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This is what I am currently addicted to

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My office mate is currently working on a blog about these puppies. I predict she will say this:

1. The sounds from those puppies freak me out!

2. I would swat them with newspapers if they were mine!

3. LAME

4. JERILYN NEEDS TO GET SOME WORK DONE ALREADY.

I can't argue with number 4.

Annie is a ham

Bookshelf

People keep sending me invitations to join an online book service that lets you share what you're reading so people can judge you get inspiration for books to read.

I never join these things, mainly because what I read is incredibly boring. I read a lot of technical manuals and biographies. (And trashy magazines.) I do have a stack of books to read that are mostly fiction, but I need to set aside a lot of time to read any kind of fiction because I lack the self control to use a bookmark when I'm too tired or need to do something like feed my children or shower.

For example, here are two books Amazon delivered to me today that I'm dying to read. (Please note, I say "dying to read" without any sarcasm whatsoever. I also say "without any sarcasm whatsoever" without any sarcasm whatsoever. I SWEAR.)

Book 1: Real World Color Management by Bruce Fraser

Book 2: Mastering Digital Printing, Second Edition by Harald Johnson

Finally, lest I appear completely nerdy, here is the last book I read, much to the chagrin of my family who thought it was WAY above its intended audience:*

Mr. Brown Can Moo, Can You? by Dr. Seuss

*Audience aged 7.5 months.

Day Two: RULES

I keep a list of Things I Should Blog About (TISBA), or, if I were concerned with proper grammar, Things About Which I Should Blog. Guess what's NOT on it? POLITICS. I am going to leave politics alone all month. In fact, my only mention of politics will be my announcement of my non-mention of politics.

Also, not to whine on DAY TWO, but seriously? November? Why not blogging every day during one of the months that doesn't include a major holiday and shopping for the next major holiday? (As if I'm that organized, despite the DNA from my mother that states I must shop for Christmas at least 15 months in advance.)

Ok, rules over, rant over. Here is an item from the list of TISBA. It has come to my attention that my childrens' friends don't think we have any rules. In fact, it has been said in front of me "Pools have no rules."

As evidence to the contrary, I offer the following:

POOL RULES
1. be nice to each other or the Mom will beat you with a sock full of spare change
2. no TV or computer until jobs are done
3. two hours of computer, tops
4. don’t tease the Dad because he is a delicate flower—a poppy, perhaps
5. teasing the Mom is perfectly fine, since she can both dish it out and take it
6. only Bonnie is allowed to poop in her pants

NaBloPoMo

I've had this blog for five years now. (I started another one in 2000, but abandoned it fairly quickly.) I used to really love blogging, and then I got busy in other areas of my life. I've had a hard time getting back into the groove, so I decided I would join NaBloPoMo (National Blog Posting Month). I'll be posting every day during the month of November, which I hope will help me get back into the routine.

This post feels like cheating, but hey! One down, 29 more to go!