Stolen from one of my sisters, the Baa-Studs, a British "extreme sheepherding" group, aka when shepherds have waaaaay too much time on their hands.

BAAAAAAA!

1. So I got a massage today. I'm pretty sure I hadn't had one in maybe 2 years? Anyway last month, for our anniversary, Mr. A gave me (at my request) a gift certificate for a 60-minute massage and today I used it. Man oh man, was that great. I felt like a wet noodle when I came out of there. Now I'm feeling sort of stiff, which is sort of the way ( Read more... )

1. Took the bus to work today for the first time in over a month. It was nice to sit down and relax instead of worrying about driving. I started reading Ophelia's Mom: Women Speak Out About Loving and Letting Go of Their Adolescent Daughters, by Nina Shandler. Just got into it but the premise sounds promising. Anyway, about 2/3rds of the way ( Read more... )

1. Last night was the first performance of the play that Darling Daughter's been rehearsing in her 2-week summer drama camp. The play was Blame It on the Wolf, by Douglas Love. The camp is only two weeks long, four hours a day (1-5 p.m.) and the first two days are "getting to know you/bonding", auditions and getting measured for costumes, so they ( Read more... )

Random scientific-type goodies found unexpectedly:

Ice cream is an igneous rock

Sowwy, can't has these ponies. These faked "motivational posters" give me the LOLZ.

Geopalooza - a Hard Rock Anthology (collection of interesting fossils, geodes, etc.)

abigail89 and the Smoky Mountains crowd (and really, anyone who lives in mountains) will appreciate this ( Read more... )

1. Happy birthday, junesrose!!! I hope you didn't melt ( Read more... )

These come from David Pogue's technology column in the New York Times. Pogue says, "The world desperately needs a new set of acronyms more relevant to today's online chat participants (than BRB, LOL and OMG)." Especially to help people who are text-messaging, he proposes the following:

* GI -- Google it ( Read more... )

1. First the birthdays! A giant

Happy birthday!!!

to Mr. Annearchy, my Dad, and the lovely sugarjet03. E, I hope you have a fabulous day filled with everything (and everyone) you want :D As for my dad, I sent him a card a few days ago and will call him tonight. Mr. Annearchy already got his gifts - rather prosaic, actually. He wanted some new short- ( Read more... )

1. In the "I am really sorry I'm so stupid and tardy" department:

Happy belated birthday, 54321sherry!!!I hope your birthday, yesterday, was really awesome. I KNEW it was yesterday but somehow I couldn't manage to let you know I knew. *flails* So, humblest apologies, darling. Did you get good stuff? I'm looking forward to meeting you in July ( Read more... )

1. Getting the sad stuff over first - I can't believe what happened at Virginia Tech:( What is it about April and crazy people with guns? *thinks back to Columbine, for starters* My heart goes out to the victims' families and friends.

2. An online resources for parents: Keep your kids safe online - a CNet website.

3. For minisinoo, the Spring 2007 issue ( Read more... )