Here she is at Coachella:

Ok, so Ken and I are back from our big ocean voyage.

The main thing I learned - take time out each day for myself, instead of the silly 18-hour daily mess that I was pushing prior to the trip. Zen is available anywhere, not just on the seas. ;)

Anyway, I seriously took about 2,500 photos, and I'm on number 365 for reviewing. I'll have a super huge trip report coming after I'm through sorting the pics.

And, I must say that we're going to have a serious blast for 15 nights next May. :D Disney really kept us entertained, well fed, and gave us all kinds of perks like a hardcover book about crossing the Atlantic, a limited edition litho which we got to have signed by Don "Ducky" Williams (he'll be on our cruise next May too, and he does various workshops like on how to draw Mickey, etc.), certificates commemorating the crossing, chocolate €uros, and so much more. :D

Anyway, glad to be back! Now, it'll just take a bit to catch up on what's been going on around here.

I am back from Utah, and I am tired. So. Very. Tired.

It's been a weird day.

My Boy is home. He just came up with a gem that I am trying to ignore.

It seems his dad took it upon himself to tell Nick that he and Dawn don't use any birth control measures. Now I have a 10 year old boy asking me what that means.

The good news: We are going to see Lewis Black.

The bad news: I told my daughter to get tickets for the show that's 30 miles from here on a Friday night. She goofed and got tickets for the show that's 75 miles from here on a Thursday night.

"Ask your father* to explain to you what that means"


*because it takes more than sperm to be a dad

Today is a big day, got one monkey off my back, the final issue of the Valentino Newsletter went out today, after a long delay (Winter 2006 issue). Whew!

Thanks ML, I'll remind myself about Safety First, self-klutziness is another matter ;)

Back from Vegas. It was cooler there. I wish I was kidding.

We have no power!

My roommate plugged in his modem and router into his battery back-up. Apparently we're the only ones in the complex with high speed internet access.