Olivia just told me that Alfred was Batman's bitch.

I shouldn't laugh, and yet I did. Actually, I snorted.

ION, Trader Joe's pumpkin butter is soooooo good. Things I have eaten it on today include: the best gluten-free bread EVER*, rice cakes (I ran out of GF crackers, so...rice cakes; pumpkin butter makes even rice cakes good), a misguided spoonful on top of black raspberry chocolate chip ice cream (just say no), and...my finger. I know from past experience that it is also good on pancakes/crepes/waffles.

*(The best gluten-free bread ever is a sandwich bread by a brand named Udi's. Really, it feels and tastes -- and acts -- like regular bread. It's not dense and crumbly, and you don't have to toast it to get it to behave, and it doesn't fall apart at the ends. ISTG, it's like regular bread. I had grilled cheese and tomato soup for dinner, and I almost cried at how good it was.)

Heh, I laughed too.

Actually, I just laughed again. But I see the need.

This blog is run by folks who have a Sphynx cat named Disco NoFurNo.

OMG such pretty kitties! [link] (They have Cornish Rex cats as well.)

Could that Brad Pitt pic be from A River Runs Through it? Or was he older then?

Yay for a successful party, Hec.

In conclusion, string cheese is nom. Perhaps ill-advised as a midnight...ish snack, but nom.

*(The best gluten-free bread ever is a sandwich bread by a brand named Udi's.

Steph! I'm just back from Finland, which is a gluten-free PARADISE. Every single shop and restaurant I went to had the gluten-free options marked on the menu, and even McDonalds did all of their food in a gluten free version. They do the equivalent for lactose-free food too. It's a magical wonderland of a place.

Steph! I'm just back from Finland, which is a gluten-free PARADISE. Every single shop and restaurant I went to had the gluten-free options marked on the menu, and even McDonalds did all of their food in a gluten free version. They do the equivalent for lactose-free food too. It's a magical wonderland of a place.

I am firmly of the opinion that Finland does not actually exist, having long since been demolished by global warming, Ragnarok and the Dudesons.

I laughed at Alfred being Batman's bitch too.

Up early this morning because I went to sleep last night at 7:00 PM. DELIGHTFUL.

Every Saturday this month I have a work obligation (this past week it was a workshop on music etc for acadeca, next week it's SATs, then an AP workshop for me, then another saturday acadeca workshop on art/music/geology). Am exhausted just thinking about it!

We took Grace to ita's hospital (well next door) for a blood draw. Any of you ever try to hold down a very angry 3 year old to get many vials of blood drawn? The vampire phlebotomist told K to lie on top of her to get her to be still. When she turned blue, K refused. It was no good. Grace, being herself, bounced back [link] but got mad when I removed the 3 bandages.

Any of you ever try to hold down a very angry 3 year old to get many vials of blood drawn?

Yep. Not fun. Though the worst we went through was getting her to lie still for radiation treatment prep. They ended up ace wrapping her to the x-ray table (I guess this was pre-papoose). It was so traumatic for her that when it was time for the actual treatments, she was as still as could be cause she didn't want to get wrapped up again.

Any of you ever try to hold down a very angry 3 year old to get many vials of blood drawn?

My sister once required my mom and two nurses to hold her, and they ended up whipping off her shoe and sock and taking it from her toe. But it wasn't many vials, I'm sure.

Steph! I'm just back from Finland, which is a gluten-free PARADISE. Every single shop and restaurant I went to had the gluten-free options marked on the menu, and even McDonalds did all of their food in a gluten free version. They do the equivalent for lactose-free food too. It's a magical wonderland of a place.

Wow. That's amazing! I'm just impressed when I go to a restaurant and they even know what I'm talking about when I say I can't have wheat.

t edit When we ordered in sushi at work, I said something like, "I really should keep some GF soy sauce* at work in case of spur-of-the-moment sushi." A co-worker asked why, and I said that soy sauce has wheat. Their reply? "Can't you just use LIGHT soy sauce?"

Uh. Still has wheat, but nice try.

*(I know that "gluten-free soy sauce" is actually tamari, but I'm fairly certain that if I said "tamari" at work, not a single person would have a clue what I was talking about.)