A journalist in Iran threw his shoes at George Bush. If you could throw your shoes at somebody, who would be the target?

I'm going to the World Series tomorrow night. Isn't that hysterical? I'm actually to the point where I could name several (on Wednesday, I could name three -- two and a half if you don't count "Ron Howard" for "Ryan Howard").

Go, Phils!

Bob's scratched the new orange chair the other day for the first time since I got it. He did a little damage, and, even though I'm not sure he'll try it again based on my tirade, I still took the drastic measure of investing in Soft Paws, rubber tips that you glue to their claws. I read all of these horror stories of cats trying to chew them off ( Read more... )

Tonight we're playing a Beethoven Triple Concerto and Neilsen's "The Inextinguishable", which, if nothing else, is very loud ( Read more... )

So I'm kind of surprised that I could wear my pants backwards for several hours before noticing. I tried to put the batteries in my pocket for the annual Fire Safety Week smoke detector battery exchange, and the pockets were in the back. I actually weeded for an hour like that. They're certainly more comfortable on correctly (which they are now ( Read more... )

Speaking of phones ( Read more... )

I realized yesterday that all these extra curriculars are just that much more work because I'm not "phoning it in" to any of them. I can't just show up at band and play a section part. I can't just go to weekly orchestra rehearsals and "pick up my part" as we go. I can't go to an arts alliance meeting and simply enjoy what's going on and throw in ( Read more... )

So I joined Facebook yesterday. Kind of frightening...

I'm sad to say that the Roomba could not make it over the throw rug in my living room. However, I think it will be perfect for vacuuming my bedroom and studio (i.e., spending life as the "upstairs vacuum"). During its inaugural run, Roomba spent a lot of time slamming into the legs of the zebra chair (now featured in a cameo role of a Overstock.com ( Read more... )

After I got home from band (well after 11), I decided to clean the kitchen. I had a couple pots to do that didn't fit in the dishwasher, and a couple things from the dishwasher that had various spaghetti sauce parts still stuck to them, so I did dishes -- like in the sink with dish soap and a sponge. Then I scrubbed my countertops, cleaned the ( Read more... )