the value of a mother

This bit is from May, but hey. From Salary.com, we learn what salaries moms would bring in if their work were waged.

The typical mother puts in a 92-hour work week, the company concluded, and works at least 10 jobs. In order of hours spent on them per week, these are: housekeeper, day-care center teacher, cook, computer operator, laundry machine operator, janitor, facilities manager, van driver, chief executive officer and psychologist. By figuring out the median salaries for each position, and calculating the average number of hours worked at each, the firm came up with $138,095 -- three percent higher than last year's results.

Even mothers who work full-time jobs outside the home put in $85,939 worth of work as mothers, according to Salary.com.

Just saying.

nuggets of wisdom and insight (or something like that)

... as posted on mySpace.

1. I'm pretty much up to try anything, as long as it's not a stupid idea.
2. I gave you my heart, even though i didnt tell you, and you put it on a silver platter, and stabbed it!
3. Im from NEW MEXICO raised on music and poetry, Ive been playing music for 11 years and I used to skate but I fell on my head toooooo many times. and I said f*** it. Ill stick with guitar.
4. I don't even know me. That's something I think I should get checked out.
5. Tell someone you love the truth, just like it was your very last chance.
6. Everyone has photographic memory; some just don't have the film.
7. i also work full time. yay vonage. im the person that u call and bitch out when u have a problem lol. otherwise im pretty laid back and happy. Hahaha
8. People say that if you do good things, good things will happen to you. That's a lie. All I ever try to do is good things, but I always seem to get f***** over.
9. you ask one of your pittsburgh friends how to spell yacht and you get the same look from them that you had on your face when you thought of the question.
   
10. ****(has quit the reefer) "There are cooler people to check out"

ALL-TIME FAVORITE SONG

worth all caps!

sort of embarrassing

Despite the fact that the artist's name is Nick Gilder, it has never occurred to me that the person singing "Hot Child in the City" was a guy. Who knew? (Maybe everyone but me.)

the best sort of Halloween

...is underwater.
From WTOP News: In this photo released by the Florida Keys News Bureau, Ken Smith of Sebring, Fla., carves his top prize-winning entry in the Underwater Pumpkin Carving Contest Saturday, Oct. 20, 2007, off Key Largo, Fla., in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. The contest, staged by the Amoray Dive Resort, judges divers on their artistic originality, as well as the degree of difficulty to carve the entry in the subsea environment. (AP Photo/Florida Keys News Bureau, Bob Care)

purty!

a little self-esteem

she is perfectly beautiful to begin with. when will we learn?

reasons i couldn't log back in to work tonight

1. i was home
2. i was happy
3. (repeat)
   

things in the fridge

1. Kozy Shack Real Chocolate Pudding
2. No-fat milk (gotta make up for the pudding)
3. Soy sauce
4. Remnants of excellent Chinese meal
5. Swiss cheese
6. 12-grain bread
7. Aging champagne
8. Fanta Orange
9. Pitted dark sweet cherries from Trader Joe's
10. Pickled Japanese radish
    

reasons to be happy

1. i can see
2. i can type
3. i have something to type on
4. i have you to listen :)
5. thank you
   

i bleeeve u

wisdom from unexpected places

From the mySpace page of a 17 year-old young man. Sneaking suspicion that he is actually sincere. Bravo!

A guy wrote this in his myspace. and it should make u think Stop being so.............. yourselves. I know way too many really beautiful girls who think they don't look good... It hurts... because it's our fault, guys I mean. We make girls feel like they have to be perfect. You know what I mean, flat stomach, huge boobs, round ass, long legs, big lips, and on top of all that, they have to dress like a .........., and be one as well... nobody can measure up to that... and its not fair... because nobody should have to. The little imperfections are what make people special. If everyone was perfect the world would be so boring, variety is what makes life interesting. So guys, stop making girls have to live up to your, I'm sorry, our... deluded fantasy visions of perfection. Stop acting like boys and start being men... realize that women don't exist to fufill our sexual desires. Stop talking to them solely to get with them, be nice to them because you want to be their friend, not because you want to hook up with them. Say nice things about them not to flatter them in hopes that you'll get some, but because you know they like to hear them. In short... we need to grow up and stop being dicks... just because we have them doesn't mean we need to think with them.

reasons i love my sisters

1. laughing at the same things
2. "quiet down in there!"
3. taking turns trying to discourage the production of vhs home movies
4. willingness to face mother-daughter dinners at the fire hall
5. purple and pink are always acceptable
6. shopping where very little shopping actually occurs
7. no rib left un-nibbled, no dessert left unfinished
8. shared fascination for tiny creatures
9. shared weakness for dobermans
10. general awesomeness. i love them. :)
    

reasons it's fun to work late

are you kidding me?

reasons it cannot be October

1. I wasn't finished with June.
2. Not to mention July, August and September.
3. Heck, I wasn't even done with May.
4. On a brighter note...
5. It's that much closer to spring!