• I've submitted the answers to NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday puzzle two weeks in a row. I'm a dork, but at least I feel smart.
• I've lost 10 pounds. I've also possibly gained back one or two, but let's not focus on the negative.
• I had a stomach bug. Now I don't.
• We're going to paint our apartment.
• I get a two-week vacation starting a week from Friday.

Ten Top Trivia Tips about Kellymac!

1. Banging your head against kellymac uses 150 calories an hour!
2. Kellymac has a bifurcated penis.
3. The blood of mammals is red, the blood of insects is yellow, and the blood of kellymac is blue.
4. Only one child in twenty will be born on the day predicted by kellymac.
5. India tested its first nuclear kellymac in 1974.

I just got this e-mail from a student:

Hello, my Teacher!!! Why are you sick??? Is it
infection? Remember, you are aren't fighting with it
by yourself - all Grammar5, Conversation 5-6 and
Writing 6 with you!!! Be a Superwoman!!! Joan wishes
that your health becomes better! I hope see you soon!
We already miss you:-((

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I tag thee: rtracy, adifferentriver, maleah (who has probably read all of them), anima_pallida, and forvrin.

(ETA: Yes, the spacing is wonky. Sorry.)

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1. What's best and worst about Nashville?Best: My job (which I love and was very lucky to find, despite the lousy pay), the manageability of the traffic compared to Atlanta, and the fact that there's a decent cultural scene beyond country music (I was worried about this when I found out that we were coming here.) It's as blue a spot as one can find ( Read more... )

I hope that you had a birthday as wonderful as you are. Wish I could have been there!

You know how those spam e-mails for sexual performance-enhancing drugs sometimes have subject lines that try to seem legitimate, like "Re: your order" or "Hello friend"? I just got one with the subject line "Crackers and cheese." Sure, guys...like anyone would really call it that instaed of "cheese and crackers."

My local JoAnn's is closing. It's a smaller store, and I don't go there super-often, but it still kinbd of sucks since it's the only nearby fabric store. I went in today to see if there was anything I needed at their going-out-of-business sale. I was contemplating some of the half-off yarn and noted the specs on a couple, thinking I'd check ( Read more... )

Should you travel to the future and read this, please know that this thought pattern indicates slight insanity ( Read more... )