Poppy Dennison, lovely as always. Okay– so  not so long ago, I actually wrote a pretty filthy parody to that story– you can find it here if you like, but suffice it to say that when you change the name to Oh, the Orifices You’ll Go, no good can come of it.  (Okay. That’s a… Read More

Yes, yes I am, and I’m still having fun!  (Could you have taken a WORSE panorama shot of the skyline from the Field Museum, Amy?  No.  No, I don’t think I could have, unless it just showed sky, why do you ask?) Okay– LOTS to say– I’m not even going to try to make it… Read More

Okay– so we got out of the house which was awesome.  Seriously– my parents were almost late, and then Mate forgot the tickets to the ball game and then we LITERALLY walked through security, up to our gate, and into line.  If they’d had to pat me down for my maxi-pad again, like they did… Read More

Leaving on Thursday, and I need to… oh, crap… Do the laundry, bring the sweaters, how cold is it going to be there?  Lessee… the kids are gonna be there for five days, they’ll need ten of everything how many is that?  Is that even possible?  Oh CRAP! Do they need the ir own SHAMPOO?… Read More

Lots and lots of turkeys, that I have yet to meet! A scarf done for Big T, and some mitts working for Squish, Really, I’ve got knitting and as much yarn as you could wish! Squish’s birthday dinner went off without a hitch– Not yarn for her, but Chinese food!  As much as you could… Read More

We had a lovely day yesterday–of which I took ZERO photos.  Yes, you heard that right.  ZERO photos.  No, I don’t know what was wrong with me… it was just so nice to talk and laugh that this time, I let Mate get the photos, and he’ll get them to me when he’s ready.  … Read More

Okay… So the logic runs like this… Squish’s birthday is next week, right?  And we’re going to have a small family party next week, and go eat at Wongs and have ice cream cake (note to self:  must not forget ice cream cake) and then take Squish to a King’s game, where she’ll see her… Read More

Okay– I’m going to start with the family hilarity before I continue. I know some folks only read for the family stuff, right? Anyway– Mate and I did a little impromptu Easter shopping the other night, and forgot to take the stuff out for the next day.  When the kids noticed the candy in the… Read More

Heya, all!   Okay, I’ve got two deadlines this weekend, and four children who are in the house and need to be entertained.  Can she survive?  We’ll see… we’ll definitely see… I have a release on Wednesday (Bolt-Hole, which is available for pre-sale and which I will talk about on Tuesday/Wednesday– I put up the little… Read More

Okay.  You all have this friend.  Perhaps somedays you ARE this friend. (I know I am!) Somedays, ALL of your friends are this friend. The friend with the “OMG–READ THIS!” or, “Oh crap– watch this video!”  The friend with the, “Have you SEEN this show?!!”  or the, “Oh sweet jebus, you MUST read/see/watch/do/fondle/own/tweet/retweet/facebook/link to/rubyournakedskinagainst THIS!”… Read More