I’m annoyed. I’m trying to upload a song for an audio post that is perfect for today. TODAY. It has to be today. But dial up is slow. I’m also annoyed because I have to make cookies for a cookie swap tomorrow at work, and I do NOT enjoy cooking.

Anyway, for those of you who are saddened by the shorter days, who start to worry on June 21st about the days getting shorter, you can shut up now. It’s all uphill from here. They days are just going to get longer and longer. I am not one of you. I get happier when the days get shorter. I do well in the dark. Like a mushroom. But Evildeb is one of you. She likes hot, sunny climes. Like …. HELL! I’m more of a moonlight girl. Not to say winter is my favorite season. That would be fall, followed closely by spring. Summer can kiss my air conditioned ass, because at least in winter, I can pile on the comforters and sleep all snuggly.

Still waiting for that song to upload…..

Opps… turns out you are supposed to grease the pan first. Can you grease a pan with butter? Because that’s all I’ve got that’s greasy. I’ve got plenty of sticky stuff, but not a lot of greasy. Butter it is! Oh, and about the vanlla… bad news about that, I’m afraid. While I have consumed these cookies before, I’ve never actually made them. Seemed simple enough. Ha! This does not bode well. I’m going to end up buying cookies I just know it.

So here is your song. It’s called “The Christians and the Pagans” by Dar Williams. My favorite part has always been when Jane explains to the kid what it means to be a pagan vs a christian. “You find magic in your God, and we find magic everywhere.” While I am not a pagan, I am a unitarian, and that’s always the way I’ve looked at the world.

The Christians and the Pagans – Dar Williams

Happy Solstice everyone!

DSL is still down. They have to send out a guy to “check the lines.” Of course, I have to be home when he does this, so it’s going to be a couple of days. Sorry no jodicam, but as soon as DSL is back, you should get some lovely footage of me playing the sims because my University Expansion Pack for OS X arrived yesterday!! Whooo-hooo! Thea, now a sophomore, made the dean’s list. She’s majoring in psychology. She’s moved out of her dorm and into a house with three other girls. I’m sure there will be pillow fights.

To make up for the lack of jodicam, which, I assure you, is FASCINATING when it is live, I give you a picture of my new, possibly lucky, monkey socks.

I find them delightful. You can fully appreciate them here because they have pink non-slip polka dots on the bottom [which many of my friends will tell you is a much needed safety precaution I’ve been without] and they make my feet do a little dance.