Great Weekend

What a nice weekend. On Saturday I went to book club for our 5-year anniversary. We read Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain, by Oliver Sacks, and had a great discussion at Bistro Vida, where our book club was conceived. I love book club. We spend about half the time discussing the book, and half the time talking about all kinds of things. I always wish we could meet longer.

Saturday night S. came over and made us dinner: lentil tostadas. They were very tasty and I had leftovers for lunch today. We watched some Olympics and played the Poll Game, one of my favorites. (Dave was out of town so missed out on the fun.)

Today I met up with Amy and visited Lisa and Jason and their new baby boy Jon. They're doing very well and Jon is adorable.

Last night Jack gave us a treat and had a five-and-a-half hour chunk of sleep (he went to bed at 8, woke up to eat around midnight, then slept until 5:30).

Soon, Jack will wake up from his nap and we'll go for a short walk, then have dinner. And that will be the end of a very nice weekend.

3 Day What?

I'm sure this isn't news to anyone, but the company 3 Day Blinds should really be renamed "3 Day Blinds (if you pay us $150 extra)".

Question on Unlocking Phones

Ok, people out there who are cell-phone savvy: I need to know how I can make sure my phone will work when we go to the UK.

I have a Motorola Razr V3. I called T-Mobile and told them I wanted to unlock my phone. They sent me an email with the unlocking code and the following instruction: "Before you start, you must have a foreign (non T-Mobile) SIM card entered into the handset."

I want to test this out before we travel (prob in a few months). Can I buy a SIM card here and try it? If so, where would I buy it, what would I buy?

Where the Hell is Matt? At Yahoo!

Matt Harding, of the website Where the Hell is Matt?, recently paid a visit to the Yahoo! campus. For those who haven't heard of him, Matt travels around the world and does a goofy dance in various locales. He often dances with the locals. This year's video is excellent, be sure and check it out.

I wanted to be in on the fun so I went down with Jack and had lunch with Chris, and then took part in the dancing on the green outside the cafeteria. They just posted the video on the Yahoo! blog. Matt danced all over campus and the part we were in is very brief, right at the end of the video. You can't really see us, but we're standing in the circle at the top left of the Y.

UPDATE: There's a photo of us on Flickr right before the dancing started. We're just to the right of the white light post. In fact that's Jack's diaper bag next to the post.. :) Thanks Mom for finding us!

I Fought the Curl, and the Curl Won

For 36 years, I've wished for straight hair. I've been going to the same hairdresser for nearly 10 years, and every time I have him blow-dry it straight. All day I say "I love my hair!" and the next time I take a shower, when the straightness gives way to the huge hair that's always been my nemesis, I shed silent tears.

Ok, I don't really cry, but I do wish it could be straight all the time.

My hairdresser's moving out of the state, so I decided to finally try going to someone new. She was all about the curl, so I let her loose. I have to say: I like it! The big question is, will I be able to make it look that way on my own? I think I'll have a good chance at it: she just put some product in and twirled the hair into ringlets and let it air-dry. Never too old to try something new, right?

Too Much Star Trek

Last night I had a dream about a time travel machine. William Shatner was there and when I asked him where he wanted to go, he said "Montreal World Expo, 1933." (I don't believe there was such a thing..) Anyway, he can go ANYWHERE in the entire history of the world and that's where he picks? Bo-ring.

Steve, Say It Ain't So

Barenaked Ladies singer and guitarist Steven Page faces a cocaine possession charge after his arrest while visiting two woman at their suburban Syracuse apartment.

Nooooooo!

Snark

I seem to be getting snarkier in my old age, or maybe it's just the sleep deprivation, but I find myself saying things out loud I would normally keep to myself.

Example #1
I'm at the pharmacy, carrying Jack in the sling. The pharmacist looks over and says sternly, "Make sure you cover that baby up in the sun!" I say, "Actually, I like to leave him in the sun for 5 hours a day, to get as much sun as possible!" I say it with a big friendly smile though so she just looks confused.

What is with people and their fear of sun & babies? I mean if they took one look at Jack it's pretty clear how pale he is; obviously he's not sitting in the sun all day. And even if I were the type of person to do that, is her admonishing me really going to change my ways? Look, if I'm dangling Jack over an open sewer grate or something, you can speak up, but otherwise.. zip it.

Example #2
It's noon on a Saturday. I'm feeding Jack upstairs, Chris is in the shower. Doorbell rings. I ignore it, figuring it's just UPS or something. It rings again. Knocking. Thinking it must be urgent, I rush downstairs carrying Jack who's now crying since his feeding has been interrupted. I open the door, and it's the Mormons.

"Hello, we're from the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints," one woman says.
"I'm an atheist."
"Can we leave you some literature?"
"No. Can I give you some literature on being an atheist?"

They didn't want any, which I suppose is just as well since I'm out.

Grumpy old lady! That's what I am!

Dreamgirls: The Review

Too much singing.

Song Meme

1. Put your iTunes, Windows Media Player, etc. on shuffle
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS.

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF?
Impossible

WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
Workin’ for MCA

WHAT IS LIFE'S PURPOSE?
Fever

WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
Take Me Home

WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
Thank Misery

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
None of Your Business

WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
I U She

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
Full of Grace

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Brokeback Mountain Score 3

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
Whipping Boy

WHAT SONG WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR WEDDING?
Iko Iko

WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
Superwise

WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST??
Hell Yes

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST FEAR?
I Only Have Eyes for You

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
Here Today and Yesterday

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
Sister Christian