what i meant to say was...

doh! i forgot to turn the alarm clock off last night, so i've been awake since the normal time, which is crappy since i didn't get to sleep until 2:30 or so. when i got home yesterday, we worked in the yard until we were disgusting and had filled two large trash cans with weeds and other unwanted plant material, which is weird since our yard is only this big. after we got cleaned up, we went for a late dinner at siam cafe, where i finally figured out which chinese characters make up the shrimp tempura and broccoli and caramelized pecans and mayo (!) dish that my taiwanese friend candice would order for me but was not available on the honky menu. about 11:30, we pulled into greg and dyan's and ate lemon cake and drank beer with them while they took a break from getting ready for their garage sale today, and then we took home two window a/c units (for our carriage house), a window exhaust fan (for our downstairs bathroom), a pastry board, some fun plastic dishes for the carriage house kitchen, and a just-right-for-just-us espresso machine. so much for trying to focus on getting rid of stuff around here.

since i woke up so f'ing early, we laid in bed and watched two more episodes of six feet under, including the infamous-among-parents-like-us episode where gabe's little brother dies and billy riffs on what's wrong with our culture's treatment of dead children (like it's some kind of parenting failure and/or a *very special event*) and brenda quotes the "what's the word for the parents of a dead child?" line. i love this show. it is the funniest thing on tv. after craig ferguson. when he's off, he's so, so far off, but when he's on, he's the best. okay, this example is not representative of the funny parts, but there are many. if you don't watch it, you should. it *IS* the funniest show on tv. trust me.

i am now perched on the side of the tub, letting my sunless tanner dry while i read the sparknotes on the merry wives of windsor. i frequently find there are weird holes in my education, which i attribute to the fact that i've moved so much and been in so many different school districts and colleges that i never had a coherent, continuous curriculum. merry wives is in one of those holes, so i needed to brush up before we go see calvin's dad, david, in it tonight. he has very kindly given us his tickets for opening night, including the after party, so justin is actually shaving his face and i am actually shaving my legs - big events.

and i have recited my schedule for the last 24 hours because i can't write what i need to write - about how much i miss hans. i don't have the words for that, so these will have to do for now.