Archive for May, 2007

My dog got run over by a whitetail

Saturday, May 26th, 2007

The dog’s been sick lately and he’s on a bunch of meds that make him have to pee. A lot. All the time.
So tonight he went outside to do his business and he was rushed by an angry doe. She came up to him, about 4 feet away from where hub was [...]

Shriek!

Saturday, May 26th, 2007

They’re making a movie out of one of my favorite books EVAR. I absolutely lived off the Dark is Rising series by Susan Cooper when I was a kid. I’m so excited!

Why am I in this handbasket?

Monday, May 21st, 2007

I blogged about the Stardust Hotel implosion a few months ago. Thinking back on it, it’s amazing what Las Vegas can get away with. To implode a building with fireworks and spotlights would be completely unheard of anywhere but there. It’s a completely unique American city, full of glitz and neon and [...]

Oh what a sap I am

Monday, May 14th, 2007

We’re planning the big Family Vacation this summer and I’m trying to absorb everything there is to know about Disney World. I came across this video of the Kiss Goodnight they play after the park closes and I got a little teary at the beginning, then just about lost it when they started singing, [...]

Tooting my own horn

Wednesday, May 9th, 2007

Dear Student,
Congratulations! You have been selected to receive a New College Merit Scholarship for the 2007-2008 scholastic year!
Woo!

West Lake Hills election madness

Wednesday, May 9th, 2007

I live in a little suburb of Austin that’s in the middle of a nasty, nasty election campaign for city council. On one side are the people who’ve been on the council for a while. On the other side are newcomers who want to see a change. We get daily junk in [...]

Grade time

Wednesday, May 9th, 2007

Got my grades today, just in time to start the summer semester.