Well, I now have a Dreamwidth account. I have no idea what the hell I'm going to do with it. I have enough trouble keeping up with one journal. I gave it a different name, so I suppose I could use it for a "safe" journal to point extended family to. Add it to my Facebook info or something. I don't know ( Read more... )

The Girlfriend is a horror fan. So, when asked to choose a movie for this evening's viewing, she found the closest thing we have on the shelf. Thus, we watched Se7en for Christmas. She, at least, was in a merry mood after. I think The Boy is traumatized. I'm pretty sure he's not going to sleep tonight until he falls over from exhaustion. (He, like ( Read more... )

It looks like The Boy will be performing at the Kennedy Center next month.

Made. Of. Win.

I am looking for t-shirts for The Boy for Christmas. I found a website that has j-rock inspired designs. He would like the ones with bits of Gackt's "Vanilla" in particular. However, I'm not sure - even as a relatively lax mom - that I can buy him a shirt with moderately dirty lyrics on it. You know, if he didn't have a friend who is fluent ( Read more... )

The Boy's report card came today.

A - 5 classes
B - 2 classes

::happy dance:: The child who nearly failed 8th grade makes a damn fine comeback!

The Boy's theater class is going to Broadway in the spring - Frelling Broadway! - to see two shows. And one of the potential shows on the list is Wicked. Why the hell did we never get trips like that at my school? I want him to be able to go so damn badly. The problem? I have to pull $300 out of my ass a.s.a.p. Ai...

I can do this. I will.

It never fails to please me when people tell me how much they like my son. I mean, parental pride aside for a moment, teenagers are a pain in the ass more often than not and lots of people simply don't like dealing with them. But even before he was a teen, I often got compliments on his behavior. He's capable of acting like a human being. (Not ( Read more... )

My son was just talking about a movie made less than two decades ago. "Of course, it was the 1900s, so the CGI sucked," he stated calmly. I laughed at the phrasing and pointed out to him that he was born in the frackin' 1900s. But the fact that he said it so casually - the same way I would say "Of course, it was the 1500s, so they didn't have ( Read more... )

Played Castle Falkenstein tonight. Had a fabulous time. Some of the great quotes of the night ( Read more... )

I am teaching The Boy basic Japanese this summer. This led to a fabulous Monty Python moment today.

Boy, reading the kana slowly: Mou ichido itte, kudasai.
Me: Good.
Boy: And that means...?
Me: Say it again, please.
Boy: ::sigh:: Mou ichido itte, kudasai.
Me: ::LOL:: Yep.
Boy: ::frown:: Why are you laughing?
Me: ::laughs some more::
Boy: So, it ( Read more... )