Sick sick sick! Oh so sick! Schedule all messed up, woke up at 2:48am. Doesn't feel like I can sleep any more, since I was sleeping basically all day. And I will spare you the list of symptoms why my rest is, shall we say, fitful.

Pre-Dinner Conversation ( Read more... )

I haven't posted in a while, so an update ( Read more... )

I went to my regular doctor to have the stitches removed. A nurse took out 1..., 2..., then 3... and the wound started gaaaaaa-ping right back open. So quickly we pressed it back together and stuck on some sterile sticky tape stuff to replace the missing stitches, and I go back next week to see if it is healed enough then ( Read more... )

So I was taking out the garbage tonight, when suddenly a ninja assassin appeared before me, there to end my life. I quickly dodged his thrown shuriken, and leapt forward to face his sword barehanded. With a quick clap of my hands I trapped the flat of the blade, taking a minor cut in the process, and twisted to disarm him. He ran for his life ( Read more... )

These are the top 106 books most often marked as "unread" by LibraryThing's users (as of today). As usual, bold what you have read, italicize those you started but couldn't finish, and strike through what you couldn't stand. Add an asterisk to those you've read more than once. Underline those on your to-read list you intend to read (again if ( Read more... )

So we just got back from meeting with Miles' teacher, school counselor, and speech therapist for his IEP (Individualized Education Program). This is where they tell us where he is now, we set goals for the next year, and arrange resources (like the speech therapy) to meet those goals ( Read more... )

Those of you who are bigger Bruce Campbell fans than I, or bigger John Hodgman fans than I might already know this, but it was news to me. Turns out that John Hodgman (the PC in Apple's Mac and PC ads) used to be a literary agent, and he's the one that got If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor published ( Read more... )

Miles had his first day of Kindergarten last Friday, and his second day was today. It's a full day Kindergarten and he takes the bus, so he leaves us at about 7:45am and isn't home until 3:30pm. That's a long long time for our little guy to be gone ( Read more... )

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