Bliss. . .

My friend C recently bid Adieu to the corporate world and has started her own business- Domestic Bliss. It's a fantastic idea, and in my humble opinion, I think it's going to be huge. It always is when people really follow their passion. Who knows. I may even end up working with her if we move to Boston. Seriously, Martha. Watch out.

Baby shower!

This weekend, I threw a baby shower for Suzi-Poodles. Well, technically, I co-threw it, but because my co-host was kind of cheap, and kind of tacky, I did a hostile takeover. The theme was pickles and ice cream and this was one of the flower arrangements. Needless to say, it was an excellent party, where Suzi got much of what she needed for the new little fella. My turn next!

In other news, one of the Dudes sent me this. It's very cute. I wonder if creatures this cute know it, or if they have self-esteem issues like we do.

One Village to House Them All.......

Um....Wow. My supernerd Hubby is rubbing off on me. I'm not sure whether I think this is horrifying or incredibly cool. I'm kind of into the Swordsman Cottage.

My collection...

Today I'm sharing a guilty pleasure. Hubby thinks it's hilarious, but I'm always collecting coffee cups and nalgene bottles. I have ten. I call them my sippy cups, and I can never have enough. My two favorites are from the My favorites are the green one from Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf (if you haven't tried their original Ice Blended, you haven't lived) and my stainless steel on from Grenell Island on the St. Lawrence. Is a sippy cup collection silly? Yes. But, it's probably cooler and less expensive than a 900+ unit comic book collection.

In other news, both of the cats have colds. They sneeze all day and are on pediatric amoxycillin(sp?). It's as much fun as it sounds. Poor sick babies.

Where are we, five years later?

So, it's been five years since 9-11, and I'm having a bit of a tough time with all the "anniversary" stuff in the media. Have we really hit the statute of limitations on showing scenes from that tragic day? With CNN's all day "live" coverage, and movies, and television movies, and documentaries, it just seems like too much. Are we really in a place where we understand what happened that day? Are we really that much safer? Do we really need to relive 9-11 in the media? It all seems like too much. Exploitative, even. I feel like this day should be spent in quiet remembrance of the people who lost their lives. But that's just me.

How hard is decent customer service?

Because I haven't been feeling very well, and with all the work stuff this summer, I decided to treat myself to a one-time-only, top-to-bottom housecleaning. I made the reservations two weeks ago. They were supposed to be here between 11 and 12. That's right folks, it's 2:30. Has anyone called me? NO. When I called, what did they say? "Umm. Sorry. THey'll be there at 2:15. LIARS. No, they're not f(*&ing here. And I've now wasted my entire day with hubby, got up early on a Saturday to tidy up, and NOW, I'm going to be up til f*&^ing midnight doing it all myself. F)()(*)@()*#$&)(@*#)(*! Watch out customer service, here I come.

Sad day....

Two sad items in the news today-

Andre Agassi has retired after losing his final match. He's had a great career, has gone from obnoxious to class act, and I wish he could have gone out on top.

And just now, CNN is reporting that the Crocodile Hunter, Steve Irwin has been killed while filming a documentary off Australia's coast. While he was a little wild, and saturated the market for a while, but he's done a lot for awareness and conservation and will be missed.