say that 5 times fast! just the themes of my day 
we had a fabuluous evening out with friends. Ben and I joined our friends Tony & Shannon, Merrideth, Hannah, and Chip for a fun evening of sushi!
and this weekend I finished up my newest crochet project; a shawl made of mohair (that i got free on freecycle!)
A weekend full of lots of stuff! First, a happy birthday to our friends Kendra and Scott, and a happy 1 day old birthday to Catherine Wood who was just born! Congrats to Becky & Peter! And a congratulations to Marci & Adam who got married today! And, I can say one last congrats to us for celebrating our 5 year anniversary! woohoo! And for me for doing all these links…shew
Couple things… Jill’s sitting near me on the couch making a shawl (crocheting) out of mohair she got for free. That’s one. Two, we got a new camera to upgrade our older one. We sold the old one for only $10 less than we got it for! The new one is a Casio, and Kerris’ boyfriend Brian had one when they visited, so we coveted it and bought one. You can read about it here. It’s a lot nicer but also more pricey.
Third, Ubu was hiliarious today. He was outside and I was watching him from the porch. Suddenly a bunny bolted from the underbrush and Ubu dashed after it. It was a great chase – Ubu even got his paw on the wabbit once, but after that the bunny was too fast and got away. I don’t know what Ubu would have done if the bunny decided to fight… they were about the same size.
Finally, I’ve been doing a bit of recording lately. Every so often I’ll actually decide not to play games and do something productive! Yeah, it does happen sometimes. So I made a bluesy jam thing and a cover of a Bob Dylan song. They’re both on the song page, tell me what you think!
I often check macosxhints because of all the great hacks and tips they post. I recently submitted my second hint, which was published! Below are the two I’ve submitted. I’m proud just because it’s geeky.
Here where we live I havn’t witnessed too many flooded roads or major watered out places. However, when I drove into the parking lot at school on Tuesday…I coulnd’t believe the new Lighthouse School Lake which had formed!
Disclaimer: I don’t read the news every day, nor do I watch TV. I’m not that into politics, either. I don’t read books about politics. In other words, my opinions aren’t as “informed” as others; alas, here they are.
I LOVE BUSH. Haha, eat that, Massachusetts. Why? I’ll tell you why.
1) He’s not popular. When the liberal Massachusetts culture hates something, chances are I’ll love it. This is one of those things. It’s culturally popular to hate Bush in New England among people my age. Most people hated Martin Luther King too, but years after his death we still declare him a hero.
2) Despite what I hear on the news (the few times I have seen it) I think our president is a man of integrity. I don’t see him making decisions based on what will get him the highest approval rating. I don’t see him sleeping with his secretary. I don’t see him lying about his war record to get in office. I do see him doing the best job he can for our country. Last night I saw the presidential address about immigration law reform (you can see his address here). Immediately after the annoying news commentary said something like, “Bush hopes this law will be passed in congress, and (I’m sure) a higher approval rating.” It’s like the news person (not 5 seconds after his speech ended) immediately suspects him of ulterior motives, when there was nothing in his speech to suggest this.
3) From what I’ve seen, Bush is the kind of man who tries to make the best decision and then stick with it. Perhaps that’s why he was voted Man of the Year:
“An ordinary politician tells swing voters what they want to hear; Bush invited them to vote for him because he refused to. Ordinary politicians need to be liked; Bush finds the hostility of his critics reassuring.”
4) He seems to be a man of faith. I don’t know his heart. But from what I have seen, Bush takes his faith seriously and lets God have a say in the direction of the USA. If you’re an athiest or agnostic, this isn’t a redeeming quality – in fact it probably scares you. For me, this is THE best quality I could hope to see in a leader in ANY office.
I’m sure there’s plenty of evidence on both sides to refute or support these statements. No, I’m not that interested in debating them. Like I said, I’m not THAT into politics. I can’t prove much in this area. These opinions are based on what I’ve seen and heard, which (admittedly) isn’t a ton.
GO BUSH!
It’s been raining for days here. New England has had 8 to 12 inches, which has resulted in flooding for many areas. People were evacuated in Lowell, which is about 20 minutes from here. Many schools have been cancelled. From a news site:
“The flood water also overwhelmed sewage systems and drowned waste water treatment plants. Burst pipes in Haverhill have been dumping 35 million gallons of waste a day since Sunday into the Merrimack River. A flood at a regional treatment plant in Lawrence was threatening to shut down the power there, which would send sewage into the Merrimack at a rate of 115 million gallons a day.”
Yummy. I’ve been inside a lot of the time this weekend, learning Perl – a language very useful for geeks!
The answer: update the blog & pics, and play in the rain! Lately we’ve been bad at keeping our blog updated and even worse at keeping our photos updated. sadness. But tonight my project is trying to get the pics organized. Taking some hints from how Becky and Peter have their picts organized… So, check them soon and find out how you too can have fun in 10 inches of rain. 
