More specifically, I want popcorn served to me by a hot guy. Clive Owen or Matt Damon will do nicely, thankyouverymuch.

A third recommendation for the Carnival Mexican Riviera.

hmm....any idea which one was?

That one over there

I know, I know. There's an online "common application" system. That's where the meme questions come in. In addition, each school has a big question.

So, related story: Yesterday, my kid had an interview with Swarthmore. For this area of the country, they were doing them in the café part of a Borders in Madison, WI. Hubbo and I had a quick cup of coffee, then hightailed it to another part of the store to get out of the way, leaving our kid to wait for the interviewer.

Maybe half an hour later, a guy comes up to us. "I just wanted to meet you," he says. "I saw you with your daughter in the coffee area and I overheard part of her interview after you left. So, I wanted to meet you."

Uh oh is what Tom and I were both thinking.

"What a childhood she has had!" this guy says. He goes on to list the various things we've done during our summers, which he has overheard her talking about during the interview. "Great job, guys. Great job!"

It wasn't creepy. It was great. When you have cranky, know-it-all teenagers, it's very nice to be validated once in a while. And stan4d_steph shares in the props as she's guided us to both Teton Science School and Woods' Hole oceanographic stuff.

Who knows where she'll get in/end up going to school. It's nice to know that maybe we didn't totally blow it.

For the other ignoramuses like me, apparently Swarthmore is a college in Pennsylvania.


And kudos on the positive praise Helen!

The Google logo is a barcode today. Apparently it was invented 57 years ago today (barcode, not Google).

Resistance is futile!

Yes, I'm still so very in love with Joel McHale. He cracketh me up!

Substitute Alan Rickman for me. ;)

Several years ago I was on a 3 day Catalina-Ensenada short cruise. In a teeny-weeny inside cabin. I shared with a co-worker and learned way more than I ever wanted to know about that person. The short cruises are reputed to be for a rowdier bunch of passengers, right? Though what made this a "party ship" wasn't the itinerary. The ship was just hammered, with cracked panes of glass and stains on the carpet. I honestly can't remember which cruise line it was, I think I blocked it out of my memory.

I'm with you, sister. But he doesn't have to be hot. I'd be happy with kind and funny (but not kinda funny, that's not good enough :p )