1. Happy birthday to my dear husband! (who never reads this blog -- I could totally dedicate this post to talking about the hummus puffs and fermented soy birthday cake we're going to enjoy tonight, and he would be none the wiser.)
Possible slow blogging ahead -- today will be dedicated to birthday-related errands. I need to do some serious mending (why did four pairs of trousers up and need mending at once? couldn't they have taken turns?). Also working on getting ready for my parents' visit in two weeks.
2. Pride and Prejudice Group Read -- The Question Box for Chapters 1-6 is going to fall off the front page tomorrow, but I've linked to it in the new P&P Group Read section in our sidebar (it's box #7 there on the left) so it will be easy to find. I hope to add to it this week as I prepare our discussion for Friday.
3. Only three days left to cast your votes in Cybercatholic's 2004 St Blog's awards! Link via Secret Agent Man. I share his disappointment that there is no category for Best Fisking. On an unrelated topic, the official name of this blog is Two Sleepy Mommies, not Moss-Place, A Duet of Sleep-Deprived Maternal Units, Pansy and Peony's Kitchen, etc.
4. Super Bowl. Attention NFL -- precisely how are our country's astronauts and uniformed officers honored by a skinny mook wearing a poncho cut out of a U.S. Flag while he "performs?" And quit with that coy "unplanned" stuff. Justin and Janet were just following the script.
I liked the Staples ad and the ad with the Clydesdales and the donkey (I just like donkeys, I think they're cute.) Oh yes, the game was okay too, particularly at the end.
My two favorite ads?
The Subway ad--obviously in response to the NEGATIVE response they had for the "It's OK to be bad--I had Subway". I thought it was a clever way to respond to criticism. And they must have received a lot more emails than MINE!
The McD's ad at the very beginning, maybe even before the actual thing started, where the man sticks a hamburger wrapper in the dryer instead of a dryer sheet. Then cut to his wife wearing some of the clothes that were in the dryer, and him smelling her and starting to kiss her! Too, too funny!
When will the St. Blog's winners be announced?
KTC, I haven't heard.