Thinking of buying this: [link]

Much better than a plague of locusts!

The last thing I found was a tiny red button that says "I am loved". I'm wearing it right now.

That Erin, she just pushes people's buttons. snirk. Also, anyone else think that Natalie Morales of The Middleman could play that version of Velma?

(and seriously -- whoever got that story placed has some reach. I haven't seen the Maxwell House Haggadah get that much press in, well, evar.)

I vaguely recall some news stories about the Maxwell House Haggadah maybe two or three years ago, but I can't remember what it was about.

Incidentally, the guy who did the new translation is a friend of my father's from college. He hasn't talked to this guy in probably 40 years, but he recognized the name in the articles and checked and it is the same person.

The language in the new Maxwell House Haggaddah, aside from the really awkward parts, is actually really traditional. The gender-neutral language for G-d is standard in most Reform and Conservative synagogues now, and has been for years. Most of the other changes were removing the "thee" and "thou" stuff, which I always thought sounded silly anyway. Why were we trying to sound like the King James Bible, when that's a Christian book? There's nothing that makes "thou goest" more traditionally Jewish than "you go."

Does the Maxwell House Haggaddah have "Go Down, Moses"? A lot of American ones add that into the song section.

Oh! I forgot to say Thank-you! Thank-you! Thank-you! I love my box of prezzies and I'm just waiting to take my turn in the gaming thread so I can go have a bath.

You are most welcome, sweetie. SO glad you like!

I have to admit, I bought myself that t-shirt at the same time -- I went as that Velma for Halloween this year.

I went as that Velma for Halloween this year.

worshipping you from afar

This article talks about a website that lets you create your own Haggaddah, from a bunch of different sources. I first saw a site like that several years ago, but this one looks like it puts everything together a lot better. [link]

My skin feels delicious.

YAY! I was so worried it would break and splatter all over everything.

I realized this morning I am close to a Makeup Crisis OH NOES.

I've been using Aromaleigh's voile foundation in 1N (although 1C worked okay, too). Since they no longer exist, and my jar is running low, I need a replacement. Way back in the day I used Bare Escentuals, which was fine, but I liked the texture of the voile foundation better.

Any recommendations for a replacement? Lighter coverage is better (in terms of texture, though, obvs. also in skin tone, since I am pale but very pink [in fact, I think that's why I liked the 1N -- it dialed down the pink just enough to keep me from looking like WC Fields, but not so much that I looked like I had the wrong shade of foundation on]).

Everyday Minerals, yes/no? They have wee samples, and a ton of shades, and different coverages, which reminds me of Aromaleigh.