More stuff on Pluto:  This amused me.  Thanks possibilities!  At least some people agree with me - New planet definition sparks furor.  (My brain must have been on holiday, because I hadn't put "cleared orbits" together with "Earth has asteroids that cross it's orbit" together to realize that according to the new definition, we are un-technically not a planet ( Read more... )

I've been looking forward to getting out of the house tonight this whole week, since I will most probably feel too awful this weekend to do much of anything.  But oh, guess what?  I can't use the car until 9.  My dad is taking my brother out for driving practice.  Of course, my brother doesn't want to, and is taking forever about doing anything.  I ( Read more... )

"Bicyclist killed crossing the LRT tracks," says WCCO news, "Investigators are trying to figure out why."  Gee, do you think crossing the train tracks in front of a train might have had something to do with it ( Read more... )

The family gathering today wasn't too bad.  My mom's dad's second wife's daughter was in town and grandpa wanted us to meet her.  She seemed pretty nice.  She works for public television and was in town for a meeting with CaptionMax, an agency that does captioning and audio description for movies and such.  It was very hot in my aunt's house though ( Read more... )

This morning I called my audiologist and she promised to check on if I can get purple earmolds or not.  I walked into her office this afternoon and the first thing she said to me was, "We can do purple!"  So, in a week or so I will have purple earmolds!  Yay!  In the meantime I'm going without HA's so that she can just send them to me when the ( Read more... )

I feel smug. I knew about this party on Saturday, a day before it was posted online ( Read more... )

...till doomsday (ie, the arrival of all the relatives). Mom is bound and determined to be outside today, despite the absurd heat and humidity. We went to Crosby park for a picnic and they wanted to walk along the river. I was sooooo hot. Heat and Emily do not mix ( Read more... )

Lame-ness
It's a Saturday night in June, and what am I doing?  Sitting on my bed writing a paper for class.  I should be out with friends or at least watching mindless TV shows, but nope, I am writing a reflection paper for communications - "Who am I?"  Somehow I don't think "I'm not entirely sure yet, can I get back to you?" would be acceptable.  ( Read more... )

1.  I ate WAY too much today.  Aunt Nancy had food out through the entire party this afternoon/evening, so I grazed all afternoon and evening.  So so full.  There were mini cream puffs and cinnimon rolls, lemon bars, cake, potato chips, mints, pasta salad, fruit salad, juice...  But I didn't drink pop during the party.  YAY ( Read more... )

I didn't post for a WHOLE DAY.  I can't believe it either.  I'm sure your friends pages were delighted ( Read more... )