Leaving for Ohio on Friday night.  (The Russian's leaving on Thursday.)  Just got this via IM ( Read more... )

well, i'm going to ohio next month.  just bought a ticket.  everytime i think about going to ohio i think, "i can't believe i'm going to ohio."  who does that?  i mentioned to the russian that this seems like stuff people do in movies rather than in real life (see "Meet the Parents".  or don't, cause lord knows i'm not recommending the film).  he ( Read more... )

So, I've let the entire month of July go by without an update, not at all my intention. The Russian and I have just returned from an extended weekend in Portland. This deserves a dedicated entry but since I am apparently lazy and slow, I'm cobbling this entry together from emails and text messages ( Read more... )

In other news, OG reports that the couch is definitely available Thanksgiving week.  So, swank London crash-pad option is in effect ( Read more... )

1. Mom called me on Thursday afternoon and told me to drop by after work. This was her big final effort to get me to fly down to LA rather than drive. When I told her that we were going with the cheapest option, she logged on to Expedia and found a flight for $118. I countered by pointing out that that was a base rate, not including taxes and ( Read more... )

Today was [hopefully] the last I'll see of my doctor's office for a while. This past 10 days has been [my version of] Medicapalooza: 2 doctor and 1 dentist visit. (Really, to make it complete, I should've seen my optometrist, too ( Read more... )