These are my URL ABCs:

• A is for ask.metafilter.com
• B is for benny.diaryland.com
• C is for connectionstrings.com
• D is for del.icio.us
• E is for easypricematch.com
• F is for flickr.com
• G is for google.com
• H is for homeremarks.com/
• I is for itconversations.com
• J is for joshreads.com
• K is for kottke.org
• L is for layersmagazine.com
• M is for muddylemon.com
• N is for news.google.com
• O is for onion.com
• P is for projux.com
• Q is for qwantz.com
• R is for realtor.com
• S is for stlbloggers.com
• T is for tradetricks.org
• U is for upcoming.org/metro/us/mo/stl/
• V is for vervehosting.com
• W is for waxy.org/links/
• X is for xigla.com/absolutenl/
• Y is for yourtotalsite.com

Chile stood with his page of stickers in both hands, his face pressed up close, inspecting every one. He had a scowl of concentration written clearly on his face. THIS was an important decision. He had to choose which stickers he would use to decorate his new potty, and he wanted to choose the perfect ones. After a few (ok, ten) minutes he pointed at the froggy. I peeled it off and gave it to him, and he bent down and placed it carefully on the lid. He then realized how much fun it is to put stickers on things, so we put at least half the remaining stickers all over the thing.

After that, we showed him the device itself. He had some fun opening and closing the lid. Then he experimented with sticking his head in the bowl for awhile. I sat him down on it and he seemed to figure it out as he pretended to.. well, you know.. use the thing. I think we'll call this a success.

Last night i put in an Ocean documentary for him to watch. He pointed at every fish on the screen and looked back at me, as if he were saying ""Whoa! A fish!"" He then started calling all of them Neeemoooo - so a few minutes later he rummaged thru the video drawer and found ""Finding Nemo,"" as it was now, obviously, time for the movie itself. (I think i have the movie memorized now)

I found this thing on the web. It's a little java app that you can upload your picture to - and then transform it. It's kind of amazing... here's me, in a few years...

This is based on an el Greco paint filter...

I purchased a years subscription to flickr yesterday. It really seems worth it, they have such a nice interface, and - the deal maker - they have a little application that can mass upload photos. so, as you can see, i now have a 5 random images from my photostream to your right. enjoy.

my neck is a bit stiff today. I had a minor accident the other day. some guy rear ended me as i was turning onto dougherty ferry. It didn't cause much damage - just broke the plastic apron on his car and bent my bumper a bit.

I didn't want to bother with it, and he was fine with not getting his insurance company involved.

But now my neck is very stiff - not painful, i can just feel the muscles when i turn my head. hopefully that will go away soon... oy.

Today, friday, Chile and i are going to Sears to get some 18 month pictures taken - so be on the lookout for those. I'm getting the whole 40 picture package - so i'll be mailing some to interested parties.

does anything look terribly wrong?

For some reason i decided to waste some time updating the look and feel of this site. It looks nice on my computer... but who knows what it looks like to you. Let me know if you see any glaring problems.

I accidently woke up chile the other day - cause he was so cute i had to take pictures...

""Hey! What's with the bright light going off in my eyes?""

I've spent altogether way too much time at the mall this week. It was mostly chile clothes shopping - adorable little outfits, complete with sandals and socks and floppy hats.

I also bought a toy for the cat that was on clearance. That's about how much i love the cat - clearance level only.