Monday, October 31, 2005


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we had nearly 200 kids tonight.


and I fear that we will never see Hugsband without zombie get-up again. living Hugsband is as good as dead. now there is only zombie Hugsband. my only complaint is that zombie Hugsband takes twice as long to make my dinner.


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Sunday, October 30, 2005


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Originally uploaded by loftindupuis.
the pizza party was a success. it wasn't a costume party, but don't try to convince zombie Hugsband of that fact. I ated too much pizza, though.


"I'm a zombie who's too dainty to pick up his pizza and eat it with his hands."

Saturday, October 29, 2005



Originally uploaded by loftindupuis.
Wifey,
Don't forget the awesome times in French class. Ouvrez les livres a la page Mme Barnes sucks!! See you in the kitchen.
Hugsband



ok, I wrote that- not Hugsband. I can't believe how cute he looks in those pictures. so teacherly and smart.

we ate grilled cheese and creamy tomato soup in front of the fireplace last night. now I want to learn how to cook our dinner in the fire. it might be just s'mores, but I am hoping to make something more.

parts of Indiana, including the Bloomington area, do not believe in daylight saving's time, and in the last few years, we had forgotten all about its existence. what a pleasant surprise today to realize that we have an extra hour of weekend! vive daylight!

Thursday, October 27, 2005

for some reason when we rented this place, we didn't pay attention to the fact that it's heated by oil. I have only had gas and electric heat in past rentals, and the giant pig-shaped oil barrel in the basement is daunting. it is going to cost, if Abe can get the deal squared away for us, $2.25 a gallon. the woman at the oil company told me to anticipate using about 600 gallons this winter. good lord, I am going to start looking for faculty positions in the caribbean for next year.

don't be too jealous, but our pizza tasting party is this weekend. some of the other fellows and I have been getting very dorky about it. I am in charge of developing the assessment measure. after a quick review of the research literature, it appears that no standard instrument exists. there was, however, a consumer reports evaluation of fast food-type pizza, and I plan to steal their definitions. we are even going so far as to have a blinded rating system and a measure of test-retest reliability. I proposed an alternate forms assessment, such as a calzone, but I was shot down. it's fun to work with other geeks. I'll be sure to post the graphs after we finish combing through our data.

Tuesday, October 18, 2005

me: I ordered us tickets to see John Edwards at the law school tomorrow night.
him: John Edward, the psychic?

Sunday, October 16, 2005


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this tree is the showboat of the block. the others are as green as they were in june. it rained for more than 7 straight days. I nearly cried at the sight of the sun. the river and pond by our house are flooded, and there are tree limbs in yards and streets knocked down by today's 30 mph winds. soon, I will begin using the term "nor'easters", but I am not yet sure it's appropriate.

I must have gained 10 pounds when my mom was here. we ate lots of great food at all of the places Hugsband and I cannot normally afford. we did splurge for a date last night, now that we're on our own. we had a lovely italian dinner and a movie. the food was rich and delicious, but we were running late for the film and had to forgo the tiramisu. the waitress did bring me a complimentary sambuca. isn't that thoughtful? we saw (and enjoyed) 'the squid and the whale'.

Hugsband is spending the afternoon watching a zombie dvd he bought at the dollar store. the title of the dvd includes the word vengeance, which is spelled "vengence". it's a very classy video, with porn-style music and shaky camera work. the description on the back reads: These two grave robbers are robbing a tomb when they get trapped inside. Then this voodoo guy brings the body to life and it kills them. The dead body's cousin (I think) goes to this séance, then goes to a cursed house to visit this guru.

I don't know when junior high school students started writing film descriptions, but it seems like a shrewd business maneuver on the part of the distributor. what do those kids make, like $3 per hour?

Wednesday, October 12, 2005



this was taken just after I was chided for leaving the house with wet hair. when I showed this pic to my mom, she said, "oh, good lord, I need botox." we're off to boston today.

Thursday, October 06, 2005

Hugsband's home again, I fixed the toilet, and I have my car back. the world is turning again.

my mom, now more than 40 pounds lighter than the last I saw her, is coming on saturday. I will take some pictures, so you can marvel her.

Tuesday, October 04, 2005

what's worse than finding out that prosthetic hearing bones, the full benefits of which have only been available for 6 months, have run amuck and poked their way through the ear drum?

leaving the doctor's office to find my car towed.

Monday, October 03, 2005

here's a dilemma: the toilet is broken, water is covering the bathroom floor, and I can hear from the singing upstairs that Abe's rosh hashanah dinner just started.

he and I are still kind of fighting, so part of me is tempted to interrupt. he claims a repairman came to look at our refrigerator and recommended "put more stuff in the freezer. it's too empty." I can't imagine that would solve the problem we're having. it runs all the time and isn't cold. I don't want to fill it with more groceries that will spoil long before their time.

I made grape jam with concord grapes from the farmer's market. it's too runny for pb&j, but it works perfectly as an adornment for plain yogurt. I also bought some tiny pumpkins for the mantel. I can never resist miniature squash.

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