A drinker with a writing problem




	Poll results http://red-girl-42.livejournal.com/427786.html polls First, on the pronunciation poll, there were 8 votes for "foy-er" and 9 for "foy-ay." Nobody voted for "fwa-yay." According to Websters, any of these pronunciations are correct. * * * * * On to Halloween treats. I was really surprised that there were an equal number of votes for and against popcorn balls. I thought popcorn balls were the dreaded bane of trick-or-treaters everywhere. C More... Published by :red_girl_42 2007-11-04 21:21:05.0

	We don't use these fancy French terms, we call it a "shoe-hole" http://red-girl-42.livejournal.com/427546.html polls, words View Poll: Pronunciation poll More... Published by :red_girl_42 2007-11-03 05:55:31.0

	6 things http://red-girl-42.livejournal.com/427346.html memes darkersunshine tagged me, so... The rules are easy More... Published by :red_girl_42 2007-11-03 05:40:04.0

	Halloween after-action report http://red-girl-42.livejournal.com/427029.html holidays So, Halloween felt rather scattered and stressful this year. Nick really wanted to go trick-or-treating with his friend R- and I wanted to go with other people instead of taking him out alone and having him get bored after two houses. So we planned to go with More... Published by :red_girl_42 2007-11-01 03:57:10.0

	Trick or treat poll http://red-girl-42.livejournal.com/426803.html polls, holidays I have been very bad this year and just haven't gotten into the Halloween spirit. I probably won't even dress up to go trick-or-treating with Nick tonight, which for me is blasphemy. In order to rectify the situation, I'm posting a poll. Imagine that you have gone trick-or-treating and at the end of the night you open up your pillowcase to find the following loot. Would you consider each item to be a tric More... Published by :red_girl_42 2007-10-31 21:19:15.0

	The ocean, she is strange and wondrous, filled with animals that disturb even a Frenchman http://red-girl-42.livejournal.com/426694.html links, funny, science Are you part of the 95% of humanity that at some point in your childhood harbored a dream of becoming a marine biologist? Are you part of the 5% who laughed at those other kids? Either way, you'll laugh out loud (seriously) at this site my boss showed me today (yes, he wanted to be a marine biologist once too): http://www.lovelab.id.ucsb.edu/biologist More... Published by :red_girl_42 2007-10-31 17:11:34.0

	Playing "telephone" with just two people http://red-girl-42.livejournal.com/426469.html A post-racquetball conversation with architectgirl43: More... Published by :red_girl_42 2007-10-30 23:43:42.0

	Hidden? Hardly. http://red-girl-42.livejournal.com/425739.html memes You have a sexual hidden talent You have a sexual hidden talent. You might not look it but you are a dynamo in bed. Most of your lovers think that it is from years of practice, but really, you were just born with it. Take this quiz at QuizGalaxy.com More... Published by :red_girl_42 2007-10-28 19:14:35.0

	Why does the boy start this before I've had my coffee? http://red-girl-42.livejournal.com/425515.html parenting, evolution, science While spreading peanut butter on apples, Nick asks me, "So you know how everything is on this Earth for a reason? Why are humans here?" "Who says everything on Earth is here for a reason?" I ask. "Well you know, like the circle of life. Like how bacteria help break down dead things and put them back in the soil. Everything's connected on the food chain. So what is our purpose?" "Well, More... Published by :red_girl_42 2007-10-28 19:09:53.0

	Things to do today http://red-girl-42.livejournal.com/425232.html lists, housework ~~1. Load and run dishwasher~~ ~~2. Wash pots that can't go in dishwasher~~ 3. Clean kitchen counters ~~4. Empty recycling~~ ~~5. Empty trash~~ 6. Sweep foyer ~~7. Pick up bedroom~~ ~~8. Haul the rest of the mesquite prunings to the alley~~ 9. Weed-whack More... Published by :red_girl_42 2007-10-28 18:45:45.0