Jilli has mentioned that small kids tend to look at her and think, "Oh, a real live cartoon character!" She's not wrong. Except that Matilda clearly thinks, "Oh, a real live cartoon character and fashion guru!"
Awww! Please tell Matilda that I very much approve of her new shirt!
Also, completely random report: on walking to the first pharmacy through a residential neighborhood full of condos for sale, I discovered that there is a realtor in San Francisco named Lydia Dietz. At first that seemed like an awfully pedestrian career choice for Lydia, but then it occurred to me that possibly she's made it her life's mission to join quirky and beloved homes with exactly the right owners, and protect those homes from pretentious asshats bent on gutting them, destroying their legacies and pissing off all their ghosts. Or possibly she's just bent on making sure no ghost ever has reason to call on Beetle... that guy, ever again. Actually, kind of a noble mission.
This is a great story, and the sort of thing I needed to see today. (Work is being especially ... worklike.)
ION, I will need to get a new laptop soon. OH HAI I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY FUCKFUCKFUCKGRRR.
Wasn't ND selling a bunch of Macs? Maybe he didn't sell them all yet?
I *love* the Lydia Dietz story.
Bunch of awesome mearas, Bitches.
I was glad to do it, smonster, I hope it helped. Bit too far to drive, now, though.
It did help. Thanks again, love.
I was selling quite a few macs, but alas, the current set of used gear is all sold now.
It's a good thought, smonster, but I am avowedly PC.
Heh...that's not P-C.
OR IS IT?!
You can run Windows on a Mac. A few years ago, the macs were rated as better machines to run windows on than many windows machines. Dunno if that's still the case.
Macs scare me. I used one in 1994 and um...1983? Apple IIe...and I have never recovered. They are very pretty though! I like to look at them in computer stores! Then I look at the price tag, I faint and then stagger over into the world of PC.
I think of Macs as...dating a supermodel. A sleek, manscaped European supermodel (I know, I know, BUT.) They are GORGEOUS, but they seem expensive and high-maintenance, and after so many years with ordinary guys, I don't think we'd have much to talk about after some quick, athletic sex.
I am probably wrong, but I LIKE my cornfed, aw-shucks PC's.
OMG this Monday is SUCH a friggin' Monday! Baby was up at 5:30 AM, there was an early morning work crisis, we tried again to do a potty training bootcamp (FAILED), trying to put an offer in on a house buy my broker is taking her sweet ass time getting the pre-approval letter in, Shane had a dental appt (and it was like a scene out of the Exorcist). I will end my day with a progesterone shot in the ass (upcoming baby try this Thursday OMGOMGOMG). CALGON TAKE ME AWAYYYYYY
They are GORGEOUS, but they seem expensive and high-maintenance, and after so many years with ordinary guys, I don't think we'd have much to talk about after some quick, athletic sex.
More like the cabana boy you spend half your salary on, but SO WORTH IT.
so the woman I'm temping for had her baby via C section Friday (I think) so it looks like I'm going to be at the job for about 8 weeks.
I wish I could get excited about this but for some reason it's just something I'm not enjoying all that much (although the people are nice). And I've decided to put off going back to school until next semster, I wasn't able to get everything squared away in time.
