tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36845662024-03-07T09:08:07.723-05:00thinking out loudall your compliments and your cutting remarks are captured here in the quotation markselainepillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13296171939768635689noreply@blogger.comBlogger718125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3684566.post-54646609719957551292008-08-05T17:13:00.000-04:002008-08-05T17:17:01.403-04:00by the numbers400+: # of shots on the camera's 2 memory cards when we got back to vt (which are actually now on the computer, YAY!)3: # of hours sleep i got last night101.9: alix's temperature this morning (hence, the 2nd stat)102.6: alix's temperature this afternoon2: # of days before we go to maine for amber's wedding5: # of days before we host a british soccer camp coach for a week.infinity: amount of crap elainepillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13296171939768635689noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3684566.post-82787558403212023312008-07-11T11:25:00.001-04:002008-07-11T11:25:52.913-04:00another classic from a different genre...we're the kids in america YEAH!elainepillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13296171939768635689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3684566.post-86508194391743515972008-07-04T10:47:00.000-04:002008-07-04T10:49:26.673-04:00a classici've really been into the old rap and hip hop these days and stumbled across this on you tubeanyone know where i can get a copy of "mama said knock you out" from MTV unplugged?happy fourth!elainepillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13296171939768635689noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3684566.post-59449868337571414632008-07-02T09:47:00.001-04:002008-07-02T13:13:07.833-04:00quick hitstwo things from mightygirl:photobombingsorry i missed your partyother stuff i've loved and/or stumbled upon recently:passive aggressive notesalice's birth storycandy bar cross section identification quiz (i got 16 out of 20!)and if you like quirky indie movie musicals, i strongly suggest you see romance and cigarettes. the cast is kickin' and it totally rocks (as in GOOD, not as in HEAVY METAL)elainepillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13296171939768635689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3684566.post-60768058923439391652008-06-03T21:24:00.000-04:002008-06-03T21:26:27.956-04:00yes we can!go obama!elainepillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13296171939768635689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3684566.post-74579485558106901742008-06-02T10:13:00.000-04:002008-06-02T10:14:57.177-04:00still here!been going a little crazy with home/life stuff, looking for a new position, getting a new position, wrapping up my old job and starting the new one. and trying to make time for my knitting so i can finish a few projects and actually start wearing them!so yeah, still here. more when time and brain power permit. maybe even a few pictures to boot!elainepillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13296171939768635689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3684566.post-64801941809063572152008-05-02T13:06:00.000-04:002008-05-02T13:08:22.447-04:00earwormI triple dog dare you to read this post at state of grace and not come out on the other end singing a popular 1977 tune by a certain trio of brothers.go ahead, i'll wait.elainepillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13296171939768635689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3684566.post-16678032304402152862008-05-01T12:48:00.000-04:002008-05-01T12:51:22.251-04:00hello? this thing still on?yes, i am still alive.i have been crazy busy with guests, job search, kid activities and such. i hope to return to more regular posting soon. in the meantime, enjoy the monster of venice:elainepillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13296171939768635689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3684566.post-35268287603730831992008-03-13T08:46:00.000-04:002008-03-13T08:47:10.465-04:00i could use a laugh this morning...elainepillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13296171939768635689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3684566.post-27405611359892198802008-02-29T19:28:00.000-05:002008-02-29T19:33:46.021-05:00charlie and lolamy girls are HOOKED on charlie and lola.so much so, that while i am downstairs scrolling the interweb, i can hear them upstairs (at the most opposite end of the house) yelling "BOO!" at one of the favorite episodes.elainepillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13296171939768635689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3684566.post-44995586211533548912008-02-11T08:53:00.000-05:002008-02-11T08:56:48.779-05:00she's here!i am an aunt on my side of the family as of ~7:30 california time last night. HUZZAH!mom, dad and audrey linea are all doing fine. i'm told she has dark curly hair and am anxiously awaiting pictures!now, i just need to find a good fare to the bay area so i can hold the little gummi bear in my arms...elainepillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13296171939768635689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3684566.post-48959848194494775372008-02-10T19:54:00.000-05:002008-02-10T19:57:28.541-05:00eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeei got a message a little earlier that my sister's water broke this morning and she's now in the hospital waiting for my niece to make her debut!i'm sleeping with the phone on my pillow tonight so i don't miss the call. it's SOOOO hard to be 3000+ miles away at a time like this. sigh.elainepillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13296171939768635689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3684566.post-89789690323153758412008-02-02T21:56:00.000-05:002008-12-10T21:46:36.543-05:00fire (sun) and iceelainepillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13296171939768635689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3684566.post-36544642060137619412008-02-02T21:52:00.000-05:002008-02-02T21:55:44.092-05:00for st brigidsthe time has come the walrus saidto talk of many thingsof shoes, of ships, of sealing waxof cabbages, and kingsof why the sea is boiling hotand whether pigs have wings! i had to memorize this poem in the 5th (?) grade and this is the only part i can still remember. i think it is pretty wonderful.elainepillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13296171939768635689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3684566.post-14923427593797632662008-01-25T12:16:00.000-05:002008-01-25T12:24:03.053-05:00my brain just explodedi just checked out the new shutter sisters blog, as well as quite a few websites for the sistas that contribute to the site.this has totally inspired me. i NEED to get back in the photography groove. i can't knit right now (thumb is a leettle tender still), so taking pics would be a great creative outlet. hmmmm...might be time to go buy another external hard drive, just for pictures...so anyway, elainepillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13296171939768635689noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3684566.post-76061557740000973482008-01-11T10:27:00.000-05:002008-01-11T10:30:39.888-05:00suck. it. up.i am so dealing with the man cold right now and have been for a week.it's taking every fiber of my being not to kick him out of bed and tell him to get on with life, for god's sake.elainepillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13296171939768635689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3684566.post-72740816651216284822008-01-06T22:21:00.000-05:002008-01-06T22:40:19.815-05:00the thumb storyso. i was slicing a TON of onions for dinner for 16 the day after boxing day. eery time i got to the end of the onion, i'd think to myself, i gotta be really careful. brian keeps these knives really sharp. and you knwo they are SO sharp, you don't even feel it when you slice off the end of your thumb slicing the very last piece of onion!so, i looked at my thumb, to make sure what i thought elainepillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13296171939768635689noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3684566.post-46309476168432497562008-01-03T09:57:00.000-05:002008-01-03T09:59:16.411-05:00p.s.thumb shortening story to come! altho, i do not have cool gross pictures to accompany the narrative like stitchymcyarnpants...elainepillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13296171939768635689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3684566.post-11998287389557559482008-01-03T09:54:00.000-05:002008-01-03T09:56:55.966-05:00is that a rhetorical question?from alix, yesterday at daycare pickup:"mommy, can you imagine how tall i am?"elainepillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13296171939768635689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3684566.post-31286651175176878082007-12-31T13:51:00.000-05:002007-12-31T13:56:19.947-05:00you say goodbye, i say hello2007 comes to an end. i'm can't say i'm sorry to see it go...this year has definitely its ups (going to kosovo and vancouver, family and friends visiting, finding out i will be an aunt) and some unfortunate downs (poor mental health, chopping off the end of my thumb 2 nights ago, raging sciatica).i'm looking forward to 2008 and an improved outlook on everything! cheers!elainepillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13296171939768635689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3684566.post-72153328408920416442007-12-08T15:09:00.000-05:002007-12-08T15:11:41.505-05:00the man coldsome genius actually read my mind and put my thoughts into video...(from dooce originally)elainepillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13296171939768635689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3684566.post-73489248889518434102007-12-03T12:21:00.000-05:002007-12-03T12:23:30.635-05:00snow day!the first winter storm of the season is here! ~3-4 inches last night, 3-7 due during the day today and 1 or 2 more tonight. YEEHA!and how am i spending my snow day? moving crap out of the family room to go through it and getting ready to move furniture around to make better use of the space (it's the guest room/office/play room). it wasn't my idea to do this today, but brian gets antsy when elainepillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13296171939768635689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3684566.post-38698002256581103842007-11-30T15:19:00.000-05:002007-11-30T15:20:40.386-05:00last day of nablopomoHUZZAH!even tho i missed a few days, i'm glad i did it. it kinda gets me back in the groove. let's see how long that lasts!elainepillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13296171939768635689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3684566.post-65252415277184443422007-11-29T15:53:00.000-05:002007-11-29T16:05:52.708-05:00best fad diet ever"my daughter exists on air and white food"kelly, last night during a discussion about children's eating habits at a mom's night out. elainepillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13296171939768635689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3684566.post-36802231210852454322007-11-28T15:44:00.000-05:002007-11-28T15:49:52.966-05:00grrri was going to try and embed a video, but you tube's embedding is pissing me off right now. i can't copy the entire line to embed and i can't do a partial copy to get the last bit of the line.grrrr.elainepillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13296171939768635689noreply@blogger.com0