Timelies!

It's not all doom and gloom, honestly. I was feeling a bit broken last night--too tired and achy, but good things are happening too. I got a nook for my birthday! I can load it with library books (and have), so it's true love.

Kara says to say hello to you too, Jilli.

She's a happy girl. I got to meet one of the creators of Phineas and Ferb online (he's planning to submit one of our first graphic novels), and then her daddy tweeted about her loving RL Stine's Goosebumps Horror Land series, and he tweeted back to tell her hello, so now she thinks her parents are absolutely the coolest on the planet.

I'll try to get pictures of her and Aidan in their first day of school outfits. You guys won't believe how much they've grown.

Deena!!!! Also, {{{Deena}}}. Hoping things improve quickly for you. And happy belated birthday :)

Deena!

I just went to an arts and crafts fair, and now I'm eating strawberries. The strawberries are unfortunately not local, but the tomatoes on my sandwich at lunch were. I think my next step is to unpack a few boxes of books, then pick one to sit and read in the rocking chair on the porch.

Thanks, Glam! Hey Hil, I saw the pictures of your new place. That porch looks lovely.

She's a happy girl. I got to meet one of the creators of Phineas and Ferb online (he's planning to submit one of our first graphic novels)

HOLY CRAP! That's cool! I'll tell Owen and he will be jealous.

Isn't it awesome? He's a really great guy, too. He's on twitter, Matt Nastos, @niftymat. Owen could tweet at him.

The parking meters in my new town are 25 cents for five hours, with a ten hour limit, and the meters are required from 9 to 5. Most of the houses in this neighborhood were built before cars, so none of them have driveways, and everybody parks in the street. According to my neighbors, no one ever actually puts money into the meters, and the police only come around and give tickets a few times a year, and those tickets are $5. What's the point of having the meters in the first place?

Sounds like something someone on the council voted in a long time ago to appease a vocal resident, but the police don't have enough time to support. Or, after they were put in by vocal resident, other vocal residents complained about all the tickets.

We'll add him to our twitter list. Thanks, Deena!

Continued ~ma for your brother, amyth.