I'm all for experimenting with food, but bacon infused vodka is where I have to draw the line.

Go.  Read.  It's soooo very chewy. 

A very interesting looking documentary about mothers who are also working artists . The women in Boll’s film who’ve managed to successfully balance child-rearing with art-making usually have done so by deftly incorporating their children into their passion, sometimes literally having their kids painting or sculpting right alongside them…  

I think Homer Simpson did this once:  

Yesterday I bused across town to Recycled Cycles to buy a replacement bike.  I picked out a nice one, but it needs to be built, so I couldn't take it home.  They'll call me when it's ready and I can...advertises the soundtrack to Sondheim's film version of SWEENEY TODD.  It even has a barcode on the back that you can use to preview the music at the listening stations at the store.   How about you

Your brand is not my friend Like a reformed tax-and-spend politician who’s suddenly seen the light, ad agencies are busy telling anyone who’ll listen that they’re not about selling anymore. No, what...now is “storytelling” and “conversation.” Because you see, consumers aren’t really customers anymore. They’re friends. But come on guys, who are you really fooling? Your brand is not my friend.

 Wednesday: Pepe: *walks by where Boy and I are* Hey! *to Boy* Meter! Boy: *glowers* Pepe: *goes away* Me: Since when is your name Meter? Boy: *grumblemumbleanger* Me: Since when is your name Meter... Er Ciri, that's my son. Me: Er. Random D's mom: So could you stop threatening him please? He doesn't mean it. He's just like that. He's scared of cats. Me: But, it's so much fun-- I mean. Okay ma'am.

Don’t know why, but this reminds me of Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings .  

Naomi Klein talks at the University of Chicago about Milton Friedman, deregulation, privatization, and their relationship to our current economic situation. It's long but worth reading. It also mirrors...unintended consequence. For the same reason I could never be a Marxist (when has *that* ever turned out well?), I could never be a conservative. Give Ms. Klein's speech a read, if you have the time

I was bored yesterday, despite the [sarcasm] obvious temptations of homework, homework, the book the Variable M's attempting to force upon me or more homework, which should be enough for anyone, one would...shy away from adult themes! What is Your Life Rated? For some reason, this one amuses me a great deal. Maybe it's the fact that I probably would've gotten this result when I was twelve &tc, too.