Miscellaneous

1) Kids were much better this morning. Still left late when a last minute tantrum began over shoes, but managed to get to work on time.

2) Last night CootieBoy drew on our expensive living room sofa with a Sharpie. Not happy. However, I’ve been told that Goo Gone will take it out, so we will be getting some of that and after a brief test run to make sure it won’t affect the microfiber, I’m hoping the Sharpie line comes out (it’s about 5 inches long).

3) Last night I was dreading coming to work today because of an issue that arose late in the afternoon. However, it resolved itself without any hassle – good thing, too, since my ONE YEAR REVIEW is next week.

4) I’m getting excited about the Blogathon this weekend. This year I’m participating with both of my blogs AND I’m taking on monitoring duties. It’s going to be very demanding, but the good news is that Sunday when it’s over I can sleep hard while Denis and the kids are at church.

5) I’m up to page 140 of the latest Harry Potter and I’m really liking it to far. I have read two pre-publish date theories on how it ends, and I find myself thinking about one of them in particular as I read and I think she’s spot on in her prediction (kudos, Jean!).

6) Anyone seen the commercials for “Flipping Out” on Bravo? It’s about an OCD guy who has a homeflipping business. It HAS to be fake, right? I mean, I watched the preview episode last night and it just screamed of “The Office” to me. Or maybe it was intentionally filmed that way? In any event, I’ll probably tune into the show a couple times if I can’t find verification of my suspicions online anywhere. And if I do find verification that it’s fake, I’ll probably still tune in.

7) Haven’t painted at all this week. The dining room is so nice and neat I hate to break out my supplies and muck it up again! Maybe I’ll do some painting in the late hours of the Blogathon to help the time pass (not that I’ll need help given the amount of work to be done during the event).

8. Someone new linked to Cootiehog yesterday and it showed up in my trackbacks. When I clicked over to the blog to see what it was all about, I noticed that they called this site Cootie Hot. Made me laugh.

9) I’ll be driving up to NoVA next weekend to help my sister and her husband move. They got an eviction notice from their landlord – apparently he’s moving back into town and wants the place back. But the great news is that they found an even BETTER place for about the same rent, although with a longer commute. Next weekend is moving weekend so I’m driving up after work on Friday to help them move on Saturday.

10) I just remembered that Denis and I watched a movie that I never reviewed here. It was called “A Scanner Darkly” and starred computer cartoon versions of Keanu Reeves, Robert Downey Jr., Woody Harrelson, and Winona Ryder. Great cartoony effects highlighted this film adaptation of Philip K. Dick’s novel, but I didn’t like the movie itself that much. Too weird for my taste.