Made up the windowseat as a bed for Tiger

Cute child is cute.


Today's earrings: rockets, other rockets

Bedtime reading: Passage, Connie Willis

Sorted coins into jars

I'm wondering whether to keep accumulating coins. There have been times when I've been glad that I had a bunch of nickels sequestered in a jar, you know? It feels like dumping the change in the bank might be tempting fate. But if I keep keeping change, I'm going to need more or larger jars. I think that's one decision I'll postpone for another season.

I also considered the possibility of curating the card collection.


Today's earrings: rockets, other rockets

Bedtime reading: Breakup, Dana Stabenow

Secrets of the Patriarchy, Revealed!

Today S told us that whenever a guy sees a woman in a dress, the rule is he's supposed to complement her. Most dresses don't have pockets, you see, and if women are encouraged to wear clothes without pockets, then men get to carry the car keys, and therefore get to decide when they leave the party.


Today's earrings: rockets, school buses

Bedtime reading: The Color of Magic, Terry Pratchett

Shiny Candlemas!

Today I went out and got myself an ironing board, and an iron to go with it. Each day I creep closer to orthodoxy...


Today's earrings: rockets, brooms

Bedtime reading: Murder Against the Grain, Emma Lathen

1 bookcase emptied

Well, just a small one.


Today's earrings: rockets, anchors

Bedtime reading: Clouds of Witness, Dorothy L. Sayers

You know what I did?

I forgot Project Runway was on. The Supernatural season premiere was that good.

I came to my senses just in time to see the elimination. I'm watching the insta-rerun now. Models highlights: cliques are forming; Kojii's daughter visits; Valerie gets bounced again and is again really gracious about it. It looks like she might have booked a job from that "industry party" thing as a consolation prize, too.


Today's earrings: rockets, chickens

Bedtime reading: Crimson Joy, Robert B. Parker

Happy birthdays [observed]!

The bouncy house was a brilliant idea. It gave everyone something to do/watch while eating the yummy food and talking to all the nice people.

Odd fact: all M's friends' children were pleasant and well behaved. All of them. It bothers me that this is unusual.

Fun fact: the bouncy house had the president's picture on the front.



Today's earrings: rockets, theobromine molecules

Bedtime reading: Sand Sharks, Margaret Maron

E

He nodded and began to, well, it wasn't what a purist could call singing exactly ... but it was certainly a conscientious effort toward making a joyful noise unto the Lord.

- - Margaret Maron

Today's earrings: rockets, citrine drops

Bedtime reading: Southern Discomfort, Margaret Maron

Not so fast, there

Today's earrings: rockets, rabbits

Bedtime reading: Reflex, Dick Francis

Evil pop-ups

My computer got malware over the weekend, due (in part) to my failure to do anything to prevent it. I was planning to go buy some anti-evil software this evening. The remaining IT dude here suggested I try his favorite free download first. So I'm doing that tonight. If it works, free solution! If it doesn't work, I'll buy software tomorrow.

I'm not really expecting it to work, so I'm blogging from the office.

eta: I think it worked.


Today's earrings: rockets, men

Bedtime reading: "Eurema's Dam," R.A. Lafferty

The fiscal year is waning

and the folks at the head office are most eager that we should use all our vacation days before June 1. So! Half-days for the rest of the week, taking Monday off, and then I have to devise more leisure. Perhaps I could go east. I should definitely have lunch with sisters...


Today's earrings: rockets, men

Bedtime reading: Howl's Moving Castle, Diana Wynne Jones

Darn

At least Stephan didn't win.


Today's earrings: rockets, wood rounds

Bedtime reading: Wintersmith, Terry Pratchett

Happy Presidents' Day

- - Patrick Moberg

Today's earrings: rockets, estrogen molecules

Bedtime reading: Fragile Things, Neil Gaiman