Yeah, it's definitely about how floppy the dog's lips are, not how big the dog is -- there are a ton of dry-mouthed big breeds. It's just that if it's big AND drooly, you have volume issues.

I am chicken about clipping the cats claws, especially Dita's. I think Bubba might actually like it, until the first time I hurt him accidentally, and then all bets are off.

I did a couple of hours of weeding yesterday, and am very stiff today, which makes me really not want to deal with the fact that Bubba got into the box of cat litter last night.

Maybe after lunch.

About Kelly Clarkson's singing, I was listening to it on NPR and it sounded like her mike wasn't on part of the time, she was completely drowned out by the band. Was it like that for everyone?

Was it like that for everyone?

Tuneless and boring. But I didn't really notice any technical glitches.

Way to go Fox (local affiliate, not Fox News). While the president was being sworn in they were showing a commercial for duct tape, and cut in just in time for the last bit.

So Borowitz wasn't so far off... [link]

People here need to stop opening the loading door. It's all just open hallway from there to my office and it's too damn cold!

Who here follows fashion blogs (other than Jilli's, I mean)? If so, which ones? Why? What do you look for in a fashion blog? In a fashion blogger? What do you get out of them? What makes one bad?

I'm also wondering what being a fashion blogger is like--how often do they update with outfits? How many of them get stuff from vendors? It seems like it would be incredibly exhausting, never mind the pressure.

Hil, depending on how good you are, it's actually a little easier drunk -- speaking as a barely-adequate-at-best singer, I find that a lot of oldish English drinking songs have embarrassingly long gleeful baying-at-the-moon notes that clench my sober gut (and diaphragm, lungs, and vocal cords) in terror as I get close to them. Falling-down drunk is no good, but just a little looseness and sloppiness with a fine overlay of booze-induced fearlessness does wonders for opening everything up and letting the sound just flow, instead of knotting everything up into a strangled little wheeze.

Also, an entirely sober but deliriously cake-bingeing happy first big boy birthday to Sammy!

I have today as a holiday and it's too cold to go outside if I don't need to. I slept in and made breakfast burritos, enough for tomorrow's breakfast. I cancelled my TiVo service, washed dishes, and just culled the left half of my closet.

Still to do: cull right side of closet, sweeping, mopping the kitchen, and cleaning the bathroom.

We should have our home internet set up again by tomorrow night, at which time I predict a sudden drop in productivity.

omg, am so hungry. need break for lunch. people need to stop sending me work requests that need done NOW.

I feel like such a fan girl working from home today to watch the events. So glad the sun is shining on the inauguration. Love the first lady's new bangs. Also, wow how many flags did they have out there?

Jealous of the people there. Which Buffistas are there? Kat and Javachik, others?