Short Skirt Long Jacket

Sweet. The new theme song for Chuck is one of my favorite Cake songs. Maybe it won't tank after all?

Backstreets

M. Jodi Rell, the governor of our fair state, proclaimed yesterday to be Bruce Springsteen Day in Connecticut. How sweet is that? He kicked off his tour in Hartford last night. Where was I? Distracting Millie while my husband cleaned and cleaned and cleaned the kitchen floor after he accidentally turned the wrong stove burner on and the glass casserole dish on it exploded into little tiny shards of death all over the kitchen. He was so lucky he didn't get penetrated with any of it. Poor guy. Two sweeps, two vacuums and a mop later, there were still traces on the floor. Are my rock and roll days over?

Have you guys seen Chuck on NBC Monday nights? The guy is wicked wicked cute in a dork kind of way. The first episode was really fun, really funny and kind of smart, considering the genre. The one on this week was good, but not AS good. I have to wonder how they are going to keep the plot going. I hope they do. The characters are interesting and like people I think we all know. Minus the government secrets in their heads, of course.

Speaking of dorks...we went to the library on Saturday in search of the Chicago Style Guide. Why was I spending a gorgeous Saturday afternoon in the reference section of the local library? Long story, but I was asked to contribute an article on Internet sites pertinent to historical archaeology to a history journal and of course it was supposed to be formatted according to Chicago, which I didn't have. Anywho, I forget how much I absolutely love public libraries until I go. The books, the curiosity, the helpful people full of knowledge. FREE books. You have to give them back, but so what? My youngest brother and I used to attack our library's LP section for old recordings, too. Things have changed a bit since I was kid, but for the better. Our public library has a whole giant room full of DVDs for loan!! Holy crap, it's awesome. People were there with their laptops taking advantage of the wifi. No cumbersome card catalogs. Still a few constants, though. I remember being intrigued by the old men with haggard beards wearing well-worn overcoats in the summer reading the newspapers every time we went to the library when I was a kid. This library had its share of those patrons. The smell of books. I know that sounds insane, but they have a scent and I love it. I'm going to attempt a weekly trip to the library with Millie. It used to be the highlight of my week as a kid. She's obsessed with books. Why not foster it?

I went to a new dentist today. He argued with me about how humans got to North America. I like that in a dentist. He was thorough. I like that in a dentist, too. Maybe this one will stick.

Well, off to do some work. Hopefully.