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Poking my nose back in briefly
I miss this place terribly. I left when there was a big exodus after LJ was acquired by another company. But I miss it. -
The kid, post-grad
Since he graduated my son has been keeping strange hours. Some of it is due to being at an all-night party after graduation, which reset his clock. But it's also the freedom to keep crazy hours ( Read more... ) -
Coming up for air to complain about not being able to come up for air
I whispered, "Maybe I AM going to survive this busy period at work. I think I can see a way through. An end in sight."
The cruel Universe has exceptional hearing, friends. One phone call later and I'm back to "Holy shit" territory -
Money I could have spent on shoes
Well, it looks the kid who hit our car (repeatedly) was not insured, so I think I can kiss my deductible goodbye. Little pissant! -
LJ email
"Your email address has been marked as unvalidated because we have been receiving errors messages from your mail server for at least one week. This indicates the address may no longer be functional. You can re-validate this email address or switch to a new email address to begin receiving notifications again ( Read more... ) -
Loss, Moving, Travel
A student died at my son's school on Wednesday, from a fall. It was a shocking thing, still more questions than answers, but it's been gratifying to see the school pull together. He was a middle schooler (they share a building). Today was supposed to be a fun day of "olympics" and a BBQ, and the staff decided to go ahead with that, which I am ( Read more... ) -
Insert exciting subject line here!
If I had the time, I would describe the pretty awesome college tour we had at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee here! -
College Tour Reaction
I found the campus to be more attractive and imposing that I expected ( Read more... ) -
The college search process milestones
Today is our FIRST OFFICIAL COLLEGE VISIT OMG. [The kid went to an info session at U-M last summer, but missed the tour. And he did that alone. This is the first family trip to do this ( Read more... ) -
The moral is: just avoid Christian Bale.
I dreamt I was working for Christian Bale, an esteemed surgeon, and was boarding in a little room off the main office. He (of course) turned out to be a serial killer. I walked in to find my room cleaned out and he and his partner in the operating theatre, dismembering a body for eventual disposal. They did not see me. I couldn't figure out if ( Read more... )