Holy shit, I can now make out a Black Crowes song -- geez, it's almost like being at the show, but not really.  Alright, back to studying -- final on Monday!

Anyhow, this crick in my neck has a meeting with my Discovery Store Shiatsu massage chair.

I also got to mow the lawn today -- not that that was luck, I asked to -- as I was bored and wanted to be outside.  Hee.

Apparently this is the year to get married -- as I just plunked down $300+ on wedding presents for friends and family that are getting hitched.  I think I should've waited to get married until now -- because when we got married all of our friends were still in college, dirt poor, and that left us with a sad looking registry.  But now everyone has jobs and can afford to buy stuff off gift registries.  Oh well.

I'm not feeling very articulate at the moment, hence the lame-ass entry -- but wanted to write *something* before it got to be months between entries.

I think our plan is to leave the house altogether today -- as the roofing is quite thunderous and impossible to have normal conversations through.  It's a nice day today and without Uma, the possibilties for outtings are endless.  We could go up to Telegraph and visit Sarah, but that would mean going too close to Amoeba -- and seeing as we have no money for records, it would be too sad and tempting to break out the plastic. 

Speaking of music, I've been on a weird 80s hair rock and metal phase.  I think it's just me being nostalgic, listening to G-n-R or even Pearl Jam.  Hilarious.  I've also recently got into Gong, silly stoner rock.  The world is my freaking oyster now that my car can play MP3s.  I've been digging through my brain trying to remember every band that Utrillo mentioned to me when I worked at Lookout!.  Good stuff.  I wish I had friends to trade mix-tapes with.  Or I guess that would be mix-CDs these days.

Alright -- time to get a move on! 

My mom took Uma away for the weekend -- woohoo!  I love that girl, but in general, four year olds are terrors.  I wouldn't mind going back to those obviously mis-named terrible twos!  Maybe we can even go to the movies tonight -- although SK is working late.  I really wanted to see Rize, but it doesn't appear to be playing anywhere -- instead I'm seeing listings for "The Polar Express" (hello, isn't that a Christmas movie?) -- and Jessie McNartney Live (have you all seen those ads for watching live concerts in the theater, just seems sad to me...).  Perhaps we could go see "The Island" -- although the McGregor-Johannsen's lips combo sort of freaks me out.  Maybe "Hustle and Flow" or "Wedding Crashers".  Suggestions anyone?

And I think I've figured out why I am truly addicted to buzznet and not to many of the other somewhat similar sites -- it's the damn interface!!!  Seriously, being married to an interaction designer -- I start to notice stuff like user interface and experience.  And my user experience with buzznet is darn good.  All the fonts are the right size, there are no annoying ads to weed through, the screen layout is simple and clear.  Yup, there's my two cents on buzznet.