the singing hobbit

I am thinking about getting I, which is Kurt Nilsen’s cd. Kurt Nilsen was the winner of the Norwegian version of American Idol. He looks like a hip hobbit, and yet sounds incredibly like Bono of U2, at least on the one song I heard him perform.

the shopping saga continues

Ok, so they don’t have the pretty cranberry-colored (only the gray-ish “oxford”) robe at amazon, so I’m looking at other options. This one is a contender, but it’s a bit pricier. I’ll ask the sis to look at this one and see if she likes it.

relax. don’t do it.

Seppo got me a really wonderful St. Valentine’s Day present. He got me some sort of three hour facial/massage/nails package at the local salon/massage parlor. Woo!!! I am so excited! Yay! It’ll be soooooo very nice. One question: if a mini-facial takes 45 minutes, how long is a full facial? The mind boggles.

king me

Wow. Our California King-sized bed arrived about two hours ago. It’s… giant. And firm. Yet soft. I love it. A lot. Sorry. Speaking in fragments. So wonderful.

shopping for da sista

I am buying the Fleece Solid-Color Robe for my sister. I think she’ll be really excited. It seems to be warm, yet light-weight, but basically, it just has to keep her from flashing people when she goes from the bedroom to the bathroom when she’s at the hospital after giving birth. Haha.

a flood of good tidings

Wow. Good things are happening. Seppo has two job offers, the electricity for the downstairs is finally all functional, we are getting our CA king bed delivered tomorrow, and I just faxed over some refi papers that will eventually lower my monthly payments by roughly $400. Woo! Let me hear that again. Woo!!

primaries

So, I’m a giant Dean supporter. John Kerry is pretty distantly behind him, in my book, but still waaaaaay ahead of Bush. I’ll just put those out there to serve as a full disclosure.

Given that, I still don’t understand the hubbub over Kerry’s presence and speech at the anti-Vietnam war rally. He had actually gone and served in Vietnam, and it was only after returning that he spoke at the protest. He had done it all; served the country as they required him to, to presumably the best of his abilities, then came back and took part in another aspect of the American system, through peaceful protest.

So what’s the big deal? I mean, I have issues with how he dealt with the Iraq War, but not with this. Sheesh.

am-ass

Amazon.com – Associates

I’m such a giant sell-out. Actually, that’s not true. As much as I hate cluttering my site with links, I think it’s really awesome to get a referral bonus for amazon.

queers unite! no, really.

Lesbian couple wedded at SF City Hall / Women had been together for five decades

They are too cute. I’m really glad that this couple, that has been together for so long, can finally be recognized in the eyes of the law. Let’s leave them to live out the rest of their lives in happiness. They aren’t hurting anyone. I’d like to see dedication like that in more couples, gay or straight.

the name game

Oh yeah, the other tradition is the whole name thing. I think that ideologically, I either want to keep my name or have both of us change it, but on a realistic level, I don’t think I’d mind it, because between the two of us, Seppo has the cooler name with more recent achievements tied to it, even though I have the older, more prestigious name. It’s something I’ve given a lot of thought to. I do, however, have a serious problem with people just assuming it will be Mrs. H, simply because “that’s what people do”. It’s pretty obnoxious and sexist. Grrr.