Happy birthday Jimmy!
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY

I need to remember that when I adjust my egg nog intake, I must also adjust my exercise regimen. I'm not a very large person, but what there is of me is made up of two things.

1. Egg nog, and
2. Not being able to run from assailants

And I don't think it's a coincidence that my middle name is "Asthma". :(

Right now the only exercise I get is doing the victory dance when I win an internet argument. This does not happen often. I would include "driving around looking for an espresso stand that serves egg nog", but I have power steering and an automatic transmission.

I liked this post from the inimitable gfrancie. She is a reasonable individual and hey, she can cook too.

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Vote for a little love.
There is a referendum on the ballot this November in our state. It's referendum 71 and the jist is that if you vote for it, it would uphold domestic partnership rights laws that were recently passed earlier this year. It is a whole complicated thing where some people from Oregon (some wack-a-doo carpet baggers) essentially want to strike it down because "teh gays" are bad bad bad and this is just on the slippery slope that leads to perdition. (maybe one day there will be marriage equality in Washington State) If you let people have their basic rights, then people will one day be able to marry goats, marshmallows on sweet potatoes would be required at Thanksgiving and stirrup pants would be couture. Oh the humanity. Right.

There are quite a few signs in support of up-holding domestic partnership laws in our neighborhood and there is a deeply personal and tragic reason why. Almost three years ago we had this terrible winter storm. It was one of those "once every hundred years" sort of storms. Power went out for weeks for some people, a lot of trees were knocked over, homes were damaged and so on. It rained a great deal and because we live in a valley and we have had a history of drainage issues there was flooding. Kate Fleming who lived a few blocks away from us, drowned in her basement when she went to try and save some audio recording equipment from her office. (she was a voiceover artist) What added to the tragedy was when her partner kept being blocked from handling all the end of life decisions that most married couples/domestic partners make.

Here is a one minute piece where Charlene talks about what went on. She was lucky in that Kate's family was supportive and did what they could to give her "permission" to handle these things. But imagine someone who had a family that wasn't so supportive?
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I got French Dip for lunch today. I should have just bought 10 tubs of au jus. I love it. Broth has always felt very restorative to me.

I got this amazing, very cheap eBay vintage dress on a $8 whim, and it is amazingly cut. It gives the illusion of Kelly Osbourne curves. Seriously. It is polka-dotted, but tiny dots. Tiny tiny. It has those side pockets that are directly on the side of the garment and go around the bend, and the waist is nipped in. It barely fits in the waist.

Now I just have to wear it to work and bake cookies for everyone and smile all the time!

Ooh, with gloves.

Stomach cancer is associated with high salt in the diet, smoking, and low intake of fruits and vegetables. It is more common in men.

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Yours Faithfully,

Minister of Treasury Paulson

( Kentwood, Alaska? )

I try to find twins at least once every election cycle.

We're not ra$cists your are illegal

First 100 Days plan
1. Play pool
2. Make Jessface
3. PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST OH GOD MY EYES ARE BURNING ????
4. Profit!

The last three posts on my friends list are about coffee. From more than one poster, even. And they all use black & white icons. Wow, how narrow is my friends-view?

I for one encourage writing about coffee. It is a wonderful thing.

I love this style of paperback art.

Look what my boyfriend found on the internet!

It is not boobs. Well, there are bosoms. They are covered.

On I-405.

Ashtrays. Use them! Even if you twist the burning butt out, it may soon become a burning bush.

I called 911 but they already had it.

Have you ever had a word in your head repeatedly all day, regardless of whether you know it's a real word?

Today I had the word "spinbifida" in my head. Although it sounds made up (and probably is), I have a very strong feeling it exists. And it keeps popping up in my head, as if it's a complete thought and/or belongs there. WTF?!

Fashion 101. Two mistakes here.


1. Flared jacket with... flared pants? Yes, that is balanced.

2. Too-tight tops with too-tight pants. Not flattering on anyone.

Hmmm. Who does this resemble? Maybe just a little bit?

"Under My Thumb" is a creepy song.

Hmm. I bought a Wonder-Woman blue nail polish with huge sparkles in it, which was probably a mistake in and of itself. However, now that I'm applying it over OPI Nail Envy, it smells like sulphur. Like a perm.

Is this dangerous for my health? Ew. I think I'm removing it.