1) Just saw my dad off after his visit this weekend, which was just lovely. We hung out with family, I was reminded that while I love kids (and they love me!), I am not ready for them myself in any way shape or form, and I was able to articulate some things about what I do and don't like in certain kinds of Saturday morning (or any) services. ( Jewish stuff! )

My dad was with her. I'm flying to Columbus this morning.

( Three pictures. )

Just talked to my dad on the phone, in the middle of a coffee shop. Was explaining to him about my new Joe Armstrong situation, and my dad asked me how my future husband was going to take that. I explained to him that all love triangles should just be resolved with threesomes. My dad loved it; everyone in the coffee shop turned around to stare.

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Ohmygod, you guys, I am doing this. I cannot begin to tell you how happy and excited and happy I am ( Read more... )

Italo Calvino taught me a new word today: syntony, the act of participating in the world around us.

It was one of the shocking (and delightful) things I learned today; the less delightful thing I learned is that the Gape, for some unknowable reason, doesn't make most of its bras in sizes over 36C. Excuse me? That is GROSS.

( Way more about my bust than you ever wanted to know. )

Dad: *takes some tabouli ( Read more... )