences.

It was on a WebTV IR keyboard. I ended up getting another one via eBay. Ever try to use eBay without a keyboard? Not the most convenient shopping experience.

Morning, All!

W00t, SA! Get on with your Masterful Self!

So, The Fat Lady came in second at the party on Saturday. I'm cool with that. Mad-Eye Moody looked really great. And the two other portraits didn't even place! Apparently, people really loved my sconces and candles! And I was the only person at the entire party with an owl. Pictures to come, when I get around to getting my camera and my laptop in the same room again.

Hope the non-sleepers had some success being non-non-sleepers.

Congratulations, SA! And YAY for second place, Epic! Did Mad Eye come in first, or someone else?

Mad-Eye Moody was First, Sirius Black was Third.

This does sound like The Most Fabulous Party, Epic!

This does sound like The Most Fabulous Party, Epic!

It was a very good time. I was really impressed by the number of people who turned out in really well put-together ensembles. The judges must have had a really hard time choosing. I think my favorite was the woman who was Hermione dressed her son (2-ish) as Dobby. He was wearing a pillowcase, 2 wildly disparate socks and a shapeless hat in Gryffindor's colors (presumably to hide his lack of bat-like ears), and she passed out S.P.E.W. membership stickers. He was so cute - he tried to blow out my (battery-operated) candles. So when the contest was over and I got out of my frame, I had him blow while I turned the base to turn them off. So cute!

Dear ita and anyone else I may have hurt or offended, I am very sorry about that phrase. I had heard it used racially, but my mind was focused on lipstick so it kind of went by me. I do apologize and will try to be more sensitive in the future. Meanwhile, if you like, you can refer to my skin color with the description my family used to use - fishbelly.

I have reached another pinnacle of cat ownership. I buy her hundreds of dollars worth of toys. She snubs them all and now she's playing ferociously with the cap from an olive oil bottle.

I'm focusing on this rather than family crap at the moment. Even though the boyfriend admitted to the horrible thing he did, sister sent an email this morning implying that the family member who was wronged is lying. I'm currently waiting for my Mom to approve the reply I am thinking of sending so "kitty!"

Denial and Distraction are your friends, Laga!

So, were you at least done with the cap, or did you accidentally drop it and lose it forever?

I'm actually not sure where she found the cap. I only know it's from an olive oil bottle because of the raised circle on the inside. She must have fished it out from under a cabinet. It's probably been there for ages... um... ew!