I'm sorry, but growing up in KC, and then living for two decades in D/FW, I just can't get serious about the "traffic" here in Fayetteville. I just can't do it. I have a friend who gets really, really *upset* about the traffic, and it's all I can do to keep from laughing at her sometimes when she's driving us to lunch... Oooh it took us *seven* ( Read more... )

Of course, being me, it would be weirder to wake up 'normal', I would think. :) Since facebook started letting us post longer status entries, I've stopped updating my journal. That's bad, because FB does *not* let me go over my history like this does. It's great for social communication, but I started *this* journal more as a real journal than as a ( Read more... )

Hippo birdies two ewes, archanglrobriel! YAY!

So I was reading a few cute internet articles, wasting time while I wake up (I am *not* a morning person, so I stick to the shallow end of the mental pool until I get a little more blood sugar feeding my brain in the mornings) and I came across something titled "10 Reasons Why You Should Never Date a Geek" on thegloss.com ( Read more... )

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Happy birthday standing_dragon! :)

We had an *awesome* family day yesterday. Packed up Vicki and the kids and headed out to Lake Ft. Smith after lunch. The kids spent a few hours on the playground while the grown-ups enjoyed the view and chatted. We had sliced apples and gatorade for snacks in the heat. Bri wanted to get closer to the lake, so we headed over to a place where the ( Read more... )

The userpic for this entry is important. No, really, it's something I wish I could say to EVERYONE I interact with and make them listen. "Before you talk to me, I should warn you: I am kind of strange." (copyright xkcd.com ( Read more... )

Brianna asked me last night, "I know English is your -main- language. What other ones do you know ( Read more... )

It's not a problem if you buy a lot of something. It's not a problem if you really really like something and have a lot of it. It's a good sign there's a problem *somewhere* if you're doing anything that you feel like you need to hide. You need to take a good hard look at your own life and figure out WHY you feel the need to hide it. Do you ( Read more... )