Sunday, November 16, 2008

Quantum of Solace


We foisted Erin off on the unsuspecting mother of one of her friends and Scott took me on - gasp! - a date. Which involved arriving just in time for the first showing of the new 007 and having to sit in the third row from the screen like a couple of junior high kids (Scott's neck is still sore, poor baby). I would recommend it, if only because Bond is ... very ... mmm. Bond.

Folklore galore...


We drove to Spokane last weekend so that I could attend a conference that I decided at the last minute not to attend. But, in the free paper from the Davenport in the morning, we learned about the Spokane Folklore Society's Fall Folk Festival at Spokane Community College. And we decided to go to that instead. We got to see the bagpipers, the highland dancers, the taiko drummers, the bellydancers, and these cute Thai kids. Then we went to Marrakesh and sat on the floor and ate with our fingers. A fine day was had by all.

Thursday, November 6, 2008

Kiss a Wookiee!



Um, for Grandpa Will, new words to the Star Wars theme. And Indiana Jones (and Jaws and E.T. and Jurassic Park and Superman). About Star Wars? I'm a little confused, but very impressed.

"Star Wars, beautiful Star Wars..."

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Congratulations, President Obama!


I just drank an entire bottle of wine. Me. I don't drink. And it was called (ah, how apropos) Holy Cow.

Holy Cow.

I think Nate Silver, of fivethirtyeight.com, said it best:

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VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE


Today’s a very exciting day! I need you to do a few things for me: grab your car keys and your photo ID. Put on some mitties and your jacket (it’s cold out today!) and ask yourself the following questions:

Have I voted already?

If you already voted, good for you! Take off your jacket and your mitties and have a cup of tea and some peanut butter toast. Take yourself out to dinner tonight to celebrate fulfillment of your civic duty. Have a glass of wine for me.

Am I even registered?

Call the Flathead County Election Department (758-5535) to find out. They can also tell you where your polling place is. If you’re not registered, get your butt to the County Courthouse (the old looking one in the middle of the triangle, not the jail or the blue building) in Kalispell! You can register and vote all in the same location, on the same day.

Do I have an absentee ballot?

If you received an absentee ballot but haven’t returned it yet, you must turn it in by hand at your polling location by 8:00 p.m. tonight. Do not mail it!

Do I know where to vote?

If you are unsure of where to vote, please call the Flathead County Election Department (758-5535) or visit Obama’s polling location site and find out. Then go vote. If you can’t get to your polling place, please call me! I will pick you up and drive you there. The polls are open until 8:00 p.m. tonight.

Sunday, November 2, 2008

You call her Doctor Jones, doll!


Erin was Indiana Jones for Halloween this year, and I found myself acting just like my father - "You like this costume, it's perfect, it's cute, I would wear it" - while Erin squirmed and wished she was a vampire. But it was perfect, and cute, and maybe next year I'll be Indiana Jones.

Chicken the Antisocial

Movin' to the country...


...gonna can a lot o' peaches! The Apple Barrel had peaches and pears for 50 cents/lb the other day, and we couldn't resist. So Erin went to a friend's house and Scott and I spent the entire weekend canning. It was the best date ever.

He's ba-ack...


Yay! Kyle is back from Oregon, and we're all happy to have him around. Scott has a new video game partner who can actually play, Erin's got a fishin' buddy, and I have a punching bag. I mean ... punching bag. Welcome home, Kyle.

I love voting!


I hope that this guy, Steve Qunell, is the next Flathead County Commissioner. Not because he has two beautiful little girls and not because his wife is one of the sweetest women I've ever met, but because he's smart and certain and informed and not a creep like the other guy. So, for those of you who are voting in the Flathead, vote for Steve, not the creep.

This boy's got style...

Everything is Illuminated

Don't tell Scott, but I'm in love with Jonathan Safran Foer. Read his books.