It's more likely they just planned it at a family gathering and didn't think to invite anyone else, with school beginning and all. At least that's what I hope.

Oh, cute kid!

Cass, there's also this one that has kind of hilarious backstory. Every time we get family pictures taken, we sibs (with SIL) do a silly picture. Last time we did the cuckoo pose from Sound of Music. This time, we all laid across a table pretending to look serious. Until a little boy decided he just couldn't be left out of this picture and crawled up onto the table to pose just like mama, daddy, auntie, and uncle. I don't think I've ever laughed that hard (photographic evidence of laughter: [link] If you look really hard you can see nephew's hair poking over us). But, it ended with this great picture, which really, no one else will probably get how funny and cool and special it is, but I'll love it anyways: [link]

amyth- not recently, but i used to live half a block away, and now i'm more like a 20 minute drive away. That's like a whole world in Portland!

quester- i'm sure there's a reason....but i'd be sulking in hole at the perceived insult. it has also been pointed out that due to adolescent and teenage shunning i'm super paranoid about that sort of thing.

I love that picture of Coop. His expression is priceless. That's frame-worthy.

Here it is past 4:30, and maintanance guy has not called yet. So I call him. "Oh yeah. I've been down stairs working on these doors. I couldn't find a replacement hose with out a picture..." Bunch of BS. Dude. That is pretty much all weekend waiting for you. I'm quietly pissed. The dude is nice guy, but this is getting close to a raw nerve. So I said, "when will this be fixed". "When are you off again" "Saturday. Let's schedule a time. How about 10am on Saturday" "OK, that sounds good". Fucker better fix it, or I'll be pissed. I've been here 3+ months!

But speaking of being a jerk. >[link] Mooom! Erin is teasing us with natural ice cream! No fair!

Omnis, I think the problem is that you're striking an iconic James Bond smug pose, but without that context, it just looks a bit smug. Context is everything sometimes. Most times.

That's what I was suspecting, so I left it up there.

Omnis, I'm glad I'm not the only one having absolutely no luck with OKCupid. So sick of the whole thing, actually.

Yeah, I'm making a concerted effort to try. But it sucks all around. Not sure if it's the profile, the pictures, the notes I send, or just horrible at picking someone who would pick me. Haven't given up yet. Yet. But frustrating all the same. I'm not a bar person. And I reallly realllly reallly suck at asking women out. I am so not a player. But also hate being alone.

ION, just watched "No Impact Man" docu flick. The dude was a little crazy. I like the notion. And a lot of it was cool. The two things that made me go "really?" was no toilet paper, and no fridge (no power). Dude. Farmers Market is only on the weekends. You have a baby. How do you expect to keep food fresh all week? A cooler? And where is the ice coming from?

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O_A, i'm on okcupid and trying to find yr profile so i can comment but for some reason looking for a straight man near long beach, ca with the word "crutches" in profile isn't working for me. Tips?

eta: and blessing for whoever mentioned that you can turn off im's. ye gods, every im i got was some skeezy jerk in another state who was a negative match making annoying comment.

I love that picture of Coop. His expression is priceless. That's frame-worthy.

Yeah, absolutely. The thing I love most about that one is that it captures the twinkle in his eye--that twinkle that comes just before he does something he knows he's not supposed to do. If I remember correctly, he shot out of the courtyard with a certain auntie chasing him right after that picture was shot. Such a friggin' cutie.

If I remember correctly, he shot out of the courtyard with a certain auntie chasing him right after that picture was shot. Such a friggin' cutie.

Love the expression, love the adorable pic.

e_o, here is the profile: [link]

Hash Brown Quiche: [link]

I use more eggs and less cream.

I use that recipe, and I don't even bother with the butter, I use 4 eggs, and 2% milk instead of cream (since it's what's always in the fridge), and instead of the ham & whatever, I use spinach.

Okay, so I basically *don't* use that recipe, except for baking the hash brown crust. Without the butter.

Um. Ignore me.

e_o, here is the profile:

Omnis, I apologize if this comes off wrong, but in looking at your profile, it says you're looking for "Bi girls only." And I fully believe that everyone should seek the type of person they're interested in. But that specification seems like it might rule out a large portion of women reading your profile. Which does sort of turn it into a numbers game, but the ratio of bisexual to hetero women on any given dating site is going to be darn low, I would think.