I took some video of the presentation, but the teacher moved on before Elise even got to the stage, which was kind of uncool, but oh well, as long as Elise didn't notice (and she didn't). So now we have a cool certificate, as well as a "pencil of honor", that she received for being honest.
Here's my little Honesty Awardee!
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For a number of years, we were receiving a lot of credit card offers. I know you've gotten them too, so I don't need to tell you how annoying they are, not to mention the risk they pose for identity theft - an identity thief can take these things out of your trash and apply for credit in your name.
Tip #1 - Always shred these things when you get them in the mail. Don't leave them intact for someone to use.
Tip #2 - and this is really the more fun, evil option: take the application and write, in large letters, please do not send me any more applications, and take me off your list (or something to this effect). Then take the postage-paid envelope they always include, and stuff it full of the heaviest stuff you can find, including of course the application. I often include cardboard, and whatever else comes reasonably to mind. Don't stuff it so full it looks like a letter bomb or an anthrax letter or something, because it won't get through. The point here is to cost them as much money as possible while making your point that you want them to stop trying to sell you credit cards.
I went through this for about a year back when we lived in Fremont, and miraculously, I stopped receiving these stupid offers. Now they're attempting to invade my mailbox again. Oh well. Sucks for them...
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Found this on a friend's Facebook page this morning:
Gotta show this to Elise - every time she eats meat, she says "thanks, animal, for letting me chew on your corpse." No shit. I tell her she scares me, but deep down there's a part of me that's proud ;}~
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Hulu has Lexx! No kidding, really...
Sing it with me...
(Click HERE for the song...)
Vaiyo A-O
(Fighters of the Fight)
A Home Va Ya Ray
(For their home and their heart)
Vaiyo A-Rah
(We fighters will win or die)
Jerhume Brunnen G
(Forever we are Brunnen G)
So far they only have four episodes, but I'm hoping they include the whole thing before too long. I only ever got to see the last couple of episodes when it was on TV, so the early days are a bit of a mystery to me.
And yes, I understand there are some of you out there who have no freakin' idea what I'm talking about. Go find out. You'll either love it or hate it. Trust me. It's like coconut that way.
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Sharing one of my favorite Christmas cookies here: "Russian Tea Cakes". Click on the title for the recipe from AllRecipes.com.
Are they Russian? I have no freakin' idea. I've heard them called "Mexican Wedding Cookies", though I believe Mexican wedding cookies are made with cocoa. I've heard people say their grandmother brought the recipe from Lithuania.
Whatever they are, wherever they come from, they are freakin' awesome! Light, not terribly sweet, they do indeed make brilliant companions with tea.
There. Never say I didn't give you nuthin...
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Found on Plaid Stallions: The Dr. Who catalog page !!!
And not just ANY Dr. Who, but TOM BAKER Dr. Who!
I can remember rushing home from highschool (yes, this WAS back in the Dark Ages, thank you VERY much for asking) to catch Dr. Who on Public Television. Tom Baker was the Dude! (Check out his official web site.) I even bought three purple and yellow knitted mufflers and sewed them together! Hey, it occurs to me that I should knit myself a muffler in the actual colors.
(T-shirt courtesy of Think Geeks... Click HERE)
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Sick today. Elise has been home Monday and today, Tuesday, with a fever. I woke up this morning with a splitting headache, and actually went back to bed. Heading back now.
On the writing front, I've made huge progress on my world-building. I've decided on a model for Findias - seeing it as a cross between Mont. St. Michel and Gondor. Built on Dagda's character and even came up with a few scenes for him. Things are going well, and I've got a better direction now, a bit more surety in the voice and the happenings.
Okay, off to bed I stagger. Benedictions, all...
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