(http://xkcd.com/590/)

It happens. *twitch* Although, Comic Sans is far worse, and I've had to talk more than one client out of using that font. Some people really, really like it, which makes me cry a little bit. I don't get it.

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Tags: webstuff

Those people on the internet who said they used a wire brush to remove grout from their tile were either lying or have a very different type of grout. I've spent a fair amount of quality time with the Dremel on the bathroom floor, and it's taking WAY too long. It gives me kind of a sick satisfaction to see tile after tile freed from the grout gone wrong, though. About four more hours and I'll be done... makes me wonder if a sledgehammer and a complete re-tile would make more sense than just re-grouting.

The local public schools are out this week due to Swine!Flu! and so the neighborhood kids have been ringing my doorbell at least once an hour to see if Max & Khai are home yet. I keep explaining that their school didn't get shut down (yay, private school!!) but that they will be home a little after 3:00. So now they are ringing the doorbell to ask me what time it is. Is it three yet? When will it be three? I'm glad the boys have so many friends in the neighborhood. Wish they all had watches. :)

My parents get home from their whirlwind tour of Italy and England on Friday... I can't wait to hear their stories and see the pictures! Also, I look forward to not compulsively figuring what time it is in that part of the world every time I look at a clock.

Things I like: xkcd, this way too expensive hoodie from Prairie Underground, the Dremel, and my husband. We've been together TEN YEARS as of tomorrow. Mind-boggling.

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Tags: daily life, family

Max wants to dive into programming. Any suggestions on where he should start? Is BASIC too... well, basic, these days? He has been using Scratch for almost two years now, but mostly for simple animations and little movies. Should I help him find more complicated tutorials to move forward in that direction? Help me, nerd-friends. You're my only hope.

P.S. It's a gorgeous day! Get outside and into the sun as fast as you can!

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Tags: family, geek

Poor Josh got no dinner tonight. Despite making extra casserole, there was none left after Max's five helpings and Khai's respective three helpings. I got one helping. Where do they put it all? They are so skinny! Seriously, how will I feed them once they are in junior high? I guess this will teach Josh to come home late-- you snooze, you lose.

There are finally some pics up of our trip to Portland! There are SO many more, but yeah, my attention wanes. Some of the best:








There are more on flickr...

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Tags: family, food, photos, travel

It is a beautiful day outside. Sunshine, I missed you.

Yoga class this morning was tough, and I'll feel it tomorrow. I like that.

The kids have been out of school for spring break all week; to celebrate the time off, we were in Portland for five days visiting Matt & Jenny. Lots of Scrabble, the beach, good food, good company, waterfalls... it went too quickly. I have nearly 600 photos that I'm trying to pare down-- a few of them are actually post-worthy!

Tonight is the last two hours of Battlestar Galactica, and while I am -so- excited to see how they wrap it up, I am also really sad it's ending. I don't think I've ever gone fangirl to this degree. Yes, I know it's a tv show. I love it anyway. I'm probably going to cry a lot. (Dear Justin: HUSH, I know, I know.)

I should do some housework, but productivity seems SO OVERRATED. Especially when there is the entire internet at my fingertips...

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Tags: friends, random

Josh was right.

I was wrong.

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Tags: good stuff, insanity

It's 2:30am! I have been lying in bed, listening to the rain fall outside. Coughing. A lot. Tossing. Turning. Not sleeping. Coughing some more. The kids will be up in about 3.5 hours. I've not had caffeine in over two weeks now, but that's obviously not helping the insomnia.

This weekend, Josh and I watched Creation of the Humanoids, a 1962 sci-fi movie that meshes nicely with many of the ideas that Battlestar Galactica has put into my head. It's not high-budget, by any means, but the point gets across. I recommend it. Warning: there is a groan-inducing love-struck fluttering-eyelashes-and-swooning female character that might cause vomiting.

Another interesting movie is The Fall. This one would've been great to see in a theater-- beautiful scenery, deeply saturated colors, impressive wide-angle shots. It was pleasantly quirky. Crackmonkey, you will like this one.

I'm going to go lie in bed and try not to think or cough or thrash about.

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Tags: insomnia, movies

One of the fun things about Josh working out of town so much is that the kids are ready to celebrate every week when he comes home. Dad's coming home tonight! We should have a party!

Khai doesn't understand why I won't make a cake for Daddy, nor why I didn't make him a cake last week when he came home. We'll likely have the same discussion next week. He probably thinks I'm off my rocker, that I just don't GET IT. When you celebrate, you eat cake.

p.s. I do love cake. The problem with cake is that we eat it. And we do not all have the children's metabolism. Sigh. LIFE IS SO UNFAIR.

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Tags: good stuff, josh, kids

Family photo 2008:



Mustaches FTW!

We did take a non-mustache picture, too:

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Tags: family

My husband is teh awesome. One of our cars has been dead for ~3 weeks, and all attempts to jump it/start it/revive it have been futile. He bought a book, spent about two hours getting messy under the hood, and now it works. YAY!

I started out 2009 being sick, but I figure things can only get better. I hope everyone else had a better NYE than I did!

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Tags: josh