Saturday, 7:15 pm There's one thing they don't tell you: When airbags go off, they stink. Well, as anniversary weekends go, ours pretty much sucked. We drove up to a motel just past Waxahachie, in a town called DeSoto. Checked in, freshened up, changed clothes then headed for Dallas. We killed a couple of hours at the Galleria, then headed to Texas De Brazil for much carnivorous goodness. Dinner was wonderful. We splurged on a piece of chocolate mousse cake to go – we never did find out if it was good. It just started to rain as we left…

Our third anniversary is the 29th and obviously we like to go to Scarborough Faire if at all possible. So Rob has Thursday & Friday off, we're dropping the dog at the boarders and the cats at the vets and heading for Waxahachie and Ren goodness. We've got a anniversary dinner planned in Dallas Friday night, then Scarby on Saturday, and home sometime Sunday afternoon. So naturally, I get the Curse™ last night. Dammit! Unless it cooperates, no hotel sex for Jen. Grrrr. What's really annoying is it's 2 or 3 days early – and it was almost a week…

Lower-carb Coke on the way Coca-Cola Co. said Monday it will launch a soft-drink with half the carbohydrates of traditional colas this summer as the world’s largest soft-drink firm looks to capitalize on the low-carb diet craze.

Jen: I restarted jak2 – I've even done a few missions! Rob: wow. I didn't think you were going to do that Jen: Me neither!! Jen: I reserve the right to quit AT ANY MOMENT! Rob: Have you gotten to the tank yet? Jen: Tank? Jen: I've done the flag, and the water. Saw the oracle, and just was told to…. I forget. Rob: You'll go inside the building where you were captured. I'm trying to remember exactly what mission. Jen: Um… something about ammo Rob: That's the one Rob: You'll be quitting soon Jen: LOL Rob: That's the one…

Happy Birthday !!

Yay! Another 1.4 gone. And don't come back, ya hear? Starting weight: 291.8 lbs Last week: 254.6 lbs This week: 253.2 lbs Loss this week: 1.4 lbs Total loss: 38.6 lbs Loss rate: 1.09 lbs/week Last time we bought dog food, I picked up the 30 pound bag to put in my trunk. Wow. One, I'm not carrying that anymore. Two, I carried that around 24/7???

Houston School Board Moves to Adopt New Student Promotion Plan City schools are dropping a policy that required city high school students to pass such core courses as English and math before they moved to the next grade. The board of the Houston Independent School District on Thursday gave preliminary approval to a new promotion policy that school officials hope will keep struggling students from getting discouraged and help cut the district's dropout rate. I… have no words.

Last night was the book signing for Oryx & Crake by Margaret Atwood. I can't believe I almost missed it! I'd forgotten that it was Wednesday until Rob called and asked if I was on my way. Margaret Atwood was warm and funny with a very dry sense of humor. I enjoyed it immensely. I was able to get both books, The Handmaid's Tale and Oryx & Crake autographed. I was amused (and not surprised) by the very first question: “Taking into account the current state of world events, do you believe The Handmaid's Tale could happen?” Atwood said that…

Piranha let loose in Berlin aquarium petting pool BERLIN (AFP) – Berlin aquarium staff were startled to find that a carnivorous piranha fish was recently released in the facility's petting pool for children, Germany's most widely read newspaper, Bild, reported. The piranha, whose teeth can grow up to two centimetres (three quarters of an inch) long, had already begun taking bites out of other fish when it was found and transferred to another aquarium, curator Rainer Kaiser told Bild. He said the fish was so rapid that staff had to empty the pool, where children can stroke the fish swimming…

In no particular order: laundry Petsmart oil change for 's car taxes Bleh. We owe $300 this year. How… icky. play ratchet & clank 2 clean up the kitchen dog park if it's nice tomorrow get some jeans get some “motivation” jeans for me at thrift store (a size or two smaller) Bzzzt! Nothing in the right size. go to the Swamp Romp Probably not going to do this. Just not into crowds this weekend. fold laundry