Some recappage:

• Chester turned out to be a girl.  PAPERWORK LIES TO YOU!  Do not trust it!  Examine all genitalia for verification BEFORE posting to Craigslist.  Failing to get any nibbles from the internet, I had planned to take her to an adoptathon this past Saturday and transfer her back to the shelter afterward...except they've had some issues ( Read more... )

-Murphies make my ears ring.

-Five-foot-tall six-year-olds.

-Too much junk food.

-Many car mishaps.

-Jigsaw puzzles!

-Ohgodnomorecupcakesplease.

-Cedar Point is GOOOOOO!

-Surprise Cleveland Detour.

-Best Indian Food in Midwest.

-It's cold in Jim's basement, and Nick has night terrors.

-Waffles in the morning.

Nick and I spent the long weekend with the Wilmington folks, watching lots of movies and trying new restaurants. We even managed to squeeze in between all the other tourists for an afternoon at the beach, though we made the trip out to Topsail island to avoid as much traffic as possible. I've had a pretty nasty head cold since last Thursday, but ( Read more... )

*FLAIL*
My youngest older brother emailed me back!!!

And he's NICE.

He said he'd been pushing his parents to try and put us in touch with each other for a while (so I'm operating under the assumption that everything has hinged on Charlotte's go-ahead.  Which makes sense, as she was the most injured party).  I can't begin to say how much of a relief ( Read more... )

There's a Subway in some little side-plaza down the road from work, run by two very sassy black ladies.  Today turned out to be too hot for a Cup O'Noodles, so I opted for a sandwich instead (italian, turkey, provolone, lettuce and mayo: the blandest, most boring sandwich imaginable).  Only, when I went to pay, I realized I'd taken my wallet out to ( Read more... )

I haven't had much sleep the last three days, what with the packing, the driving, the unpacking, and the aboutface back ACROSS the state to Detroit. I managed to finish Deathly Hallows on the way here, and I have to say that I'm pretty satisfied with the ending. I had some serious misgivings going into it, not the least of which being that the ( Read more... )

I'd never gone to a Harry Potter release party! So I thought I'd take advantage of this being the LAST ONE EVER to do so. Katherine and I hopped a bus to the South Side, braving a dangerous mix of HP fans and drunken co-eds. That would be scary enough in and of itself, but! we passed the ARL's head vet tech hanging out at a sidewalk cafe ( Read more... )

Sunday nights, I crash at Katherine's. We do dinner and a movie (theatre or DVD), hang out, and otherwise shoot the shit. It's a weekly dose of social ( Read more... )