the next stephenie meyer

i dreamt last night that i was a shape shifter (werewolf) in a galaxy far far away. at some point, i was in a spaceship, fighting another werewolf for pack dominance.

shape shifters + space = book deal

great book idea, or best book idea ever?

i wish we could abolish spellcheck

a co-worker of mine laughed sharply at the office last week.

"what was that?"

"a friend of mine from high school just updated her facebook. she said she was mourning michael jackson. but she spelled it m-o-a-r-n-i-n-g."

"hmmm...." in my mind i immediately pictured a woman tearing out her hair and moaning in pain. she had created a brilliant new word! she wasn't just mourning! she was MOARNING! a state so far beyond, so much more intense then a mourn. the rest of the world may be mourning michael jackson. not her. no, she was truly moarning him. i was impressed, and jealous that i hadn't come up with such a descriptive use of language.

or maybe she just knew it wasn't morning, but couldn't quite make it down the list of vowels to u.

being responsible makes me fat

the stress
increased money supply (increased food supply)
decreased time supply (increased fast food supply)
increased intense working (increased intense snacking)

:(

Top 10 ways for Somerville to close its budget gap

10. Turn Somerville Ave into a toll road
9. Levy a property tax on people living in Cambridge
8. 50% tax on bankers bonuses
7. Bicycle excise tax
6. Swearing fine
5. Pay cut for all city officials
4. City parking meters in Market Basket's parking lot. If management complains threaten to investigate the store for child labor laws
3. Sell your half of Holden Green to Cambridge
2. Don't close it. Issue a bunch of bonds, default on them and then flip off Warren Buffet
1. Two words: Prison Labor

The best course of action is to hire me as a budget closing consultant. I can think of these all day long.

-Andrew Berger
The municipal budget analyst

procrastination

we have so many updates we need to do. andrew's parents came, andrew graduated, andrew passed his second actuary exam, we went to disney world. these updates will come with pictures soon.

but more importantly, tv sucks during the summer. the only bright spot? wipe out. it is a hilarious show that reminds me of the "iron chef" except with more action (is that possible?? yes!). check it out on hulu, there is a two hour "blind date" special. you'll be sure to lol.

happy summer