On a lighter note, I’ve just been reminded I’m going to be attending my first honest-to-goodness bachelorette party tomorrow night in downtown Austin. Now Leesa and I are trying to decide upon the best place to go shopping for Jessica’s gifts. We’ve decided to go for something naughty and save the gift registry stuff for the wedding.

Sorry for the lack of updates. It’s been a busy and surreal day. I’m being faced with a big decision, which I’ve actually already made. But now I’m going to have to act on it. Sorry for being so cryptic, but details just can’t be posted yet….

Your popularity increases once you express your desires.

If (and that’s a BIG “If,” Dale!), if I were to ever pierce my nipples, I think I’d have to get this, just for the amusement factor.

Beware the attack monkeys.

I’ve just dropped one of my cats, Styn, off at the vet. They’re going to dock more of his tail, because we’ve discovered the stump* wasn’t healed as we’d thought. In fact, the bone is protruding from the end because there isn’t sufficient skin to cover it. That’s just pretty nasty. While he’s under, they’re going to go ahead an neuter him too. I think he’s going to be really pissed at me and Dale when we pick him up tomorrow.

I feel so guilty. Styn cried all the way to the vet. As the tech picked up his carrier, I stuck my fingers through the wire of the door to say goodbye. He purred and butted his head against the tips of my fingers. I feel like such a traitor. I actually sniffled and cried a little all the way in to work.

*Styn was a stray kitten we adopted. Some time before he came into our lives, he had some sort of accident that resulted in the severing of most of his tail.

You have much to offer. Let others know.

I talked to my mother earlier tonight. She mentioned missing our dog, Samson, who

href="http://midnightgarden.com/blog/2000_08_13_old.html#667984">passed away back in August. She said she still catches herself saying goodbye to him when she leaves the house. She also told me that when my dad gets home from work, he goes to find Sammy to let him out to go to the bathroom. It’s surprising how the absence of such a little dog can leave such a big hole in all our lives. Samson wasn’t just a pet. He was a member of our family for almost 18 years. And we all miss him terribly.

Pinch Me

It’s the perfect time of year

Somewhere far away from here

I feel fine enough, I guess

Considering everything’s a mess

There’s a restaurant down the street

Where hungry people like to eat

I could walk but I’ll just drive

It’s colder than it looks outside

It’s like a dream you try to remember

But it’s gone

Then you try to scream

But it only comes out as a yawn

When you try to see the world

Beyond your front door

Take your time, is the way I rhyme gonna make you smile

When you realize that a guy my size might take a while

Just to try to figure out what all this is for

It’s the perfect time of day

To throw all your cares away

Put the sprinkler on the lawn

And run through with my gym shorts on

Take a drink right from the hose

And change into some drier clothes

Climb the stairs up to my room

Sleep away the afternoon

Like a dream you try to remember

But it’s gone

Then you try to scream

But it only comes out as a yawn

When you try to see the world

Beyond your front door

Take your time is the way I rhyme gonna make you smile

When you realize that a guy my size might take a while

Just to try to figure out what all this is for

Pinch me, pinch me, cause I’m still asleep

Please God tell me that I’m still asleep

On an evening such as this

It’s hard to tell if I exist

If I pack the car and leave this town

You’ll notice that I’m not around

I could hide out under there

I just made you say “underwear”

I could leave but I’ll just stay

All my stuff’s here anyway

Like a dream you try to remember

But it’s gone

Then you try to scream

But it only comes out as a yawn

When you try to see the world

Beyond your front door

Take your time is the way I rhyme gonna make you smile

When you realize that a guy my size might take a while

Just to try to figure out what all this is for

Pinch me

Try to figure out what all this is for

Pinch me

Try to see the world beyond your front door

Pinch me

Try to figure out what all this is for

From Barenaked Ladies Maroon

“Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.”

- Unknown

“There is, incidentally, no way of talking about cats that enables one to come off as a sane person.”

- Dan Greenberg

I don’t know why, but I am just in a FANTASTIC mood today! I’m happy, and grinning, and chatty. (OK, so there’s nothing unusual about me being chatty.)

Beware the man of one book.

Pretty cryptic, eh?

nsult inspired by ThinkGeek

Well, I’ve just submitted my own entry for the TiVo giveaway contest. Considering how many people on MetaFilter have announced that they’ve won, I’ll feel pretty stupid if I don’t.

Hrm, with my luck, that should about guarantee that I won’t win. Heh.

Turn your Handspring Visor into a mobile phone. Nifty, but expensive!

I’ve just learned that 7 year old Lauren Neace has lost her 10 month battle against brain cancer at 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, September 24th. I can’t express my sorrow. My condolences go out to her family and friends.

Keep your face to the sunshine, and you will never see the shadows.

This friggin’ sucks SO much!

Shortly after we moved into our new house, it rained, and we discovered a roof leak that lets in water through our fireplace. Well, a workman came out and allegedly fixed the problem. But we discovered today that wasn’t the case. In the two hours since we’ve gotten home and discovered the leak, we’ve soaked 5 towels, and washed and dried 4 of them so we won’t run out. We’ve left 4 messages at three numbers and only heard back from one. And that was Scott, who was just the builder’s sales rep. He gave us the third number, which I called 45 minutes ago. No response yet.

On top of the fireplace leak, we’ve discovered a leak in our garage. We currently have a stream running all the way across the floor, from one wall to the other.

This is NOT acceptable.