Better late than never
May 26, 2009
Iceland & Norway pictures added. Let’s just say that I’m overly concerned with livestock and baby cousins.
May 26, 2009
Iceland & Norway pictures added. Let’s just say that I’m overly concerned with livestock and baby cousins.
March 16, 2009
For the first time in ten years, Michigan’s going to a 4-letter tournament. UMhoops has coverage from Crisler, including a video of fans going crazy as the bracket is set.
Which is all looks very awesome and fun, but a part of me is taken aback by all the cheering and yelling. Sure, it’s been a decade in the wilderness, but we’re Michigan. We don’t make noise over merely being in invited; we should be self-righteously nodding our heads and getting to work. Especially during midterms.
January 7, 2009
Inspired by this Ask Metafilter post (which was in turn motivated by this one), I signed up for New York Cares Winter Wishes program. What did my kid ask for?
A bicycle, of course.
Sometimes I’m sure the internet is laughing at me.
It was actually quite fun – I called the coordinator to get her height, helmet status, and girliness quotient, and wound up getting her something pink and frilly.
The other kid asked for a Baby Alive Learns to Potty, which was actually harder for me to handle because i have an irrational fear of dolls. Especially peeing ones.
September 21, 2008
It’s official. I hate the Wall Street $700B bailout plan, and I think you should too.
If we’ve learned nothing anything in last eight years, it should be this. Giving the Bush administration a blank check for anything is a bad idea. They didn’t even pretend that this wasn’t a massive overreach of the executive branch:
Decisions by the Secretary pursuant to the authority of this Act are non-reviewable and committed to agency discretion, and may not be reviewed by any court of law or any administrative agency.
I think it’s time for a moratorium on Treasury Secretaries who come from investment banks.
September 14, 2008
Iceland was other-worldly. Norway (or more precisely, Norwegian cousins) were hysterical, as were the members of my fire department partying on the plane to Reykjavik (congrats, Joel!), as well as the drunk guy who propositioned both myself and my boyfriend. At least we got some free drinks out of it.
I’ll be posting pics shortly, but until then:
Sarah Palin really is a female George W. Bush. Time to donate to Obama again.
May 15, 2008
While conversing with an acquaintance last week, I came to the sudden, horrible realization that I read way too many ridiculous animal blogs. I’m not talking about dailykitten or cuteoverlord type sites (warning: good pictures, unbearable writing/graphics), or even the ever-amusing LolCats. No, we’re talking about incredibly targeted, silly blogs about animals with very specific (dis)positions.
This Rabbit Disapproves of This Post
May 14, 2008
Oh, West Virginia. 2008 is turning into the year that I start to hate you.
At least the candidates are making my decisions easier, given that Hillary is a sore loser and McCain is older than dirt.
I finally upgraded my Wordpress today (albeit not without some human error induced headaches). The new admin interface is amazing. Highly recommended.
The Puffs is feeling much better… so much so that I had to disguise his pills in baby food to get him to take it, as he’s no longer allowing me to shove things down his throat at will. He should be able to get the metal staples out of his tummy soon, and is even starting to pick fights with the Fuzz. I’m fairly certain that he’ll be fully recovered sooner than my finances will. Pet insurance, man.
May 2, 2008
It’s been a funny month:
I’m probably going to hell, but I can’t resist:
Mullets are a family tradition for the Arnesons — Brady’s older brother Blake won the same award in 2005. Their father Scott Arneson also had a mullet as a child.
February 22, 2008
For some reason, I find this Powerpoint-inspired answer to life’s problems strangely compelling. I think it’s the narrator’s accent and phrasing; it’s so sympathetic and yet unnatural at the same time. This is how I imagine our eventual robot overlords will sound.
February 14, 2008