I think I stumped Vader. I got up to 25 questions, he isn’t probing me anymore and never got it. Go me. link via Kristine.

I spent most of this morning trying to get my computer working. We had a nasty line of thunderstorms last night (and this morning and probably later this afternoon) and when the power went out my computer went kaput. I managed to get it running in safe mode and after a little work, I think I got it all together.

I made the mistake of showing Shalyn how to talk to me over AIM. She’s in the next room sending me messages. At least she is practicing spelling and typing!

OK, so I took a picture of the finished object and posted it. I got tracking info for my Denise set! Golden, they’ve already been shipped. I will hopefully get them Wednesday. I have knitting needles in every needle size, but not different lengths. This should solve a lot of the problem.

When I was little, my teacher once told me that when you use a lot, there should be a lot of space in between them. She meant it as try not to use it too much. I thought she meant that there should be quite a bit of physical space between a and lot. I did that for a good month until it hit me what she really meant.

Breaking news… little miss Brittany has been updating. Did I feel a collective faint? Now if only she would start writing normal. She’s creating new meanings for normal words. I think sometime this week I will have her set up a mini dictionary page to translate from Brittany to English.

Well, off to finish some laundry and to the grocery store.

I’m really tired today. Finished Tempting, ordered a Denise set. I may take a picture of Tempting tomorrow. I don’t know if I will have the time.

The kitty is down to just $431. Maybe I’ll buy some new Docs. That would bring me to 14 pairs of DMs. Josh would kill me or at least think about it. I did think about buying a few dvd sets. Mainly Family Guy and Futurama. I know, I know. I should have them already, but we’ve just neglected buying them.

I am feeling uneasy tonight. I hope everyone and everything is OK. Maybe it was the crazy lady that left a message on my voicemail for Johnny. I have no clue who Johnny is, but apparently he knows a drunk Spanish speaking woman in New York City. I looked it up.

Does anyone know anything about cooking ribs? My dad wants to make some tomorrow and I want to make sure he doesn’t burn the place down. I’m a vegetarian so this isn’t exactly my area of knowledge. He said he used to make them “back in the day” but I don’t remember ever seeing him make them.

Thought stream done. Time for sleep.

Working… tired… lots to do…

I’ve discovered the key to getting me in the “zone”. I have to put The Day After Tomorrow DVD in the dvd player and watch it on TV, not on my computer. I like having the noise, but I don’t want it to be something I have to concentrate on. I watched that movie so many times while I was running my mom’s store (while my grandmother was sick) that I have it memorized.

So far I have completed a design for a site. I got peeved when I couldn’t figure out why something wasn’t working in IE, but was working in everything else. Answer? I had forgotten to upload the fix file. Doh!

Also, while attempting to make some brownies, I apparently added three times as much liquid as needed. So, I managed to get a third of the liquid out and ended up just making a double batch. Josh was ’so’ upset. I’ve cleaned the kitchen except for one pot and the pan the brownies are baking in. All that is left is to make lunch.

I think tonight I will finally finish tempting. I only have about two inches to finish and that shouldn’t take too long. I did try it on. I won’t be wearing it anywhere. It fits fine everywhere. The only problem is that it makes my bust look way too big. /sigh At least I will have finished it!

Holy carp. I just realized that I haven’t even read my daily reads for the day. I said I was being productive!

I was going through my flickr account and looking at the photos I posted. I noticed there were some comments that I neglected to answer. Sorry.

My absolute favorite photo?

My cat is too damn cute sometimes.

I so knew it was him the “Others” were after.

I’m going to bed. Still feeling bad, but happy to have watched the season finale.

The past four or five days have been … well they have been

Saturday, someone out of the blue said I was gorgeous. I’m not sure what that was all about as I was in a pretty rough looking state. I looked even worse when I told Josh about it. Thanks to having all of the car windows and sunroof open my hair was everywhere! This made Josh crack a smile. Anyhow. I also got a lot of knitting done. I probably have about 4 inches left to do on tempting. I don’t plan on ever wearing it but now it is determination that is making me finish it. Damn it. I managed to teach a bit of knitting to some folks.

I got all my transcripts. I’m just waiting for the packet from the school. Gord what am I getting myself into?

Crap. I just had one of those moments. Thinking about my grandmother. Time to dry my eyes and put the clothes in the dryer. Nothing like laundry to get your mind off of things.

Don’t forget that today is Towel Day! Today also happens to be 10 years from the day I was supposed to walk the stage at graduation. I don’t regret not being able to. I wasn’t able to due to my missing rehearsal the day before. I was on a plane flying back at the time. Oops

Last night was miserable. I just felt very ill and eventually was. On my way back I made it to the foot of the bed and just decided to sleep there. I was fine until Skittles decided that she wanted to sit in my lap and lick my face. Poor thing gave up and fell asleep around 12:30. I think the last time I looked at the clock it was 1:33. I still feel achy, but I think I will survive.

Today we all went to Shalyn’s class play. It was cute. There were birds, crickets, frogs, turtles, horses, and lions. As well as the mice that did the opening and closing lines. Shalyn was a lion. They were all nervous, but darn cute. Two of the boys in the class appeared to have ADD, so that made it a little difficult. In the end, it was all just very cute. My brother took pictures, I may edit this entry later to add one.

Brittany came to the play as well. Since Wednesday is the last day of school, there isn’t really much going on. She has gifted on Friday and they had a field day today. In other words, they goofed off all day.

I got a yarn catalog in the mail today. So many yummy yarns to pick. This is why I can’t go into a yarn store. Crap, that reminds me that I need to get some yarn for my sister in law’s birthday present. She wants me to knit her a purse and felt it. I’m thinking of just using some Paton’s Merino in black. I can get that at Jo-Anns if necessary.

I don’t know when they started it, but my hosting company is now requiring phone authorization for new accounts. That is just a little more than slightly irritating seeing as I won’t be able to access my phone much this weekend! Grrr. I was hoping that I would get this stuff done today. It is something for the flying club. Hopefully they will call tonight.

Pffft. Way to go guys. Wouldn’t it be interesting if he got off on a technicality.

U.S. Condemns Publication of Saddam Photos

LONDON - The U.S. military on Friday condemned a British newspaper’s decision to print photographs of a captive Saddam Hussein, including one showing him in his underwear.

A front-page picture in the tabloid Sun showed the former Iraqi dictator, clad only in white briefs, folding a pair of trousers. Another on an inside page showed Saddam hand-washing a piece of clothing.

The Sun said it obtained the photos from “U.S. military sources.”

A statement by the U.S. military in Baghdad said the photos violated military guidelines “and possibly Geneva Convention guidelines for the humane treatment of detained individuals.”

It said the source of the photos was unknown, but they were believed to have been taken more than a year ago. Saddam was captured in December 2003 and remains in custody. He is charged with war crimes, but no date has been set for his trial.

The military said it was “aggressively” investigating to determine who took the pictures.

“We take seriously our responsibility to ensure the safety and security of all detainees,” the statement said.