Weekly thoughts:

GMEA was fun. I learned a lot about Finale, and not much else. I think Kirkdiggity will back me up, that after the BOA Symposium this summer GMEA isn't quite the same. It's like after the first time you went to Midwest.

I didn't spend a lot of time on the river after dark. We went ot Music and Arts and had fun and rubbed elbows then went for dinner. After dinner we stopped by the NBA shindig and it was nuts. I really wasn't up to waiting in line for an hour to get a drink and not having room to lift my arm. I guess I'm getting old...

I would also like to suggest closing the exhibits before the convention opens next year. Friday afternoon gives us WAY TOO MUCH time to run through...

OK- the moment you've all been waiting for- my offensive comment of the week...

Jesus Christ was the most liberal man to ever live. Respect for women, give away your money to find truth, forgiveness rather than punishment. These sound very different from what modern Evangelical leaders are telling us about what we should believe.

I thought you all might enjoy this little quote I found...


They keep talking about drafting a Constitution for Iraq. Why don't
we just give them ours? It was written by a lot of really smart guys, it's
worked for over 200 years and we're not using it anymore.

Well, we're all here in Athens town for the weekend. It is good to be here. I always love bringing kids to JanFest for a bunch of reasons. All my best kids are here- they're all juniors and seniors, all good players, all good kids- perfect. I also feel like this is a vacation for me. I get to hang out with Kirkdawggydawg and Bryyyun, and OOOOOOOuvre and get paid? Super duper. The best part is, for the first time, my students at home are still getting taught! Life is good.

I;ve been meaning to post this for a while. I love this guy's music. I would marry it if I weren't already happily hitched. Here's his website http://www.jeffbeal.com. There are tons of free samples to listen to. If you like modern, listenable music, he's for you.

I have also decided that as the token liberal in our group, I should post something that I feel is important every week. I'll start soft:

Diet Pepsi is better than Diet Coke. Pepsi One is better than anything.

There I said it. I'm from Atlanta- this may make me go to hell...

Erik

I am sick as shit. I think I may have actually seen my intestine today. I can;t remember which end it came out, but it really sucked. I got it from my wife who has passed it to both me and our nanny. The baby just vomicked on Kaphy. This just keeps getting better...

I really missed being at OOOOOOvre's stravanganza last night. We'll catch you at 40 papi.

I have had a ton of time to persue my geek interest no. 2. If you are a computer geek, you need to buy and play this. www.civ4.com. If you are married, make sure that your wife really loves you, bacause she may not see you for a few days. I read a quote that said something like this. "I got up at 8:30 this morning at some toast and started playing. It is now 10:30, I wandering around London looknig for dinner. That is all I have done. I stopped, not because I was hungry, but because I got to a stopping point in my game."

I know, I know, you all thought OOOOOOvre was the only geek.

Much love,
E

New Year's Thoughts

I've never really been one for resolutions, but I figure this year maybe I can have goals for the year. And, since I'm now a 15 YO girl, I'll share them with the world. It's a celebration, bitches.

1. Get back onto Weight Watchers. I lost about 28 pounds, but have gained 5 or 6 back. Time to step up.

2. Play my horn more. I spend like 9 million dollars to buy a tuba and it's decoration for our living room.

3. Spend quality time every week with my monsters. I would like to play at least an hour a week.

4. Call Raymond. Brother was my best friend forever and I haven't talked to him in like two years. One of us is an ass... As my boy Jim Bagley would say: "Someone's got to be the adult".

5. Keep our aquarium non-assy. This one is easy.


Here are some other thoughts:

A. I want a f^*&ing new car. I am getting tired of cramming 3 adults and two kid seats in. Every time I see Kaphy with only one ass cheek on the leather because she's got to tilt to get it, I know we need a car.

B. We have one really jacked up fish in our new tank. All it did for 10 days was surf in the jet of water coming into the tank. Literally all it did. No eating, no nothing, just surfing.

C. Why do people who chase small balls around a big grass course make fun of people who play with monsters? It seems to me that golfers spend more money on equipment than I ever could on monsters. No hating, I know it's fun and good exercise, but you know what? It's still a game with no point. And don't come with that "monsters have no redeeming merit" line. I am much better at math and I am mentally exercising my brain. Don't laugh... Don't pretend that riding a cart and swinging a club is any more physical exercise than this is mental. I don't come with "I walk"... Walking 3 miles in 4 hours is not exercise.

I love you all, I'm just keepin' it real. WooWoo!

E

You know you're old when:

1. You launch your New Year's fireworks (sober) at 7:45 so your kids can see.

2. Your New Year's party ends around 11:15 because no one can stay awake.

3. You have food left because people are worried about gas and heartburn.

We had the Oooove's and the Wuulph's over last night and we were the six most pathetic partiers I've ever seen. The eldest Wuulph boy partied harder than all of the adults put together.

Maybe we can make up for it in Savannah...

E