Erin - take a picture of the pile of wood and post it on CL under the free section.

Really?! People will WANT it? That's a great idea; I'll do that tomorrow. If they want it, they can have it.

Hmm. I am mulling over all of the wine bottles i have to take into recycling. D's ex didn't get rid of (anything) the piles of glass recycling in the driveway, and I was thinking of finally going through those grotty bottles and taking them -- and the ones WE have, which are also plentiful, but...my girlfriend Francie has made a cute border for her side garden by planting wine-sized glass bottles neck down in the dirt, and I am thinking that that would make a really cute (free) border for my front little bed of flowers.

And it would make a cute border for the side of the garage when I get to that part of the yard later.

I think I will go through them, and pick out all the colored ones, and take the others into recycling later this week.

Or that soccer matchup with the team from Haiti. People can be good. It's sad it's such a thing when we are.

Ok, gonna watch FNL and go to bed before I collapse.

OH! Also, the Swiffer vaccuum thing? FUCKING MAGIC.

I had to empty out the canister three times, but it picked the cat hair and little bits of grass, paper, etc. right up.

Complete win. Totally worth the $30.

Very dramatic picture.

No shit!

That's wonderful news about the girls' team.

Erin, I used wine bottles among my pot plants as suncatchers; different shapes, different colors, different *shades* of different colors. You can also do a bottle tree--there's one near us that's all blue bottles, not just cobalt, but turquoise and aqua glass, too.

With some wire and empty glass jars you can make hanging candle lanterns for porch eaves, trees--the tree on your deck sounds an ideal candidate. Just make sure the jar hangs low enough below the eave or railing or tree limb that the heat dissipates before it reaches the wood. If you have, or find at yard sales, thrift shops, or Goodwill, colored glass beads, you can make your wire and glass candle lanterns spaar-kly, too. For cheap!

Do you HAVE many pot plants, Bev?! ;

The hanging candle lantern thingies? That's a good idea. My friend Kelly modgepodges torn tissue paper pieces and feathers to clear votives, and it makes for a really pretty, jewellike effect.

I can hang them off eaves for the wedding party -- the tree, NSM, since the nearest branches are about 2 stories up. (I will have to take a picture and show you guys. It's crazy.)

I would have gone with Footloose. Epic soundtrack, young Bacon and SJP, Dianne Wiest in Supportive Wife role #32, Chris Penn, tractor chicken... What's not to love?

Speaking of movies, I watched the Marmaduke trailer a dozen times before realizing that was Lee Pace as the dad. Eesh.

That sinkhole picture is effing FREAKY. ::shudders:: I haven't consumed any news this weekend, so I had no idea.

Yay for Matilda love. I know I found comfort in my young cousins at my grandma's funeral last year.

I did so much today it's nuts, and yet it barely shows around the house. Crazy. But I'm going to bed on clean sheets and next to a newly cleared and tidy nightstand.

Good night, all.

What's not to love?

It lacks an unequivocal sex invite.

And Cher me being totally butt crazy in love with Josh Paul Rudd.

Mostly Clueless was my shameful cheesy movie go to for a while.

Erin - take a picture of the pile of wood and post it on CL under the free section.

The house behind ours just sold and there was a huge woodpile that neither buyer nor seller really wanted. So my neighbors snuck over the day before the new buyers showed up and took the wood. (they actually had permission but felt weird so they did it when no one was home.)

I'm finally catching up after being away for the weekend. -t, I am so, so sorry. You will be in my thoughts. It's good to hear that you have many people being supportive. My heart goes out to you.