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Today we took MiniPlu back to college. The only bright spot was that there was pretty much zero traffic all the way down or back (about 210 miles/338km each way), including across the GW Bridge in New York, so that was a downright miracle! Unless the fall, when we knew we'd see her in a month for parent's weekend, and then Thanksgiving, and then ( Read more... )

Ok, I realize at this point I owe an update so massive, it's ridiculous.

School: Got out on 22 June, super late. Two took his senior pictures that same day. We got his proofs in early July and sucked it up to order a couple, despite the ridiculous price tag for senior pics, so we could complete the set of school photos we have in one of those ( Read more... )

The big news here is: I got my first vaccination on Thursday! I'm the first one in our household to get it. The state list doesn't open to teachers until this coming week, but two of the local pharmacy chains began including teachers a bit earlier. It took me four days of repeatedly searching the options and then, on Wed afternoon, I got ( Read more... )

First off, I was the lucky recipient of not one, but TWO awesome Emperor's New Groove Yuletide stories. I had asked for a backstory of how Kronk ended up working for Yzma.

I'm the Bad Guy (Duh)

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Himbo Auditions Start at 9amBoth hilarious and creative - go read and praise the authors ( Read more... )

Right now I just want to buy all the things, knit all the things, sew all the things, read all the things, bake all the things, snack on all the things and most of all, stay curled up on the sofa most of the day ( Read more... )

One of the traditions MiniPlu is missing out on, not being on campus, is MHC's annual showing of Dirty Dancing. It's a start-of-term tradition because Baby is heading off to Holyoke after their summer at Kellerman's. MiniPlu's orientation leader (a junior) tried to do a screen-share with the dozen or so women in the group last night, but couldn't ( Read more... )

I was sentimentality in the mood to rewatch an old favorite the other day, The American President. Don't know if you've seen it, but toward the end the main character gives an awesome speech, criticizing his (conservative) political opponent, who has been trying to sling mud.

And whatever your particular problem is, I promise you Bob Rumson is not ( Read more... )

Last night I signed up to paint this picture:

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I'm sorry, but this is hilarious:

Online toilet paper calculator. For all those hoarders, who are trying to desperately figure out if having 37 rolls will be enough ( Read more... )