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Julie — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:58:42 +0000

I’ll be downloading it tomorrow. I hope you will too!

[6/17 Update: Successfully downloaded & installed. Don't care for the new look, but it works fine.]

Dreamin’

Julie — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:19:16 +0000

Such a dream I had last night!

We bought this great big old house. The reason we could afford it was because it was located not in super-expensive Ann Arbor but in some very small town in Missouri. Does anyone else have dreams about architecture? In my dream we were exploring the house, going from room to room, admiring the details. There were built in bookshelves and cabinets, a perfect kitchen, woodwork to die for, oh my gosh the master bathroom… There were three full stories plus a finished attic with nooks and crannies like you wouldn’t believe. Exterior views were also included: light blue clapboard, tons of windows, trees, nice neighborhood. The whole family was so happy and excited.

Oh yes there was day residue involved here. Yesterday a client made a surprise visit to my house. My house which is covered in dog hair because Riley is blowing her coat and our vacuum cleaner doesn’t work. My house which is nondescript at best, but yesterday (of course) a total mess, and let’s just say it was a tad embarrassing to have a client stop by unexpectedly. And of course she wanted to use the bathroom before she left, the bathroom which was in an even worse state than the rest of the house, and let’s just say that was more than a tad embarrassing.

Words fail me

Julie — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:38:05 +0000

Quick update

Julie — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 02:50:13 +0000

Joey is doing great! Two days ago he had surgery on his nose — outpatient, but with general anaesthetic — and it went really well. The doctor told us he’d be in a lot of pain, but he didn’t even want ibuprofin, let alone the prescription painkillers. And just in case you had any lingering doubts, that same evening Joey regaled us all with some wicked potty humor at the dinner table.

What? You want details?

Ok. Remember “he who smelt it, dealt it”? (Yes, for some reason this phrase was mentioned at our dinner table. Ahem.) Well, Joey came up with some alternate versions. Luckily, I took notes:

He who nosed it, composed it
He who smelled it, expelled it
He who detected it, ejected it
He who noted it, emoted it
He who scented it, vented it

Actually, a couple of those were Steve’s. Anyway, as you can see, Joey seems to have made a complete recovery. And if anyone would like to add to the list, please feel free!

Arrrr!

Julie — Tue, 15 May 2007 14:58:20 +0000

So, the other day I learned something astonishing, simply astonishing. My friend Les told me that her Nutrition professor told her the real reason why pirates wear eye patches. Not that they’ve lost an eye, no. It’s so they can keep one eye always adjusted to the dark. If they suddenly have to go belowdecks all they have to do is switch the patch to the other eye and lo and behold they can see just fine. Can you believe it?

And when I told my husband this thrilling tidbit, well, he didn’t take it so well. “Nah,” he said confidently. “No way. That would never work. Both your pupils dilate and retract the same. Unless you have a concussion.”

Not to worry. Les tried it. Bless her heart, she actually tried it. And it TOTALLY worked.