Kathie isn’t the only person who likes to torture dress up her puppy for Halloween.

Dale and I were married on October 31, 1998. That makes today our fourth wedding anniverary.

During our time together, Dale and I have been to half a dozen states, two countries, four weddings, three funerals, a number of parties, and countless movies. We’ve rescued kittens and cried when we saw them carried away to new homes. We’ve cleaned the house and made a mess of it. We’ve played a lot of games, both against each other and on the same team.

We’ve fought, broken up, gotten back together, and fought again. We’ve hugged and kissed and loved and made love.

And we’ve done all of that together.

Despite the fights and losses and hard times we’ve had, I am able to look back at the last six years with love and happiness. Because for every time I’ve cried, there were a thousand moments when Dale made me laugh. Not only is he my husband, but he truly is my best friend and partner. And I look forward to spending the rest of my life making memories with him.

Happy Anniversary, Dale!

I love you!

Happy Halloween!

I’m trying to put together a playlist of music for a Halloween party. What are your spooky suggestions? (I’m thinking of the way a song sounds, as well as its lyrics.)

This is mainly posted as a note to myself.

• Chiropractor on Monday
• Buy candy for trick-or-treaters
• Refrain from eating candy before Halloween
• Buy cups and plates for party
• Buy/make snacks for party
• Paint nails blue
• Dye streaks in hair blue
• Get rest of costume together (dress, horns)
• Get costume for Zoë (maybe)
• Bathe Zoë
• Replace the patio light
• Do lots of laundry
• Dr. appt. on Tuesday
• Chiropractor on Wednesday
• Make Aaron’s costume
• Help Adam with his costume (he changed his mind about his costume)
• Finish painting dining room
• Put table and chairs back in dining room
• Find anniversary present for Dale
• Pick up Genevieve’s cat from vet on Wednesday
• Pass out remaining uneaten candy
• Clean the house
• Put up Halloween decorations
• Chiropractor on Friday
• Party on Saturday!

While doing a Google search for Latin phrases, I came across this page of slightly less common Latin phrases. It includes such gems as:

Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam.

(I have a catapult. Give me all the money, or I will fling an enormous rock at your head.)

Estne volumen in toga, an solum tibi libet me videre?

(Is that a scroll in your toga, or are you just happy to see me?)

Quantum materiae materietur marmota monax si marmota monax materiam possit materiari?

(How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?)

• I dyed my hair blue-black yesterday. I wish there was more blue and less black.

• Not much has been happening lately, so not much to post about, but I’m feeling guilty about the front page of my site being empty. Plus, friends have started to comment on it.
  
  
• Been playing Dark Age of Camelot and feeling unsociable, on- and offline.
  
  
• Mel and Dale have helped me paint the dining room red. Some touch ups, and I should be ready to start the colorwashing. Can’t make excuses anymore.
  
  
• Thanks to the recent weather, I now know that my puppy is afraid of storms.
  
  
• I’m hosting a Halloween party in two weeks. I hope I pull out of this funk before then.

I’m supposed to be on my way to Virginia right now. But, this morning I started feeling very very ill and chose to cancel my flight. Hopefully, I’ll be going instead at Thanksgiving, and with Dale.

Happy Birthday, Dad!

I love you!

Currently up for auction on Ebay: The ABC’s of Sex for Trainables.

This is a rather (probably unintentionally) campy sex education video made in the early 70’s for the mentally challenged. It covers such important topics as slang terms for ‘penis,’ including ‘prick,’ ‘peter,’ and ‘rod.’ The video also contains scenes with ‘trainables’ caught masturbating and waking after a wet dream, and a narrator overly fond of using the word ’screwing.’

The mind boggles.

If there’s something you don’t want people to see, you shouldn’t leave it in a publically accessible area.

Ooops.

Like a father with a sense of humor.

(Work-safe if you have headphones on. via Genevieve.)

I decided to give my site design a bit of a Halloween tweak. Hope you like it.

Well, this morning I dropped off Min Jung at the airport so she could rent a car. She was going to head back into central Austin, pick up TimOThompson, then head to Dallas to visit with some of the DFW Bloggers.

I wish I could have gone with her, but I had plans here in town.

*siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigh*

Today (technically, yesterday) was a pretty full, fun day. I’d like to write all about it, but it’s late, I’m very tired, and Min Jung has already posted about it.

There are some photos here.

Zoë is currently licking the base of my gumball machine.

Pamela: yo, kevin, dale’s not on his comp

Kevin: ah very fine.

Kevin: so how is your guest?

Pamela: my weekend houseguest, Min Jung, is using his PC and connected to Trillian

Pamela: she’s fine wondering who “kevin” is
Kevin: You know any whitegilrs?

Kevin: Gurls

Pamela: heh, yeah, some

Kevin: I dont’ believe you,,, you’ve gone to the other side.

Kevin: You need more BBQ.

Kevin: You still have your live in guest as well?

Pamela: Mel is still here. Min Jung arrived this morning.

Kevin: nodnod so what is this now, 9 cats and 2 asian chicks?

Kevin: when you going to stop? is there a limit?

Kevin: You going to get the nuetured?

Kevin: If you don’t they’ll go about marking their territory.

Pamela: hahahahahaha

Min Jung has arrived safely in Austin and been delivered to my house of cats.

Not knowing what the traffic was going to be like, I left an hour early to get to the airport. I ended up arriving about 25 minutes early. I didn’t want to park and be bored waiting in the baggage claim area, so I started circling the airport via the pick-up zone, and listened to my CDs. I quickly learned that I can make a complete lap in 3 minutes. So, I spent the next 20 minutes doing laps.

About 9:55, I figured it was time to park. Despite now being very familiar with the route past the parking areas, I managed to pull into the wrong lot. I wanted the garage but ended up in short-term surface parking. I still had a few minutes, so I figured I’d leave the parking area, circle again, and then get into the garage. I hadn’t realized that the surface lot was a maze. I think it took me another 5 minutes to find my way out.

I finally got parked in the garage. As I crossed the road to the baggage claim area, I saw Min Jung waiting outside for me.

Yeah, I must be the only person who can arrive 25 minutes early and still be late. Sheesh.

GI Joe Commandeers Barbie’s Dream House

Take command of your soldiers from this fully outfitted battlezone. 75-piece set includes one 11 1/2″H figurine in military combat gear, toy weapons, American flag, chairs and more.

Though this may look like a parody or a clever spoof, it’s very real. You can find the toy by navigating through JC Penney’s web site.