November 15, 2007

let’s just call this a post so I can go to bed

I wrote a million words today, but the only ones you can read are over here. The rest were e-mails, or contractually mandated pieces for various other places; all of the latter are now in the limbo of published-but-not-yet-live.

Tomorrow I will be everywhere; tonight, I am barely even here.

November 14, 2007

eye had no clue

I went to the eye doctor yesterday, which I don’t mind, really (I mean it’s the EYE DOCTOR, I don’t have to take my clothes off or put my feet in stirrups or … you get the idea). I am nearly out of contact lenses (I wear the daily disposable, which rock) and my ten-year-old glasses are all mangled and bent (why don’t I get new glasses? you ask, and I say, because my prescription never changes and there is always something else to spend the money on).

Plus good eye health is important. For everyone.

So I go to the eye doctor, wearing my L’Oreal Lash Out (top lashes ONLY, of course) because I think THIS will be the Ultimate Road Test: could the Lash Out survive the basic eye exam, complete with TWO kinds of eye drops (one to dilate my eyes and one for something else that I have no idea about because I am an idiot and I don’t ask enough questions at the doctor’s office) or would it smear all over the place?

Hmmm.

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November 9, 2007

NaBloWhatNow?

We took the kids to Turkey Bingo at their school tonight, because nothing says Catholic School like Bingo Night (with the priest calling the numbers and everything!). They had a great time, and Henry won TWICE! Note to self: have the boy buy my lottery tickets next time. Apparently he has The Gift.

Despite the fact that it was Turkey Bingo, we did NOT come home with a turkey. In a freak twist of fate, Henry managed to win both times in the Kids’ Bingo round. And — AND! — he happily agreed to let Charlie have the second prize.

Isn’t that nice? Too bad they both chose crappy light-up swords that will be broken before lunch tomorrow. But still! So nice.

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November 8, 2007

for Chris

Who texted me to say that she was freezing.

It was sunny and 70 here today.

November 7, 2007

if it weren’t November, I wouldn’t be sharing ANY of this

Last night, I decided that we needed a vegetable with dinner, something that hadn’t been frozen. So I went poking around in the pantry. And found this.

Once upon a time, that was a sweet potato. Who the hell knows what it is now. Whatever it is, it’s in my trash. Good riddance.

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November 5, 2007

sentimental

Slide bracelet and watch. Read about the bracelet here.

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