Amelia Earhart, one of America's favorite missing persons, would have been 112 years old today.

...my question is this:

when one of your closest friends of nearly two decades says "Well, I think it might be best if we kind of do our own think for a while", what else can you possibly say in response except "I'm glad you said that, because I was going to say the same thing"???!! Honestly, there is no other answer, no matter what you truly intended to say when that conversation began!

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trying Baked Rigatoni with Eggplant and Sausage recipe from Tyler's Ultimate, and Everyday Italian Turkey Meatloaf with Feta and Sun-Dried Tomatoes.. | fried the sausages & the eggplant, made the tomato sauce, will mix in pasta & cheese and bake tomorrow.. | had no bread crumbs (too lazy to make my own) so used oat mean, & used chicken thigh meat instead of turkey... hopefully I am not screwing up too much..

My kitchen is the size of two airplane bathrooms :(

the best quote EVER: The gAyTM is closed

YES!

I made Tyler's Ultimate Buttermilk Scones \o/

...well, sort of. Not that I didn't WANT to churn my own butter, but I lacked cream and an appropriate food processor, and honey, also, time. Also, fresh berries were unavailable, I replaced them with semi-sweet Ghirardelli chocolate chips. I halved the recipe, used my hands to incorporate butter and flour instead of a food processor and then stuck the bowl in the freezer for about 30 minutes. The scones came out so good, I was offered $50 for the last one that I had hidden away for myself.. ( recipe )

Should I see Rise Against? Or Plain Jane Automobile?

over the past few days, spousal unit has indoctrinated the spawn into MJ... because I might be evil, I pointed the spawn towards a youtube video for FOB cover of Beat It *g* ("heyyyy!!!! they stole that song!!!!!!")

..well, sort of a poll, since I don't have a paid account:

should I spend $250 to take my daughter to see Britney Spears?

* Yes! OMG Yes!
* No froggin' way, she's totally not worth that kind of $!

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You should totally go see Leone (a cool new(ish) Florida band coming to a venue near you! *g*) when it plays The Fubar on July 2nd!

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Today feeling strong enough to be a man but ph balanced for women.

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Wondering if anyone here in Orlando will let me tag along for Harry Potter in July....

I am reading Tam Lin by Pamela Dean. It's an excellent book, but what I find really neat is this: when Pamela was in college in 1970 (just like the heroine of her book), Tam Lin the movie was out in theaters. I'd like to propose the theory that in 1970, young college girl Pamela Dean started writing a Tam Lin AU fanfic. And twenty years later, she had dusted it off and/or rewrote it for the 1,000th time, and finally got it published.

Next on my list: The Perilous Gard by Elizabeth Marie Pope, which, I am told by Wikipedia, is another retelling of Tam Lin..


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Plain Jane Automobile at The Social July 20th! :D

Wow, thanks Zack, for providing me with a shiny new example of the way mothers are viewed in our society D:

Hi!

If you are in Chicago, Michigan, Ohio, North Carolina, or Atlanta, or know someone who is, will you please help Leone book a show in your area? They are a really good baby rock band from Florida :)

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gonna make an assload of pizza dough and sauce tomorrow, so I can try making grilled pizza Tuesday at the park.. hey, at least there will be no fire alarms to go off when I burn it all to a crisp ;)

So, as TV shows go, Buffy is pretty much the best one that ever was, in my opinion. But it's not perfect.

For example, in Whisper of the Heart, my favorite thing is when the fourteen year old girl talks to her family about her intentions to quit school and write a book. They express misgivings and they are not happy with her plan, but they listen and they pay attention to HER and when they realize she really wants to do this, they AGREE and they support her in her scary decision. Her family is not against her, they don't try to force her into doing what THEY think is right, they are on her side.

This is 100% missing from Buffy. Her mother doesn't see her, doesn't know her, and the two of them are unable to talk to each other. Her mother loves her and wants the best for her, left the man she thought to spend the rest of her life with, for Buffy. Is willing to pick up an axe and fight monsters for her. But in the end, her mother fails her. I really really mind that.

But at least the adults in the show are not stupid and/or evil. Not all knowing and wise. They care and they try to listen, and sometimes they make honest mistakes.. And they are not one-dimensional, and sometimes they surprise us by having a secret mean streak ;)

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