Blimy, the blog is back.

It's been a loooong time since I blogged. Here's what I've been up to:

Visited Amy in D.C - carved pumpkins and did crafty stuff and hung out with her kids.
Seriously questioned my own ability to rear children. They're kind of needy, y'know. And I'm kind of selfish. Kids don't get to stay up late or say bad words. As a parent, would I have to give up those things? Kerith suggested I start hauling around a sack of flour to see if I'm ready for a kid. Just like Niles did on Frazier. I may not start my flour child on fire a la Niles, but I'd probably leave it in a cart at Target or accidentally loan a cup of it to the neighbor.

What else have I been up to? Just underwent training for the Ultra-Shiny Steam-Sensation washer and dryer Shaun bought while I was in DC. They're pretty, but I could do without the jingle they play at the end of each cycle. What's wrong with a buzzer? Every hour and ten minutes I'm fooled into thinking the ice cream man's here.

I attended a Halloween party and the Sycamore Pumpkin Fest parade last weekend. It's been almost too much pumpkiny goodness to handle!

In costume. Shaun had a botltle of Jet-Alert, which is like generic No-Doze, in his pocket.

I did not run in the Pumpkin Fest 10k. I cheered on some friends who ran it and discovered the joy of spectating. I loved it. It was so fun to be on the sidewalk with coffee and a warm sweater instead of on the street with Gu and sweaty shorts. Running's old news, friends. From now on, watching's my game.

I'm proud to say I also scrubbed all my bathrooms and watched all my DVR'd episodes of Project Runway this week. Now what? Perhaps a long soak in a hot tub. I could grade papers or try to drum up some jewelry business, but I don't wanna. And the beauty of being an adult is, no one's the boss of me so I don't have to do stuff if I don't want to. Nah, nah, na, boo, boo.