Good lord, watching Off the Map. You do NOT get to carry a baby to term in the Peace Corps (not any more), much less would the Peace Corps make you stay in country until you're about to pop .

I'm not going to make it through many more episodes, especially when my ten-yo wilderness first aid certification and obsessive reading of "Where There is No Doctor" can poke holes in their medical treatment.

Yep. I CAN'T work because they're shutting off the power to repair the UPS. Which means bringing everything up Monday.

In light of msbelle discovering Angry Birds, today's (1/28) Two Lumps: [link]

On quotes: My sister and brother and I can crack each other up quoting stuff that was our own made up slang from the year we were all in Community College together.

This same sister tries as hard as she can to earworm me at every opportunity. I don't talk that much so I can't be sure what I'm quoting the most, but I recognize almost everything that has been quoted here.

Well, I hope that much of a break helps some, sara.

I continue to be very pleased with my latest batch of challah. Nom.

Hooray! I was just thinking I was a little hungry, and then I remembered I just made zucchini bread! And I did squeeze out the thawed shreds, and it did turn out great.

I have acquired clementines. And I got pressure-sold into a book for my sister when I went in to cross-ship my Nook. God damn it. It was supposed to be an expense-free venture. But the guy mentioned they were making a movie of the book and filming on location in Jamaica, so I got a signed copy for my sister.

Also, I feel so much outpouring of sympathy for authors shilling their work because I know how much shit they have to do, so I'm automatically that much more of a sap.

And I tried to do the neti pot, but could only go in one direction. Ugh.

I hope people have relaxing weekends, as needed. I need to have a stimulating weekend, because now I'm BORED.

Weekend: Tomorrow morning, breakfast with the former intern's folks because (and I don't remember if I mentioned this here or not) he is moving and getting married! We had him over for dinner last night, and it's funny to think that what he was coming out here for had nothing to do with us, really. Anyway, she's a lovely girl, we introduced them kinda, and he'll be in Indiana so we'll see him when we go there.

Then leading a sound workshop: drums, bass, and the rest of us. Then church. It'll be a long day.

No big plans Sunday after church. Laundry, probably.

I have an invite to go out to see neighbor's boyfriend's band tomorrow. But at 10 at night. I'm still incredibly resistant to going out late at night. House parties that start earlier are one thing. But I like being home-like late at night. We'll see. Also need to fit in shopping errands and a mani and pedi, clean the house and swim. Swim on weekends is pretty much a 2 hour commitment. I like it that way.

I'm completely incapable of uttering the words, "It's possible." without appending "pig." Can't do it. It slips out every time.

Also say, "That'll do, pig." But mostly to myself.

"That's how you get ants."

Makes me think of, "With that, you get, um, bees." Young Frankenstein refs are awesome. Especially when a random stranger picks up on it in passing. "This--this is a good boy! And we love him!"

"They mostly come out at night. Mostly." But you have to use the Canadian "moostly".

"Just this once (Rose), everybody lives!"

Also, "I'm not going to stand here and argue with a man who's lining up to be a hot lunch!"

"This was no boating accident."

"Eh, they're all gonna die."

Oddly, "Back home we got a taxidermy man, he's gonna have a heart attack when he sees what I brung him." is more useful than you might think. As is, "A little shakin', a little tenderizin', and down you go."

Ghostbusters I & II as a unit are everyday quoteable. "You don't usually see that in a large appliance." "We're gonna need a sample of your brain." "Igon, your mucus." "'Get her!' That was your plan?" "Where do these stairs go? They go up!" "Who does your taxes?" "Where're you from, Johnny?" "The uppher vhest side?" "Back off, man. I'm a scientist." "You're short, your belly button sticks out too far, and you're a terrible burden on your poor mother," often cooed to the cat who thinks we're extolling his virtues.

"Well, I'm not saying I'd like to build a summer home here, but the trees are actually quite lovely."

Used this just last week.