ION entirely, Holy fracking YUM. Wantwantwantwantwant.

there is no decoration or various textures - ahhhhhhh.

Okay, I just talked to an awesome roofer in trying to get a second quote on my chimney. He gave me the lowdown on what needed to be done, told me it shouldn't really be done until the summer, and encouraged me to work with the company that put on my roof, so it wouldn't monkey with my warranty. He was great!

You Are Dumb on the end of its fifth year:

If I were Babylon 5, for example, I'd be shutting down the site tomorrow, leaving you all with the vague impression that 2008's columns were a lot shittier than you expected, and why did I spend the first three months of the year complaining about willows?

If I were Star Trek: The Next Generation, you'd be annoyed with me for making fun of fantasy scenarios of stupidity more and more often, but you'd still be glad I wasn't writing the clumsy, beardless columns of that first year.

If I were Buffy: The Vampire Slayer, I'd have run out of decent ideas over a year ago, but you'd all still keep reading because of my unique dialogue quirks. Actually, that's starting to hit a bit too close to home, so let's move on.

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The "wife not wanting to have sex is the same as the husband not wanting to go to work" argument is making my head spin.

Nah, it's exactly the same.

If you consider the wife to be someone for whom sex is a JOB and for which she gets PAID.

Oh, wait. I'm thinking of a WHORE. Or that assclown wanker columnist is.

Ok, 2009 just rickrolled me. Et tu, 2009?

After the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade rickrolled the entire country, I think rickrolling is officially over. 2009 must not have gotten the memo.

Did you read today's xkcd, billytea?

"This is how *I* roll."

‘Phantom of the Opera’ sequel "Love Never Dies" due in 2009:

The follow-up to “Phantom,” which debuted in 1986 with Michael Crawford in the lead role, will take place a decade after the original, with the story set on Brooklyn’s Coney Island.

Nooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!

oh man - I messed up with my bank balance again - must go pull some cash from a card to deposit. grr. I hate when I miscalculate.

Good morning everyone!

My condolences to those at work as I had the delicious experience of my kids letting me sleep in until 8!

My hair was cute yesterday, it is less so today. I hope I can style it quickly and make it look good as I suspect today's TALL hair is going to be a common wake up look. At least Isaac likes it. He keep snuggling my hair and saying it looks pretty.

Obama, daughters cause stir on Hawaii outing

HAWAII KAI, Hawaii (Reuters) - Barack Obama, trying to enjoy the last semblance of normal life before he becomes U.S. president on January 20, caused a commotion when he took his daughters to a shopping mall in Hawaii on Friday.

It made for a surreal scene -- the president-elect, daughters Malia, 10, and Sasha, 7, and family friends eating at a table at the mall watched by a crowd of onlookers and surrounded by anxious-looking Secret Service agents.

The agents struggled to hold back people trying to get closer to snap pictures of Obama eating a tuna and melted cheese sandwich and the girls enjoying shave ices, a local treat made from finely shaved ice and fruit syrup.

Earlier, as Obama strolled through a mall parking lot, dozens of onlookers swarmed around, snapping pictures and cheering while Secret Service agents tried to keep a protective screen around the soon-to-be first family.

In interviews since his election on November 4 Obama has said he wants to maintain some degree of normal life for his daughters. He has also said he fears becoming isolated and losing touch with the world outside the White House "bubble."

The "maintain some degree of normal life for his daughters" thing is kinda' sad, as I don't see how that can happen....

Oh, wait. I'm thinking of a WHORE. Or that assclown wanker columnist is.

I suspect he has a lot more experience with them than with a woman who actually wants to be around him for reasons other than financial gain.

Oh, wait. I'm thinking of a WHORE. Or that assclown wanker columnist is.

I suspect he has a lot more experience with them than with a woman who actually wants to be around him for reasons other than financial gain.

Good point! Which totally explains how he can't write about women without characterizing them as whores.