But it's asking for people who were staying here, not people who weren't. Question 1 says "count all people, including babies, who live and sleep here most of the time," and then among the options for Question 2 are "Children, such as newborn babies or foster children," and "Nonrelatives, such as roommates or live-in baby sitters," both of which seem like they ought to be included in the count for question 1. The only choice for Question 2 that doesn't seem like they should count for Question 1 is "People staying here temporarily."

You might have either children or roommates who live there but aren't there most of the time. Maybe?

And it's been a doublecheck since 1880.

So that's what the next question, asking for your phone number if they need additional information, is for? So that if people check off anything other than "People staying here temporarily" or "No additional people," the census can call and count those people?

I know there is some other reason I'm on the computer, but I can't recall what it is. I'm getting dumber and dumber. I blame children.

I still doing my rewatch of Criminal Minds. The last ep I watched was the one where they introduced NB's character, which made me even more sad for him. Now it's the one with Frankie Muniz, which makes me hide behind the computer screen.

I'm a little hesitant to fill out the census stuff. I worry that a V for Vendetta scenario could happen in which the govt. could round up all teh gays. Paranoid much?

I'm the exact opposite and was totally psyched to fill out my census form. I'm buying into the Be Counted hype.

I want to yell at Noah and remind him he should be asleep by now.

I don't have a census form yet. Why not?

I want to try airboarding. [link]

It’s called airboarding, a misleading name because there’s no board involved — precisely what makes it so sweet. Also known as snow body boards, Airboards (the Swiss company Fun-Care holds the trademark) are inflated raftlike sleds with underside grooves and side handles that allow you to turn using forearm pressure and shifting body weight. You grab the board, take a few running steps, plop down on your stomach headfirst, and you’re off. (Helmets are required.) When you want to stop, you just lean hard enough for a 90-degree hockey stop or dig your boots into the snow or simply roll right off the raft.

Because it's not the gays that the government hates. It's the recently marrieds?