OK - so without giving away Jocelyn's Halloween costume I am creating a really cool costume for her. Usually I am not at all into Halloween costumes because, I don't know why but I'm not. Never have been. I love other people's costumes ( see giddykiwi  ) but have never been good at creating my own. Anyway, part of it requited some screen printing and I brought the item to the place last...

It's Wednesday night.....soon, I'll be waking up to my stupid alarm, running into the wall, and moaning and groaning while getting into the car. Full day tomorrow. Full day Friday. The machine broke 4 times today. Wes was very angry. He thinks he's gonna get yelled at for not getting many papers done. He's stupid. We were down a total of 2 hours because of repairs. Why would he get yelled at? He'll...

guys, we need to talk about this minneapolis saint paul: more to life campaign. first: could they have come up with a more generic convention + visitors bureau slogan than 'more to life'? seriously. that is one of the great copouts in advertising history. it's lamer than my hometown's old tagline of 'south dakota's rising star,' for heaven's sake. they might as well have made it 'minneapolis saint...

Hi, everyone. New to this community, but I *heart* me some weather. We've been having a lot of rain up here in Minnesota. You may have heard about the flooding in the southeastern portion of the state? Well, by coincidence, I was recently asked to volunteer with the Ramsey Conservation District Rain Gauge Network. Basically, I take daily readings of rainfall and other precipitation and report...

Other recent photos have inspired me to post here... Lakeshore of Lake Marie, near Annandale/South Haven, MN: The dock at the cabin and some algae-fied water on Lake Marie Watering can in the reeds Tiny blue flowers along the lakeshore My nephew picking rocks to throw in the lake

Well, I just woke up from a nap after teh shopping. Target exhausts me. But I ventured out to the Lino Lakes, MN, location and was well rewarded for my patience. EVERYTHING is on clearance there! The two home dec items below were 50% off. And the shoes are a result of the eagle eyes of jesshelga alerting me to their presence at Target all the way from Chicago. Small world. Also? Shopping success...

From last summer right before a storm... taken from my car while driving down Hwy. 19. don't try this at home!

Does Tom Cruise look beady-eyed and woodchuckish in that photo or what? Katie Holmes, bless her heart, looks every bit the glowing bride, but Tom Cruise looks like he's about to play a role in a Lifetime movie that would normally go to Rob Estes or Patrick Muldoon--like Frat Boy Evil Groomsman or My Mid-Level Executive Stalker. It makes me laugh. After a wonderfully positive productive day yesterday...

an update on the day: dude, it is rainy. like John-Cusack-at-C.Z.-Jones's-window-in- High-Fidelity rainy. and while it made for a freaking miserable commute, it's actually sort of nice now that i'm in one place. 'tis slow in the office -- most everyone is off somewhere doing Strategic Planning; my personal thought is that Not Having So Many Strategic Planning Meetings And Maybe Just Doing Stuff...

Hello. My name is giddykiwi , and I am addicted to Target. So I tried out lafemmezilla 's idea about shopping at Tarzhay on Sunday night to avoid the crowds, and boy, was she ever CORRECT-A-MUNDO! Better yet, halfway through my shop, I overheard one of the Target employees say over the walkie-talkies (she was trying to be quiet about it, but when everyone has their walkies set to LOUD...