bon bon, too sweet? Do you find bananas alone generally too sweet? We blended ours a little longer than normal to get rid of ice crystals.

Not generally. The bananas were pretty ripe, though. I was surprised since everyone seems to love the stuff but ugh. Just did not work for me.

K hated it too. She thought the texture was weird (but she doesn't like blended bananas).

I'm trapped indoors today but in a good way. Too hot out.

After months of talking about it, I bought new tension rods and have hung curtains between the living room and bedrooms and the den and kitchen. I hope that it will allow us to have the den A/C keep the space cooler, to keep Grace's machinery in the hot kitchen from decooling the den and, at night, to keep the two bedrooms cooler with the doors open and the A/Cs on.

I'm not loving the heat.

Cool. Sam's official debut is Halloween! "Love is kind of crazy with a spooky little bat like you!"

Timelies all!

Quiet day here. Then again, after an earthquake at 5 am, quiet is good.

Anyone around with car knowledge? Does this [link] look like worth checking out?

Instead of curtains, last winter I hung a quilt over my giant patio window/door. I still have it up. It looks great, and more importantly, it does a great job of insulating. So, I recommend window quilts.

Is Plei around? I want a recommendation for Vivo shoes.

Anyone around with car knowledge? Does this [link] look like worth checking out?

I asked my boss - he said Audi has really improved in quality in recent years. The only bad thing is they're rather expensive to repair.

eta: But it has rather low mileage, so maybe major repairs are still far off in the future?

Is Plei around? I want a recommendation for Vivo shoes.

See what's on sale at Amazon or Endless, order a size larger than you usually take, esp. if your feet are wide?

Sam is so fantastic. There are a handful of bats in the backgrounds of several of the books in Matilda's current bedtime reading rotation, and I find myself thinking every time I see them, "Hey, I wonder if they know Sam!"

I mean, he's part of the literary canon now, and clearly all the bats know each other, because there just aren't that many of them. He's probably palling around with Stellaluna right now.

Apparently the CIO is worried she's beating up on me, and the IT Manager is worried the CIO is beating up on me, and honestly? Still the nicest place I've ever worked. I am beginning to wonder if I've had exceptionally bad relationships with my bosses--not my last place, but the two before.