errol discovered this list, and i found it very interesting. i’d just like to boast that j.crew and barnes and noble both give 100% of their political donations to democrats. check the rest of the list out. you’ll be surprised.
http://www.buyblue.org/rankedlist.php

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so, that party was super-fun. we played apples to apples, catchphrase, and cranium, and some great people showed up too. yay for friends!
tonight at work i unloaded new merchandise for a couple hours then helped rearrange the store and move in the fall line. i don’t think people know how much work goes into the [...]

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i’m excited for the game party! there is a big bowl of swedish fish in the kitchen calling my name. i hope people have a good time. too bad errol’s not here.
i spent last night and today at j.crew. it wasn’t too bad. we have a gorgeous fall line. i think i’m going to buy [...]

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yesterday was a really nice day. not weather-wise of course, but a lot of nice things happened. first, a saw one of my old residents from center in the mu bathroom, and we had a nice exchange. it was 30 seconds of genuine interest from both sides, and that was it. perfect. [...]

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the first days of school have been fine. i’m saving money, gas, and the environment by taking the city bus to campus everyday. it’s been ok. yesterday there was a lady with one teddy bear in her lap that she talked to most of the ride and four others lined up right beside her. twas [...]

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ok, i’ll try this again. a few days ago i had written about half a post and the stupid computer restarted, and i lost it.
chicago was fabulous. when we arrived on wednesday, we managed to successfully haul all our suitcases and golf clubs across the city to our hostel that was very close [...]

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i’ve gotten a little sicker the past few days so the franklin plans were dashed for today. hopefully, the golf trip to gothenburg will happen. i feel bad for errol that he doesn’t seem to do much. i think the cats are keeping him entertained for the most part.
speaking of cats, tonight [...]

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apparently, i killed a kitten today. i backed over it on the way to a dentist appointment. i’m very sad. it had little white feet, and, fittingly, we called it socks.

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yesterday we went to lincoln to have lunch with katie or, for kate’s enjoyment, katie elizabeth kerr. we went to lazlo’s on abby’s recommendation, and besides having trouble finding the place (blasted lincoln one-ways), i give it two enthusiastic thumbs up.
i took errol to one of my favorite bookstores, a novel idea. it’s [...]

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today was my bridal shower. it was neat. i got a lot of nice stuff and more dish towels than one could ever want. the trip to the dentist was not as successful. i’m thinking of taking a british stance on dental hygiene.
we had a little extended family bbq [...]

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