No news is...well...anyway....

Had a restful day at work yesterday, hiding in the shop, updating records and generally staying out of the rain. Will probably spend today the same way. There was thunder and lightning the whole drive in to work, and we were halfway through getting building trash when the sky opened up on us. So now, there's a truckload of trash out in the lot, waiting to be dumped and getting wetter. Eeewwwwww.

Robyn didn't make her flight, so By had to babysit the studio (and the dog, and her houseplants, and the phones) yesterday. She's supposed to be there today. We'll see. He's off to talk to Albert after work today, if the rains allow. (He was supposed to meet Albert last night, but A had already left for the day.)

I'm patting myself on the back this morning, because we were responsible adults last night and put tonight's dinner together in the crock pot, and left it to cook overnight. There'll be a fine, spicy beef and veggie stew waiting for me when I get home tonight.

New Boss just called. **sigh** It's raining, and he doesn't have the sense to Leave Us Alone so we can enjoy it. Bastard. Head Carpenter wants to borrow one of our PT guys to walk building and look for leaks. Nice idea, but considering that the PT guys we've got right now don't have the sense to come in out of the rain, not sure how useful they'd be.

Knitting Reports

Not that I've done *that* much that merits reporting lately, but...

( The Sock Report )

( The UnSock Report )

Friday morning amusements

Yes, it's still raining, why do you ask? :)

Ganked from Metafilter, I present: Haunted Paper Toys. I particularly like the undead chess set, coffin gift boxes, and Necronomicon notebook sets.

More Friday morning amusements

This is a repeat, but someone I know hasn't seen it, so I'm sharing again: The Very Secret Diaries of the Fellowship of the Ring.

A sampling, from the Very Secret Diary of Sauron, for those who might have forgotten:
Day One:

Dirty weekend with Elrond turned sour when I told him purple was not his color.

Day Five

Have been marched against by last alliance of men and nancing elves. Is transparent attempt by Elrond to get back at me for comment about purple. I will not take it back! I told him purple made him look like an eggplant, and it does. Is no need for him to get so shirty about it.


Go! Read! Corrupt Share with the unknowing!

karnythia got me on a roll this morning

I know, I'm supposed to be working. And I have been, off and on. I've also been researching some stuff about Fred Phelps, because I remember an article I read years ago, written about the children that left the family cult, and I just can't find it right now.

I did, however, find the following, for the curious:

Wikipedia bio, including his criminal record. (Doesn't detail his Canadian arrests, but apparently there have been more than a few. Interesting.)

From the Topeka Capital-Journal, a letter from the son who left, originally written in 1993 and published in 1994. It's worth browsing the TCJ's other entries in the special section on their most notorious citizen.