Gasp

It's so many memes at once, I can barely breathe. Thank you McSweeney's, for once again completely exploding my brain.

Tweets for Today

• 08:21 High radio drama last night: the host's guest didn't call in, and was unreachable. It was the best 30 mins of complete improv I've seen. #

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Tweets for Today

• 09:02 My V-Day plans are kidtastic: hangin with my sis & niece & nephew, and babysitting my friend's infant. I can't wait for all that baby time! #

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Tech Envy

I'm having some tech envy. This could tip the scale towards an iPhone on my next cell phone upgrade: they've added Oregon Trail as an app. Some of my happiest elementary school time was spent figuring out--on the school's single Commodore 64--how many sacks of flour my hardy band of pioneers would need.

Now if they'd just add Lemonade Stand, I might have to go out and get one tomorrow.

Travelin

Yesterday I took a one-day trip to Washington DC to attend a conference for work. It was held at a crazy giant hotel that had an outdoor shopping plaza--with trees and flowers and picnic tables and the works--inside the hotel! I felt kind of like ma kettle, standing there gaping with my cell phone camera held high. Unfortunately the pictures didn't come out, but you can see other people's pictures of the hotel here.

This trip was a landmark for a couple of reasons. First, it was the farthest I've traveled by myself, and only the second time I've been to DC. Second, it's only the second time I've flown. I was pretty proud of myself that I managed it all, and also acted like an adult the entire time (ie no screaming, crying, or urinating in my pants).

The best part was the flight, though. I was completely enchanted by the view, and I hope that I always am. On the way, I saw the sun rise from 32,000 feet, and on the way home I saw all of the East Coast cities lit up like jewelry. There was a guy sitting next to me on the flight home, and I kept wanting to nudge him and point out the window, but he was too busy working on a powerpoint about fatty bone marrow. Fatty bone marrow may be important, but it's not pretty.

Tweets for Today

• 11:43 I will hate myself if I ever am not enchanted by the view from the airplane window. #

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Tweets for Today

• 18:29 @wi1dflower I'm already taking enough vitamins to choke a goat. Hmm... maybe *that's* the reason. #
• 19:21 @racris All the cool kids *I* know do that. #
• 19:22 @cheesenorris how's the free cheese tonight? #

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Tweets for Today

• 14:44 All morning I listened to my daughter processing mortality (mine, hers) via Kimya Dawson songs. #
• 09:43 I would almost prefer having the flu, so that I could blame this feeling on something. Instead it's just non-specific nausea & lethargy. #

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Tweets for Today

• 19:47 I'm getting ready to cook a steak. And getting ready for my vegetarian daughter to be very upset about it. #

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Tweets for Today

• 10:01 Every time I go to the gym I forget something crucial: a belt, underwear, a hairbrush. It's a good lesson in letting go. #

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