Emily has discovered lolcats. I might have helped. Her favorite:
more animals
She thinks it’s very weird that the spelling isn’t correct, but now she’s galloping through the house going “NOM NOM NOM!” That’s mommy’s little netizen.
I saw a lady’s SUV get dinged in a grocery store parking lot. It was a small scrape in the plastic that did more damage to the other car than it did to the SUV, but still. The other driver, an older woman, backed out of her spot (which was a pretty tight squeeze) and found another one a few rows back, then went into the store. I figured she might be going to get them to do an announcement over the loudspeaker, so I didn’t feel compelled to waylay this lady on her way in. I did, however, take down her license plate number and description and hang out to give it to the other driver. I didn’t notice the older lady come out and drive away, but she did, so I’m glad I stayed. I was doubly glad when the ding-ee was coming back to her SUV and met someone she knew in the parking lot. Her friend asked if that was her new car, and she said yes.
The lady was extremely grateful. We waited for the police to come so that she could fill out a report. He went and talked to the other driver, and it turns out she didn’t even realize she’d bumped the SUV. It did make a noise, but not a big one, so I can buy that. Especially since she went in to do her shopping instead of immediately taking off. The two of them spoke, and the other driver is offering to pay for the damage, and everybody’s being very nice and civilized about the whole thing.
SUV lady was so grateful that she came by my house the next day to show her kids the good Samaritan and to drop off a loaf of freshly baked sourdough bread. Can you see that there’s still steam in the bag? Mmmm.
I know good deeds are their own reward, but this bread is pretty darned good too. Awesome is doing the right thing for its own sake and knowing that you’ve made someone feel good. Awesome on top of that: sourdough bread infused with good karma.
We have gotten one RSVP for Em’s birthday party. One of her friends called tonight to speak with her (which lasted approximately two seconds – we have to work on phone skills) and said that she’s coming. Em is skipping around the house, very excited, and is also thinking about what she would say in a phone conversation next time.
That’s at least one friend at the party! YAY!!!!!!
…or when it snows, in this case. Opportunities to work on the “Frosty Fun” Girl Scout badge are few down here in the South, so this week, we seized the moment. Here’s Em posing in her winter gear to show off what you should wear when it’s cold outside. Wendy from Alaska is no doubt laughing at our definition of “cold weather gear” but we’ll see who’s laughing when we’re out tailgating in cutoffs and t-shirts at Christmas. (I kid, Wendy!)
Here’s a closeup, just to prove that there is a child under all those layers. And yes, I did knit that scarf. It’s super easy and you can do it too.
The head honchos for this year’s Can’t Stop the Serenity are opening up the art contest voting to everyone, not just registered organizers. The submission were just too gorgeous to keep themselves.
If you’d like to vote for your favorite logo/t-shirt design, you can do so here. Only one vote per person should be possible, and the results are hidden until voting is over on March 12th, so as not to sway the results toward the most popular.
If you’re a Browncoat, go look – you’re going to be wearing one of these on a shirt soon, because I KNOW you’ll all be going to Can’t Stop The Serenity this year!
ETA: Like 90% of the people I’ve talked to, I voted for #3. Don’t let me sway you, though!
Innocent doorway.
Couldn’t possibly be trapped.
Foom! Guess I was wrong.
Quiet, still cavern.
Flaming screaming Dwarf runs past.
Must be Tuesday night.
I’m a week behind on D&D updates, but I haven’t forgotten. Thanks for your patience!
This installment of Avalanche of Awesome focuses on etsy seller Stitchado!
Read on, gentle netcrawler, to find out why!
