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I've been getting a lot of spam at my email address. I think this is the only place where I had it on display for all the 'net to see so I've changed my userinfo to only display my email address to friends. On the off chance that someone who is not on my friends list wants to contact me, just leave a note here and I'll give you my email.

Also, it hasn't happened lately but occasionally I'll get a comment from someone about something completely unrelated to the entry. Commenting on something I did/said in another journal or community or something. Anyway, I'd rather that most of the comments in my entries stay on topic, so if you have something to say that doesn't have anything to do with my latest entries go ahead an put it here. Usually anonymous comments would be screened, but not in this entry, so say whatever you want!

37. The Vagina Monologues - Eve Ensler
36. Girl, Interrupted - Susanna Kaysen
35. A Clash of Kings - George R. R. Martin
34. Rethinking Thin: The New Science of Weight Loss--and the Myths and Realities of Dieting - Gina Kolata
33. Bone: The Complete Cartoon Epic in One Volume - Jeff Smith
32. The Good Body - Eve Ensler
31. Babylon 5 Scripts: Other Voices, Volume 2 - Larry DiTillio, et al.
30. Babylon 5 Scripts: Other Voices, Volume 1 - Larry DiTillio, et al.
29. A Game of Thrones - George R. R. Martin
28. The Babylon 5 Scripts of J. Michael Straczynski - Volume 15 - J. Michael Straczynski
27. Angels in America - Tony Kushner
26. A Raisin in the Sun - Lorraine Hansberry
25. The Crucible - Arthur Miller
24. A Streetcar Named Desire - Tennessee Williams
23. The Importance of Being Earnest - Oscar Wilde
22. The Babylon 5 Scripts of J. Michael Straczynski - Volume 14 - J. Michael Straczynski
21. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep - Philip K. Dick
20. Titus Andronicus - William Shakespeare
19. Glory Road - Robert Heinlein
18. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - J. K. Rowling
17. The Moon is a Harsh Mistress - Robert Heinlein
16. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - J. K. Rowling
15. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - J. K. Rowling
14. Snow Crash - Neal Stephenson
13. The Transmigration of Timothy Archer - Philip K. Dick
12. The Tortilla Curtain - T. C. Boyle
11. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - J. K. Rowling
10. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - J. K. Rowling
9. The Babylon 5 Scripts of J. Michael Straczynski - Volume 13 - J. Michael Straczynski
8. Valis - Philip K. Dick
7. Beyond the Body Farm - Dr. Bill Bass & Jon Jefferson
6. Under the Tuscan Sun - Frances Mayes
5. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - J. K. Rowling
4. The Divine Invasion - Philip K. Dick
3. Rose Daughter - Robin McKinley
2. Bones to Ashes - Kathy Reichs
1. Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone - J. K. Rowling

I got a chance to see the play 6 or 7 years ago with Josh, but this was my first time reading it. Some of the stories are funny, some are tragic, and some are amazing. I really think everyone should read this at least once.

I got my grades for the Computer Information Systems midterm, the Managerial Accounting midterm, and my Legal Environment case study paper.

CIS - 88% Not too great, not too bad, but if I do better than that on the final then my final exam grade will count for that portion of my class grade.

Accounting - 104% Excellent. Yay for extra credit.

Legal Environment - 83% :/ Apparently I didn't expand far enough beyond the original copyright and DMCA issues and that cost me a lot. I lost a few points too for not bringing up first amendment rights. That was 30% of my grade in the class, so it looks like I'm not getting out of that class with anything higher than a B+.

A little over two weeks and I'll be done with school for the quarter.

I have the coolest daughter. This morning while sitting on the potty she told me, "The status is *not* quo." :D

*needs a Dr. Horrible icon*

Kaitlin has taken slightly more of an interest in sitting on the toilet this week than before, so we're really pushing potty training now. She's almost three, it's really about time. She was in underwear after she got home from daycare yesterday and will be in pull ups while she's there. Today she went through about a dozen pairs of underwear and pooped in her underwear four times. On the plus side she's starting to pee en route to the bathroom now instead of finishing her pee wherever she is and then telling me she needs to go to the potty. Same with the poop. The first time she almost didn't notice, the fourth time she headed to the bathroom and took off her underwear (with poop in it) and sat on the potty before I had a chance to go over and help her. This is definitely progress. I am definitely glad we still have that toilet sprayer from when we were doing cloth diapers though.

36. Girl, Interrupted - Susanna Kaysen
35. A Clash of Kings - George R. R. Martin
34. Rethinking Thin: The New Science of Weight Loss--and the Myths and Realities of Dieting - Gina Kolata
33. Bone: The Complete Cartoon Epic in One Volume - Jeff Smith
32. The Good Body - Eve Ensler
31. Babylon 5 Scripts: Other Voices, Volume 2 - Larry DiTillio, et al.
30. Babylon 5 Scripts: Other Voices, Volume 1 - Larry DiTillio, et al.
29. A Game of Thrones - George R. R. Martin
28. The Babylon 5 Scripts of J. Michael Straczynski - Volume 15 - J. Michael Straczynski
27. Angels in America - Tony Kushner
26. A Raisin in the Sun - Lorraine Hansberry
25. The Crucible - Arthur Miller
24. A Streetcar Named Desire - Tennessee Williams
23. The Importance of Being Earnest - Oscar Wilde
22. The Babylon 5 Scripts of J. Michael Straczynski - Volume 14 - J. Michael Straczynski
21. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep - Philip K. Dick
20. Titus Andronicus - William Shakespeare
19. Glory Road - Robert Heinlein
18. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - J. K. Rowling
17. The Moon is a Harsh Mistress - Robert Heinlein
16. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - J. K. Rowling
15. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - J. K. Rowling
14. Snow Crash - Neal Stephenson
13. The Transmigration of Timothy Archer - Philip K. Dick
12. The Tortilla Curtain - T. C. Boyle
11. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - J. K. Rowling
10. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - J. K. Rowling
9. The Babylon 5 Scripts of J. Michael Straczynski - Volume 13 - J. Michael Straczynski
8. Valis - Philip K. Dick
7. Beyond the Body Farm - Dr. Bill Bass & Jon Jefferson
6. Under the Tuscan Sun - Frances Mayes
5. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - J. K. Rowling
4. The Divine Invasion - Philip K. Dick
3. Rose Daughter - Robin McKinley
2. Bones to Ashes - Kathy Reichs
1. Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone - J. K. Rowling

Earlier this week I took a look at yet another apartment. This time it was just a few blocks from where we are now, part of a quad-plex, two bedrooms, laminate flooring throughout, and $1200/month. It's not a dream place, but it's not too bad and there's nothing preventing us from moving later if we want to. I filled out the application and today went to the realtor's office to actually apply.

They wanted $800 of the deposit now, to be forfeited if we decide we don't want to move into the place (wtf? You haven't even checked my credit yet!) and the rest of the first month + deposit a week before we move in.

Shady business practices, Y/N?

Maybe I just haven't applied for enough apartments, but I have never heard of anyone asking for part of the deposit up front and saying you will never, ever get it back. And I have always been required to pay the deposit + first month on the day you move in, never before.

Needless to say, I'll be looking elsewhere for housing.

35. A Clash of Kings - George R. R. Martin
34. Rethinking Thin: The New Science of Weight Loss--and the Myths and Realities of Dieting - Gina Kolata
33. Bone: The Complete Cartoon Epic in One Volume - Jeff Smith
32. The Good Body - Eve Ensler
31. Babylon 5 Scripts: Other Voices, Volume 2 - Larry DiTillio, et al.
30. Babylon 5 Scripts: Other Voices, Volume 1 - Larry DiTillio, et al.
29. A Game of Thrones - George R. R. Martin
28. The Babylon 5 Scripts of J. Michael Straczynski - Volume 15 - J. Michael Straczynski
27. Angels in America - Tony Kushner
26. A Raisin in the Sun - Lorraine Hansberry
25. The Crucible - Arthur Miller
24. A Streetcar Named Desire - Tennessee Williams
23. The Importance of Being Earnest - Oscar Wilde
22. The Babylon 5 Scripts of J. Michael Straczynski - Volume 14 - J. Michael Straczynski
21. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep - Philip K. Dick
20. Titus Andronicus - William Shakespeare
19. Glory Road - Robert Heinlein
18. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - J. K. Rowling
17. The Moon is a Harsh Mistress - Robert Heinlein
16. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - J. K. Rowling
15. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - J. K. Rowling
14. Snow Crash - Neal Stephenson
13. The Transmigration of Timothy Archer - Philip K. Dick
12. The Tortilla Curtain - T. C. Boyle
11. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - J. K. Rowling
10. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - J. K. Rowling
9. The Babylon 5 Scripts of J. Michael Straczynski - Volume 13 - J. Michael Straczynski
8. Valis - Philip K. Dick
7. Beyond the Body Farm - Dr. Bill Bass & Jon Jefferson
6. Under the Tuscan Sun - Frances Mayes
5. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - J. K. Rowling
4. The Divine Invasion - Philip K. Dick
3. Rose Daughter - Robin McKinley
2. Bones to Ashes - Kathy Reichs
1. Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone - J. K. Rowling

I got bitten by the short-hair bug again.

Before:



The last shot of my long(ish) hair.

( and after. Drumroll please... )

34. Rethinking Thin: The New Science of Weight Loss--and the Myths and Realities of Dieting - Gina Kolata
33. Bone: The Complete Cartoon Epic in One Volume - Jeff Smith
32. The Good Body - Eve Ensler
31. Babylon 5 Scripts: Other Voices, Volume 2 - Larry DiTillio, et al.
30. Babylon 5 Scripts: Other Voices, Volume 1 - Larry DiTillio, et al.
29. A Game of Thrones - George R. R. Martin
28. The Babylon 5 Scripts of J. Michael Straczynski - Volume 15 - J. Michael Straczynski
27. Angels in America - Tony Kushner
26. A Raisin in the Sun - Lorraine Hansberry
25. The Crucible - Arthur Miller
24. A Streetcar Named Desire - Tennessee Williams
23. The Importance of Being Earnest - Oscar Wilde
22. The Babylon 5 Scripts of J. Michael Straczynski - Volume 14 - J. Michael Straczynski
21. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep - Philip K. Dick
20. Titus Andronicus - William Shakespeare
19. Glory Road - Robert Heinlein
18. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - J. K. Rowling
17. The Moon is a Harsh Mistress - Robert Heinlein
16. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - J. K. Rowling
15. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - J. K. Rowling
14. Snow Crash - Neal Stephenson
13. The Transmigration of Timothy Archer - Philip K. Dick
12. The Tortilla Curtain - T. C. Boyle
11. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - J. K. Rowling
10. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - J. K. Rowling
9. The Babylon 5 Scripts of J. Michael Straczynski - Volume 13 - J. Michael Straczynski
8. Valis - Philip K. Dick
7. Beyond the Body Farm - Dr. Bill Bass & Jon Jefferson
6. Under the Tuscan Sun - Frances Mayes
5. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - J. K. Rowling
4. The Divine Invasion - Philip K. Dick
3. Rose Daughter - Robin McKinley
2. Bones to Ashes - Kathy Reichs
1. Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone - J. K. Rowling

I'm on my way out the door so I don't have time for a full review of this book, but it is wonderful.

33. Bone: The Complete Cartoon Epic in One Volume - Jeff Smith
32. The Good Body - Eve Ensler
31. Babylon 5 Scripts: Other Voices, Volume 2 - Larry DiTillio, et al.
30. Babylon 5 Scripts: Other Voices, Volume 1 - Larry DiTillio, et al.
29. A Game of Thrones - George R. R. Martin
28. The Babylon 5 Scripts of J. Michael Straczynski - Volume 15 - J. Michael Straczynski
27. Angels in America - Tony Kushner
26. A Raisin in the Sun - Lorraine Hansberry
25. The Crucible - Arthur Miller
24. A Streetcar Named Desire - Tennessee Williams
23. The Importance of Being Earnest - Oscar Wilde
22. The Babylon 5 Scripts of J. Michael Straczynski - Volume 14 - J. Michael Straczynski
21. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep - Philip K. Dick
20. Titus Andronicus - William Shakespeare
19. Glory Road - Robert Heinlein
18. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - J. K. Rowling
17. The Moon is a Harsh Mistress - Robert Heinlein
16. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - J. K. Rowling
15. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - J. K. Rowling
14. Snow Crash - Neal Stephenson
13. The Transmigration of Timothy Archer - Philip K. Dick
12. The Tortilla Curtain - T. C. Boyle
11. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - J. K. Rowling
10. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - J. K. Rowling
9. The Babylon 5 Scripts of J. Michael Straczynski - Volume 13 - J. Michael Straczynski
8. Valis - Philip K. Dick
7. Beyond the Body Farm - Dr. Bill Bass & Jon Jefferson
6. Under the Tuscan Sun - Frances Mayes
5. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - J. K. Rowling
4. The Divine Invasion - Philip K. Dick
3. Rose Daughter - Robin McKinley
2. Bones to Ashes - Kathy Reichs
1. Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone - J. K. Rowling

I just realized my business law teacher looks a lot like Tina Fey.

It is now 08:08 on 08/08/08.

Happy 8 day!

My throat feels a little better today and I made it through class with no problems. Now I'm working on homework, reading chapters, doing problems, and after lunch I need to write my Legal Environment case study paper. Maybe I can find a quiet corner of the library to take a nap. Even though I'm feeling better than before I'm still exhausted.

Obi Wan Kenobi buys a used car:

My sore throat was doing a lot better today than yesterday until I decided to take a nap. Something about going to sleep makes it incredibly worse. I talked with the advice nurse last night and after going over my symptoms she said that a lot of people have been calling in with the same thing and it's probably viral so there's really nothing I can do other than treat the symptoms. At least it's not strep. I've had that before and it was horrible. I remember taking a flashlight and looking to see how swollen my tonsils were then and they were nearly touching.

So for now I'm just taking it easy, drinking lots of water, and getting a lot of sleep. I skipped class on Friday because I was feeling so bad, but I'll have to go tomorrow. I've got some school work I need to catch up on anyway and school is a much better place to do that than home where there are a bunch of distractions.

My throat is killing me. I've got cold water, Halls, and Advil, but it only helps a little. I guess I'll have to call the doctor.

Don't look now! Dr Horrible is free to watch again!

Go!

I managed to survive a week with no Josh. Maybe it's because Kaitlin is getting older, but it wasn't as bad as I was afraid of. I got to hang out some with Mom and olmandude and had a lot of fun with Kaitlin, who is now off of pacifiers, yay!

Josh came back just in time, because now I'm getting sick. I am so tired this morning and I have a sore throat and ache all over, but I've still got to go to school so I'm stocked up on Advil and Halls.

This week I had two midterms. The legal environment one went well and I got 91.4%; not as good as I could have done, but I did forget to study. The managerial accounting one didn't go well at all, I ended up with 80%. I forgot my calculator and that really threw me off. One of the tests gets dropped so as long as I do better on the final it won't be a problem.

Todays to do list. Start with what I didn't get done yesterday:

8. Mop floor
11. Take out the recycling
12. Clean bathtub
*13. Change sheets
*14. Do laundry
15. Fold & put away laundry (except for the socks, it's done)
17. Clear off the entertainment center
*18. Clean the toilet

Then the stuff just for today:

*1. Call the landlord about the hole that is still in the bathroom. (The leak should be fixed now, but we're keeping the hole until they know for sure. The plastic got replaced anyway.)
*2. Call the doctor's office about the appointment they were supposed to have rescheduled for me (I get to wait until mid-September because they cancelled on me. Nice.)
*3. While Kaitlin is asleep, do my Political Science homework
4. Rotate Kaitlin's toys
5. Wash the car.
6. Get my glasses tightened

The starred stuff I have to get done, the other stuff would be nice if I can get to it. Some of it can wait until I get home from school on Wednesday, which should be pretty early since I only have the one class and I'm just taking a final. I should be done by 11:00.

Things to do today:

1. Dust
2. Clean windows
3. Clean mirrors
4. Clear off kitchen table
5. Do all the dishes
6. Put away dishes
7. Sweep floor
8. Mop floor
9. Vacuum
10. Take out the garbage
11. Take out the recycling
12. Clean bathtub
13. Change sheets
14. Do laundry
15. Fold & put away laundry
16. Go grocery shopping
17. Clear off the entertainment center
18. Clean the toilet

If I get half of the stuff on this list done I'll call today a success

There was a miscommunication with the house for rent. I saw the $1000 at the beginning of the title for the ad and the $1600 deposit in the body, but missed the part at the end of the title where it said "1,000 MOVE IN / THEN 1YR LEASE 1,600". We got there, looked around, liked it a lot, filled out all the applications and then he told us that it was $1600 a month and not the $1000 we'd been expecting.

It did seem a little too good to be true, especially when we got down there and saw that it was actually a pretty nice neighborhood. *sigh* Oh well. We'll keep looking around and hopefully something will turn up.

Kaitlin has had a cough on and off for a few weeks now and it's been worse the last couple of days. Josh noticed her being kind of wheezy last night and she had a low fever so we took her in to the doctor today. Looks like it's viral, but they gave us an inhaler for her to use to help her breathing and coughing. Since she's so small she gets a face mask thing to wear to use it and she hates that, but it's supposed to get better once she realizes that using that helps her.

The downside of it all is that it might be related to allergies and since Josh is so badly allergic to dust mites it is likely that Kaitlin will inherit that allergy. I've put an ad on craigslist for a place in Albany without carpets, but since I can't pay any more than what we're paying now I'm not optimistic.

In the meantime we're going to be slowly replacing our bookcases with ones with doors and I'm trying to keep up on the vacuuming.

Josh goes on a business trip starting Thursday and he will be gone for an entire week. I don't think I've done a week with just me and Kaitlin before, but the three days I did back in April weren't too bad, so I guess I'll cope.

31. Babylon 5 Scripts: Other Voices, Volume 2 - Larry DiTillio, et al.
30. Babylon 5 Scripts: Other Voices, Volume 1 - Larry DiTillio, et al.
29. A Game of Thrones - George R. R. Martin
28. The Babylon 5 Scripts of J. Michael Straczynski - Volume 15 - J. Michael Straczynski
27. Angels in America - Tony Kushner
26. A Raisin in the Sun - Lorraine Hansberry
25. The Crucible - Arthur Miller
24. A Streetcar Named Desire - Tennessee Williams
23. The Importance of Being Earnest - Oscar Wilde
22. The Babylon 5 Scripts of J. Michael Straczynski - Volume 14 - J. Michael Straczynski
21. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep - Philip K. Dick
20. Titus Andronicus - William Shakespeare
19. Glory Road - Robert Heinlein
18. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - J. K. Rowling
17. The Moon is a Harsh Mistress - Robert Heinlein
16. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - J. K. Rowling
15. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - J. K. Rowling
14. Snow Crash - Neal Stephenson
13. The Transmigration of Timothy Archer - Philip K. Dick
12. The Tortilla Curtain - T. C. Boyle
11. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - J. K. Rowling
10. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - J. K. Rowling
9. The Babylon 5 Scripts of J. Michael Straczynski - Volume 13 - J. Michael Straczynski
8. Valis - Philip K. Dick
7. Beyond the Body Farm - Dr. Bill Bass & Jon Jefferson
6. Under the Tuscan Sun - Frances Mayes
5. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - J. K. Rowling
4. The Divine Invasion - Philip K. Dick
3. Rose Daughter - Robin McKinley
2. Bones to Ashes - Kathy Reichs
1. Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone - J. K. Rowling

Have you guys been watching this? I know I'm a total Whedon fangirl, but this is great. Joss's music writing has definitely improved since the Buffy musical (which I completely loved, don't misunderstand) and the whole thing is funny. If you want to watch it though it's only free until Sunday I think. Part 3 comes out tomorrow, I can't wait!

Everyone go out and buy a copy of The Handmaid's Tale and read it right now. If the Department of Health and Human Services gets it's way that is the world we're going to be living in. Complete with "islamofascists" if McCain is elected this November.

How does the same kid who was running around and climbing on things inside suddenly start moving like molasses going uphill in winter as soon as we leave the apartment? It took us 50 minutes to go a quarter mile this morning. I wanted to take her outside to get rid of some of her energy, but I didn't realize that the mere act of going outside would do it.

I made banana bread today. I made it from scratch. It has pecans, dried cherries, and milk chocolate chips. You wish you had my banana bread.

*snarf*