Weather? Is That... Weather?

Although a certain portion of the SF population might disagree, being awakened by the unexpected flash of lightning and crash of thunder this morning was a welcome surprise for those of us who've spent the last few years in weather-free Southern California.

At the same time, it reminds us that sometimes -- no really -- plans can be changed by a shift in the weather. There were several outdoor events scheduled for the day, including the 14th Annual Ghirardelli Chocolate Festival, Shakespeare in the Park (two things I was going to do), and something called the Power to the Peaceful Festival (which I wouldn't touch with a 10-foot pole). Alas, now that everything is cold and wet, I imagine that I'm not the only one who'll be skipping these events in favor of the warm and dry.

It's probably not enough rain to keep the Giants from taking their "we're in this thing... no wait, we WERE in this thing" trouncing by the unmentionable team from SoCal tonight at AT&T Park (broadcast for our home disappointment); but on the other hand, those poncy so-and-sos (I need to work on my smack talk) just might melt in the non-surf wetness, giving the Giants their one obligatory win of the three-game stand.

Yay!

I Told You She Was Real

For years (when the subject has come up) I've been telling people about this Skipper doll I had when I was a kid. "It was kinda like prepubescent Skipper," I'd say. "If you rotated her arm, her breasts would grow." I'm not sure anyone ever believed me. Now, thanks to a random comment posted in response to the upcoming Altered Barbie show in The City, I can prove it. Thanks Sarah. Whoever you are.

Fine, Blogger. You Win. This Time.

I finally did it. I abandoned my old template in favor of this new design. Why had I been resistant to make this change? Well, because I HATE the archive options. The old design didn't give a flip when I wrote something and didn't organize by date. It simply gave you a list of Post Titles. If you liked the title, you'd click through and read. Now, I used to work pretty hard on interesting titles and I didn't want to see them disappear to lists of "May" and "September." Worse, under this new template you get stupid little triangles (aaauuuuggggghhhhh!) by the monthly header if you want your post titles to show. Blogger, if you're listening, THIS IS UGLY. Just gimme a list of post titles and be done with it.

So I've been thinking of moving the blog to Bravenet or another provider (I have friends who seem to like WordPress), but ultimately, I'm attached to this one. And, frankly, I'm not writing often enough anymore to bother with a move. So a little redesign (with ugly archives) and... here she is.

Unfortunately, to make a banner out of the picture at the top, I had to crop out the offending tag. Friends who've followed me on Facebook and other outlets will get the joke -- the armless OCD statue helpless to straighten the upside down tablecloth, tag showing. For the rest of you, here's the full shot:



Fitting, no?