He's down in the basement, watching Half-Blood Prince because he's seen all of the other films but apparently not this one. And he keeps calling me on the intercom to make comments and ask questions ( Read more... )

So, I took my family to the Washington Nationals baseball game today. It was a Father's Day present to my dad who grew up in DC, going to Senators games with his dad, but had not yet been to the new stadium ( Read more... )

Can someone explain to me how it went from my sister volunteering to cook dinner with me only having to "pick up a few things" to me picking up virtually ALL of dinner and her "cooking" nothing?

My son has finished PoA and is into GoF and has questions that neither I, nor the Lexicon, can answer:

1) Do Dementors walk? They are always described as gliding, so do they actually have legs or do they float?

2) Are all Patroni (Patronuses?) land animals? Does anyone ever produce something like a shark?

Also... guess who's got a fever?

1. Interesting article about how many fantasy books have swords on the cover.

2. Sirens is selling Supporting Registrations if you are interested in getting a program book and supporting the conference but are unable to attend. Also, September 1 is the deadline to register if you are planning on attending ( Read more... )

I'm home ( Read more... )

My mother received her new modem today and is attempting to install it herself.

This means she has called me 9873456 times already.

The last one was to ask why the modem says it's wireless if it needs to be plugged into a power outlet.

O_o

o_O

"Mom, they mean wireless internet, not wireless electricity."

Happy Birthday tessfawcett!


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My son and I are both home sick today. I'm more congestion and cough, while he's congestion and sore throat. A quick visit to urgent care last night showed that it's not strep, just your average nasty cold that's going around ( Read more... )

On the cold: I went to the doctor on Friday, who determined I had a sinus infection. God bless antibiotics, for I am feeling much more with it than I was last week ( Read more... )