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At my sister’s house last week, I was fooling arou…

At my sister’s house last week, I was fooling around with the video option on my digital camera, and took this video of the baby. The noise she makes right before my sister gives her the sunglasses? Is, to quote Dumb & Dumber, the most annoying sound in the world. And she uses it every time she wants something. Anyway, enjoy seeing the cellulite on my legs. I know I do.

MSNBC is reporting that Terry Schiavo has died. I …

MSNBC is reporting that Terry Schiavo has died. I hope that she and her family finally find some peace. This world would be a better place if all those people who were outside the hospital screaming and carrying on took that energy and started helping people who actually need it.

Any of you knitters out there have some advice on …

Any of you knitters out there have some advice on doing a good kitchener stitch? I found this on knitty.com, but I’m looking for some of that good old “this is what works for me” info. I already tried doing it using the instructions in the S&B book, and it didn’t go well. I have eight stitches to join together, and I kept ending up with more on the back needle than the front. CURSES!

If you saw Ben Stiller as Tony Wonder on the most …

If you saw Ben Stiller as Tony Wonder on the most recent Arrested Development, this clip of David Blaine is extra funny. My favorite part is that Carson Daly totally thinks it’s real. Check out his face. [warning: kind of graphic and fake]

Florida was wonderful. The weather was nice, my ni…

Florida was wonderful. The weather was nice, my nieces are adorable, and it was great to see my sister and her husband. I must apologize to Bud Buckley for never making it down to Althea’s – my sister’s work schedule didn’t really allow it. Next time, we will get a sitter. We did have breakfast there on Saturday, and I saw your flyer on the window. J and Anne – if you go to Althea’s for breakfast, try their eggs benedict. Hell yah. Anyway, I’m glad to be home, but I miss everyone down there already. _blank”>Here are a few snapshots.

Hey buddies! I’m home. Great, great trip. Very tir…

Hey buddies! I’m home. Great, great trip. Very tired. Can’t write complete sentences. More tomorrow.

I have a 7:30am flight to Florida, where I’ll be u…

I have a 7:30am flight to Florida, where I’ll be until March 30th. I’ll miss you people! Mostly, though, I’ll miss the geekboy, who’s staying behind to earn a sweet, sweet paycheck. Make sure that he remembers to eat and shower between x-boxing and comic reading, okay, everyone?

It makes my heart sing to realize that the influen…

It makes my heart sing to realize that the influence of the fine film Mallrats will always be with us. Click here for a bonus giggle [nsfw].

I just got back from getting a long-overdue physic…

I just got back from getting a long-overdue physical. Of course, I have to wait until the bloodwork and EKG come back, but I seem to be pretty healthy, which is always a relief. I always dread getting blood taken, because my veins tend to collapse. If the person drawing the blood is inexperienced, I can always count on a lot of pain, a lot of frustration, and a lot of bruising. So today, my vampire was a rather large man who sort of resembled Biz Markie, except he didn’t look as, uh, special as Mr. Markie usually does.

Anyhoo, he comes busting into the room and he’s all sweaty, wiping his brow and saying, “Sorry I made you wait, damn, that last guy, I had so much trouble getting a vein, dude, you have no idea. It was my very first patient, no one told me it was going to be this hard.” I just looked at him, slightly startled, and he laughed and said, “HA! I’M JUST PLAYIN’!” Har. Very funny. I said, “Well, good luck with me, my veins like to collapse,” and he said, “I can do it.” So, after a bunch of slightly painful sticks into my left arm (where he also chided me for watching him slide the needle around – “You ain’t supposed to WATCH”), he dove into my right arm, gleefully exclaiming, “If this one doesn’t work, me and someone are gonna FIGHT.” I asked, “Are you going to fight me? Because I haven’t had coffee yet,” and he said, “I am going to beat your vein.” No one has ever offered to beat up my own veins before. How gallant. Then he said, “Okay now, will your blood to come out. Come on blood, come on blood.” And lo and behold, it worked. He filled up two vials, slapped on a band-aid and said, “First of all, see, all you have to do is ASK your blood to come out easy. Also? Don’t ever let people even try to take blood from your left arm anymore.”

So that was MY morning.

Last night our neighbors invited us over and showe…

Last night our neighbors invited us over and showed us how to make dumplings. They were delicious. We’ll definitely be doing this again sometime.