Nunya came tearing in through the apartment hissing and growling, slid into the bowl of dry kibble, sending it everywhere, and disappeared under the bed. Nothing would have been the matter if I hadn't put the kibble in that exact spot the day before out of contrition for running out of cat food the day before that and making the kitties survive on chipmunk guts and tuna juice. Karma, I am paying it. Any other location in the apartment, and I wouldn't be picking up individual bits of catfood from EVERYWHERE.

Nothin' but love, Amy!

Unrelated to anything here, I need a .gif of the eye-roll/headshake of the chainsaw guy in the GEICO ad with the stereotypically stupid horror movie teenagers hiding behind the curtain of chainsaws. It is so understated and perfect.

I LOVE that commercial.

As it is, I get to have my cake and eat it too, with my nieces nearby. I have no complaints.

I'm right there. Today I spent a wonderful, if very rainy and muddy, day with one of the nieces-by-proxy (and her parents and a few more of the chosen family) at a pumpkin farm. There was hay rides, petting zoos, hot cider, and jumping in puddles. Then I went home, and I'm getting ready to spend the evening at the spa, soaking in a hot tub.

I am not designed to be a parent. I am designed to be a zany auntie.

I LOVE that commercial

I kind of want to see the movie.

hivemind, I have Halloween costume questions. I am putting a couple of pics up on the fb page.

I kind of want to see the movie.

Well, there's this. The director thinks that Geico ripped off the idea from him. (I don't think he has much of an argument, though)

Why aren't there disposable skillets and sauce pans so that I never need to wash one again? Is it really evil to eat only out of paper plates and bowls? With plastic utensils?

I dusted all the shelves in the living rooms that got feelthy last week. AND the French door blinds. And the bar mirror key thingie by the door. Uhg.

Connie, you can get compostable plates and flatware that would be less evil than paper and plastic.

Disposable skillets and sauce pans is tougher, you need a certain sturdiness to withstand cooking on a burner. You could barbeque everything. Or you could go hardcore with the cast iron and never wash it, just keep building up seasoning. Or microwave everything in compostable bowls.

msbelle, I think the crosses are fine but I am not an expert. Overall, looks good! What do you mean by "half", though?

I have pretty much decided that my costume this year will be black and white stripey blazer over a black and white checkerboard blouse with a black and white houndstooth skirt. I found hose that is one leg checkerboard and one leg stripes, also black and white. And a mini top hat, black and white striped. Black shiny shoes, probably, unless I decide to go with the purple batwing Halloween heels. I am wavering between saying I am dressed as an optical illusion ("I'm actually standing much further away") or some variation of Harley Quinn, MBA