Can You Plagarize Yourself?

Just before I woke up this morning, I had a really funny dream with a great joke in it. I woke up laughing and thought "that was great, I wish I had thought of that one!" Then it occured to me that technically, I did. I can use it, but I feel guilty because my brain did it without me. I am so messed up.

Anyone Have $660 Million to Play With?

The Los Angeles Archdioces is settling their sexual abuse lawsuits for $660 million. Frankly, it bothers me that they HAVE that much money in the first place. That they should have that much to spend on buying their way out of crime is pretty disturbing. The pope might be surprised to know that Jesus didn't wear large jewels, nor were his walls covered in gold. No really, I'm serious, they weren't! I fully admit to not paying much attention in CCD, but I'm pretty sure he also didn't tell his apostles "go forth and collect priceless works of art". I mean, he might have, but probably not.

Dinner is served. Mmmm...

Another One of Those Dinners

I just made the components for a stawberry-blueberry shortcake. I'm just waiting for the biscuit to cool so it doesn't melt the whipped cream. I don't know what I'm going to make for my dairy and egg allergic kid, who is also fruitaphobic, but I'll figure out something.

Yanno, whipping cream by hand is really hard, but a great thing to do when you're pissed off. You know that fine line that you get to between whipped cream and butter? I almost crossed it. I'm going to wake up in the morning with the biceps of a Brakeheart.

My "Huh?" Moment of the Day

I'm making Stitch Diva's Sahara Sweater in the short-sleeved version, out of bamboo yarn, which just looks like perfectly normal yarn. Today my mother came over and saw it in my basket and asked if it was the bamboo sweater I was working on. I said yes and she looked at it and said "It doesn't look like bamboo. It looks more like grass." I utterly and completely do not understand what that meant, given that she was just looking at yarn with no botanical characteristics at all. If it goes well and comes out nice, I plan on making the long-sleeved version. I'll be making that one out of soy. I wonder what comment that one will evoke. My curiosity eagerly awaits that one.

It seems that Blogger no longer likes post titles. How sad.

My Brush with Greatness

Stephen Schwartz and I have the same piano tuner. I know, you don't even know what to say.

Conversation in the Ladies' Room

9Y0: I hate those evaporation thingies.

ME: You mean dryers?

9YO: Yeah, those.