we went out for chinese last night. it was actually good. then we went to blockbuster and rented several movies. master of disguise for the kids (i saw half of it before i had to go pick up my dad at the hospital), my big fat greek wedding (nice movie, more entertaining than i would have thought) and mean machine with jason statham and vinnie jones, who are mostly known from the cast of snatch. we may get the chance to watch it tonight.

we went to the mall today. we didn't really buy anything spectacular. emily bought a book of norman rockwell paintings, allie bought j.blume's superfudge (that makes you feel old), and i bought a couple of magazines. oh, we also did some housewares shopping at target (babywipes, some new frosty mugs, and a usb cable for our new printer). talked a bit with some friends of ours that bought the party shop. then we came home, sent the kids to bed to take naps. i read about the new children of dune mini-series coming this month on the sci-fi network. i guess i need to get our dish working again. we've been without since late january 2001. i just feel that it's too much money for such crappy programming. i wish that you could order only the networks and channels that you wanted. emily fell asleep, she's snoring right now...i may lay down after i finish this.

i guess we'll watch that movie tonight, after the kids re-watch theirs, of course. maybe we'll junk food it. that's always fun...but that means that i'll have to make a kroger run, but we need alcohol anyway, so i need to hit the liquor store on the way back. saturday nights just the way i like them. of course, i'm not a drinker, never really have been. i'm almost thirty, and i'm just starting to try to acquire a taste for beer. i hate it really, and only just recently have i been able to drink one whole bottle at any given time. i just think the shit is nasty, and i never really cared about it when i was younger. and to those of you who think that you know me, but have watched from afar, i've never ever tried smoking, and i've never even tried any sort of drug. now, if taking mini-thins before a show count, then i did that, but only because driving ten hours between shows can have its effects on you, and i never did more than two at a time. hell, i remember one night after a show in wichita, i was going to drive the first leg home (schurl would always take over for me past st. louis), so i took two mini-thins and drank two 20 oz bottles of coke...i was out an hour later....schurl had to drive the whole trip. if i'm tired, my body doesn't care what i've shoved down my throat. anyway, i digress...i like bloody marys (of course around here, they're the best at the cellar in carbondale) and then margaritas that aren't strong. i think tequila has a chocolate aftertaste (yeah, yeah, i know ---call me crazy) and i drink it for the lemon lime flavor, so when we're at home, i drink them virgin. seriously, i think that cuervo margarita mix tastes like a lemon lime mister mistee from dairy queen, and i've never wanted anyone putting chocolate in my mister mistee, so you can at least see it from my point of view...at least if you squint really hard.

interesting factoid about me...i have 20/400 vision in my right eye, and 20/600 vision in my left eye. when i can't find my glasses, it's a site to behold, i'm sure. i look like a hounddog with my nose inches above whatever surface i'm checking out.

i might check in later.