Concept Borrowed* from Kranki

*OK, stolen. Fine, whatever.

See, Kranki does this wonderful thing called "Crush-Your-Cat's-Head Friday". And since I am, at heart, a shameless poser without a single original idea in my head, I have copied her and Crushed My Cat's Head -- on Friday:







Cute, huh? But Sapphira, not to be outdone by a mere amateur copycat such as myself, has taken it upon herself to enlarge the concept, and created "Crush-Your-Dog's-Head Everyday":






I swear she's going to rule the world someday.

August 18

See archives.

Sorry, I'm too much the geek to link it. And I'm gone for 3 days.

Another Confession

I have no pictures. OK, I have one picture, which I can't post yet because I haven't downloaded it.

Turns out the battery on the camera didn't like cold nights in a tent in the mountains. Go figure. The result: the photos I didn't take on the first day -- thinking I needed to save room on the card for the remainder of the adventure -- were sacrificed for nothing since there was no battery power following the first night.

And before this, you thought I was bright, didn't you?! HA! You've now been disabused of that ridiculous notion, and I don't ever want to have to prove it to you again.

I hope you've learned your lesson.

Confession

Honestly. I came home from a 6-day camping trip in the wilderness where there ARE no showers, AND I READ BLOGS BEFORE showering.


That's how much you mean to me.

Missing, but definitely in action

Yep, I'm gone for the week. To a place so remote and pristine that even wireless internet and cell phone can't reach it. Heck, if I had one, even a satellite phone would be iffy where we're headed. Although I don't know that in fact, since the technology behind sat. phones is not anything with which I'm familiar. I use the reference merely to make the point of how unplugged we'll be for the next 6 days. Really, seriously, unconnected to politics, news, world events, correspondence from friends and family, and the internest as a hole.

Don't feel sorry for me though, I'm looking forward to the disconnect (no offense intended). It's not blogging, bloggers or blog-related email I want a break from; it's all the other shit involving communication technology, like say, for instance, work. Not that I've actually done much of that since I started this blog, but y'know... sometimes any is too much.

So, be good to yourselves and the people around you, and write a LOT while I'm away. Because when I come back I'll be in withdrawal and I'll expect much material from each and every one of you. Because you blog just for me, right? And I'm grateful.

Salut!

Things I don't love about summer.

1) Mosquitos. Specifically, mosquito bites, and the high-pitched humming sound they make while strafing past your ears.

2) Sunscreen. Yes, I know it's necessary, but it's a pain applying it to three impatient children several times each day.

3) High utility bills. *sigh* Be grateful I have air conditioning to pay for, yeah... I'm trying.

4) Reduced income due to reduced work schedule. (Although, to be clear, I DO love the reduced work schedule.)

5) Sibling rivalry. Time together is great, until it becomes grating. God love'em.