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All of these problems can be corrected.

I appreciate your offer of help, but I'm afraid I will have to decline at this time.

I reserve the right to change my mind tomorrow night at around 6:30, though, because that's when I'm going back to do the damn eye dilation.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jaredvolkl/721069272/

lol

COLD COLD COLD. Our furnace was being persnickety all of last night. I had to cuddle my dog for warmth.

Ugh, I think our heat was FINE and I was still freezing all night. And I was pulling out all the stops; making/drinking hot tea, wearing multiple layers, lying under a billion blankets, and I even heated one of the corn cozies and put it by my feet in the bed. STILL COLD!

More aggravating, A. seemed fine and was blissfully sleeping the entire time I was doing all of this.

sara why are they dilating your eyes? and how do they do it?

also: this is totally random, but no point in starting a thread, but i was watching "this film has yet to be rated" last night, and there's a great line from michael tucker ('gunner palace') about ratings. he says how you can't rate reality, and that if people can't deal with it they shouldn't send other people to war. great documentary, btw.

It's part of a "complete eye exam" and they use these nasty drops that STING like mad. And then of course your eyes are dilated and so don't respond to the influx of light, so everything seems insanely bright for a while. I totally hate it.

Apparently they are perfecting a new way to see into the eye with a fancy machine, but we don't have that yet in Northfield. ;_; On the bright side, they no longer puff air into eyes like they used to. (I never understood that one at all.)

Hmmmmm, so I should add that to my Netflix queue, too... thanks for the recommendation. I kind of wish I could take a year off from all of life just to watch movies, read books, and listen to music. I need to catch up!

i also watched 'fast food nation' which i'd heard bad reviews of, but i liked it.

I'm kind of curious about that, but fear that it will drive me to want to eat fast food instead of having the intended effect.

no way... esp at the end, when there's an extended scene of exactly what goes on, on a kill floor.

Sara grew up on a farm, though. I mean, once you've sledgehammered one cow, you've sledgehammered them all.

Don't listen to John; he was very nearly at the wrong end of my sledgehammer on many occasions.

But he kind of thrives on that sort of thing, so don't feel bad for him.

hi everybody. happy new year!

YAHOO HI DERE

YAHOO the cry of happiness not the email service HI DERE the greeting not the poster

tru confession:

in my head i always read HI DERE as HI, DEAR even though i know that's now how it sounds nor what it means. nevertheless the wrong way makes me happy (as in YAHOO).

bump botw

HI, DEAR is kind of sweet, actually. Awesome!

I am about 50 percent convinced to register "HI DEAR" as my new primary username.

you should do it

(now what percent convinced are you?)

You can't change it, can you? You have to make a whole new account, don't you? fuggit.

John has many disguises.

blagh it would have been boring anyway.

"Hi, Dear" sounds strangely like, "Hi, honey, I'M HOME" to me all of a sudden

Jon Chaney, man of a thousand usernames.

HI DEAR!

!!!!!!!HLO!!!!!!

I'm so glad I'm not the only one who is still awake.

I hope my fingers don't freeze to my keyboard.

Okay, time to pass out. I've been labeling wedding photos on flickr forever. Why did I take so many pictures? WHY?!

Not sure.

Yeah, I don't know either. I'm going to go lie down and think about it some more. WITH MY EYES SHUT

Am I the only person who visualizes the Iowa caucuses as a giant game of musical chairs?

yes, except you have to pay a bunch of money to start playing and you can't leave until you've played for two hours and EVERYBODY LOSES.

or maybe more like a cakewalk, but all the cakes are frosted with spoiled mayonnaise

That actually sounds like the kind of party I expect you to throw, John.

or like a shit sandwich, but one that wants to talk to you about the issues that are important to you

IT HAS BEGUN. 11 MONTHS OF ENDLESS SUFFERING.

Aaaargh, my heart really isn't in giving you a hard time today. Austin was in a car accident (HE IS FINE - so much so that he was going to WALK THE REST OF THE WAY TO WORK but some sane person gave him a ride). I think I'm a little shaken up, actually.

WTF WANTING TO WALK TO WORK AFTER AN ACCIDENT SRSLY

everything will be fine and huggles!!!!!!

xpost it's a whole year before I can start hating the new guy

i am off to spread oogy woogie chipper cheer to the magical ilx forest yippee!!!!

xpost... um... thanks?! Srsly, WALKING. Men are crazy.

i am off to spread oogy woogie chipper cheer to the magical ilx forest yippee!!!!

This is really conjuring up some disturbing images

Sunshine, lollipops and rainbows,
Everything that's wonderful is what I feel when we're together,
Brighter than a lucky penny,
When you're near the rain cloud disappears, dear,
And I feel so fine just to know that you are mine.

My life is sunshine, lollipops and rainbows,
That's how this refrain goes, so come on, join in everybody!

Sunshine, lollipops and rainbows,
Everything that's wonderful is sure to come your way
When you're in love to stay.

Sunshine, lollipops and rainbows,
Everything that's wonderful is what I feel when we're together,
Brighter than a lucky penny,
When you're near the rain cloud disappears, dear,
And I feel so fine just to know that you are mine.

My life is sunshine, lollipops and rainbows,
That's how this refrain goes, so come on, join in everybody!

Sunshine, lollipops and rainbows,
Everything that's wonderful is sure to come your way
'Cause you're in love, you're in love,
And love is here to stay!