My mother has it all written down. She wants someone to read Tennyson's Crossing the Bar.

If I had to choose, it would be Huck Finn:

Then she [Miss Watson] told me all about the bad place, and I said I wished I was there. She got mad, then, but I didn’t mean no harm. All I wanted was to go somewheres; all I wanted was a change, I warn’t particular. She said it was wicked to say what I said; said she wouldn’t say it for the whole world; she was going to live so as to go to the good place. Well, I couldn’t see no advantage in going where she was going, so I made up my mind I wouldn’t try for it.

My Nook would connect anywhere over the AT&T cell network, but I guess they don't do that anymore. I'd have to be on a WiFi network, although that includes free access to all the AT&T hotspots. Down from all of America to...places. Not so much important for downloading books, but for keeping track of what page I'm on...vital. Hmmph.

I'm watching What A Girl Wants and it seems to be an egregious combination of plucky pauper shows royalty how it's done, and feisty American loosens up those stuffy Brits. Also, I have no thing for Bynes, but then again, FIRTH. I hope I haven't missed the leather pants yet. That's all I know about the flick.

I got THAT'S DISGUSTING: Unraveling the Mysteries of Repulsion from the library and it's really interesting on a subject that I'd never given much thought to -- why different things repulse different people, how much of it is culturally determined, and how much of it is hardwired.

THAT'S DISGUSTING: Unraveling the Mysteries of Repulsion

Ooh, I'm adding this to my To Read shelf right now.

Brenda! Insent to your gmail address with a question.

I spent today going through my parents' stuff at their old apartment, and then we packed moer stuff into a Focus than I've ever seen before. Then we had cake with the parents before my sister and I headed back to Madison. Now my sister's GF is feeding me steak.

Next, off to Chicago!

Oh, and thanks for all the additional b-day greetings!

I defriended my wingnut too, for posting a picture of an open mass grave on the day of the tsunami anniversary. You know what? Fuck you, man. I'm actually close with his wife, and he has very few fb friends, so I suspect it won't go unnoticed, but I'm prepared to discuss it and present my reasoning.

Ah, man. I think my Nook is mad at me for thinking I lost it last week.

Woes! Never leave me, my Nook! Yeah, I suppose I knew the halcyon days of the free cellular connection would not last forever, but while it persists, I sure love my 1st gen.

I suppose I knew the halcyon days of the free cellular connection would not last forever, but while it persists, I sure love my 1st gen.

I'm wondering if I should try and track one down, or I should just accept that the technology is less supported and unwarrantied, and I should move on...

Dammit! I want my 3G back!

It's crushed pins in the connectors--I can just about see that, but I can't work out how to straighten it out without damaging the casing, and if I make it any looser, it won't hold.

doing the nails today. All I've got left to do is polish the right hand. Today it is OPI Smokin in Havana, the first time I've used this, I like it.