Just when I thought Ryleigh was making so much progress (she finally said hello to my next door neighbor - she started saying hello to her husband 3 weeks ago, but wouldn't say boo to her until a few days ago, and talked to not only to Ryan but also to my mother on the phone ( Read more... )

I will never, ever forget.

I haven't been online much lately...well, scratch that, I've been online but mostly lurking, because the last several weeks have been very demanding and stressful and awful and it was just one awful thing after another and we couldn't just catch a break and I haven't had the state of mind to post about that, much less post about the good things ( Read more... )

Dear Lord, there are some awesome Star Trek fanfics out there right now.  trek_news  has been my new best friend while I wait for my H/G writers to be inspired and update. ;)

But seriously, if you enjoyed the movie even a little bit at all, you must read this fic: It's 10 o'clock, do you know where your First Officer is?

OMG, drunk!Spock and SPACEBOOK!  So, ( Read more... )

I have video of Ryleigh gettin' down to this that I would normally post all at the same time, but this is TOO EFFING' GOOD not to share now!!!

Beatbox is really hard to do well, but these guys have it down to an ART FORM and to top it all off, have some SICK flute playing as well!

Seriously, watch this video NOW!!!

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I'll post Ryleigh's interpretation ( Read more... )

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am posting via my kindle, which is interesting to say the least...we're having a blast, buy my dad apparently fell last night when taking out the dogs, and broke his arm in 2 places. :headdesk: My mom is saying for us not to come home early but we might anyway. The guilt is pretty intense, even though it's not our fault and there's nothing we ( Read more... )

I hate insomnia.

In other words...while I'm sleepless in non-Seattle...

I am attempting to make this quilt for my mom for Christmas.  It's going OK so far, and damn, the fabrics are just gorgeous, lthough with such a number of different fabrics, I really wish they'd printed a *full* picture of the quilt for those of us who want to recreate is "as is ( Read more... )

Totally copied from r_becca :

THREE JOBS I HAVE HAD IN MY LIFE:
The person inside the *bear costume* at the "Breakfast with Santa" event at the local department store; grocery store checkout girl; internal auditor for a Big 4 firm

THREE PLACES I HAVE LIVED:
San Juan Puerto Rico, Philadephia PA, Baltimore MD

THREE SHOWS THAT I WATCH:
Bones, Dr Who, Dexter

THREE ( Read more... )

Not that I've been feeling much like it lately...

* My former HS classmate who's son was kidnapped by his mother...Apparently, they found him unharmed in NYC with her the day after I posted. According to the paper, she was arrested and he was returned to his father/my old classmate.  I'm assuming that all is well, within reason, although I have ( Read more... )