jenbobblehead

did he have you go to the apple store and harass the staff until they took it back just to get you out of there?

coach bag+iPod+bottle of coke(-cap)=trip to best buy.

he just bought a house in Providence proper and i'm thinking of grooming him to be on the board of my non profit. He's quite a good egg, and frankly, i'm happy to have him back in Providence where I'm sure he'll do a world of good even if he's not a senator anymore. Maybe we'll see a run for Governor from him in three years....

that reminds me. I do read the first four or five pages of the front section of the Providence Phoenix which is a weekly.

oh, i forgot that we also get TWO copies of Readers Digest, compliments of mother caliber and grandfather caliber. TWO COPIES. EVERY MONTH. We only have ONE BATHROOM.

the brother kite will be playing the Note on the 14th of this month, so i hope you all will go out and see them--they are terrific, and good kids too. They will be staying over in Chicago and want to know where they should shop and do. I will suggest the usual places that always come up here, like Laurie's and The Hideout, but i cannot for the life of me remember that really awesome scandinavian restaurant--is it Ann Sathers? Is that the name? they like the kitsch so tiki bars and shops are a must see, but i'm not enough of a chicago tourist to know much more than where to get good cinnamon

oh, right yes. We also get the Providence Journal. Also known as the "Urinal" but trust me when it isn't even worth peeing on .

and Mother Earth News, Cooks Illustrated, and Harper's. Oh and Mensa Monthly.

aside from a stint with RHPS, i haven't seen a movie twice (in a theatre) ever.

my father's brother, closest in age--he's dead. lung cancer.

less than usual names from our family: Bertha Grover Culver Kenneth Ethel Hazel Muriel Earl Loretta Lillian Charles Barbara Isabel Ellen sister and i had regular names: katherine elizabeth (middle name after paternal grandmother) and jennifer elise (middle name after maternal great-grandmother). In a class of 20 (small grammar school) we had three Jennifers. When i got to HS there were 4 until graduation. in our social circle there are at least 6 Jennifers in the immediate area but thankfully none of them are naming their kids regular names--we currently have Archer (Ari), Ronen, Max, Maya,

i knew a great Tanner as well. my best childhood friends' golden retriever! once ate an entire bag of mini milky way bars, wrappers and all one halloween.

my grandmother's name is Loretta as well!

you should check if there's a natural foods co-op or buying club in your area and see if you can order it by the case there. I used to order Stonyfield Farms drinkable yogurt by the case, before the regular grocery stores started carrying it and it was a lot lot cheaper by the case via the co-op.

what does that mean, exactly?

i am currently eating the Skybar i got in my stocking. I had been saving it during the time VC was down just in case VC never came up again and i wasn't sure i'd get my recommended daily allowance of sticky sugar sweetness. since it is now up and running, albeit from a month plus ago, i figure it is safe to eat it.

i do not have this so-called problem and caliber and i are in the same house. However, i am unable to load viachicago on my blackberry these days.

rose scented bath stuff

I have set up an account on Elfster.com for our annual Secret Santa giftie exchange-o-rama. At Ms. Yvon's request, i have waited until after Thanksgiving is over (at least it pretty well is on the east coast.) Please PM me your email address if you would like to participate so i can send you an "invitation." Deadline to sign up is Nov. 30! I didn't put any $ value in, or any suggested theme, merely give what you'd like to get, which seems apt. Heathens welcome. Yay!

did you get a job at ESPN!?

yeah, except i don't think that the reason was correct. I was pretty sure that on that day a whole bunch of tickets went on sale for a bunch of different venues and we were all online trying to get them. PResales or something.

Happy Birthday! I hope you get all the cake!

i guess its not possible that this Common person just likes the gap and agreed to do an ad because of that?

maybe the lawyers can chime in, but i found this pretty good explaination of double jeopardy at some yahoo site:

i also do not buy the "other island" bit. How come Sun and Jin and Sayyid didn't see it when they were sailing? Which reminds me. Where are they?