I forgot when you're going to Portland, but in addition to maybe seeing Storm (assuming she's not elsewhere, or performing on stage--she's also an actress), if you like good pizza you have to try The Blind Onion. We have 3 in Reno, but I think they originated in Portland. I'm partial to their Pesto Club sandwich as well as their vegetarian & Margherita pizzas. And, if you go to Sta Rosa CA, there is (at least was) Pizza Gourmet where they make a roast garlic pizza that's incredible (especially if you love garlic), and in Petaluma there's Old Chicago Pizza which is my absolute most favourite of them all. Just a little food for thought (and I think I know what I'm doing for lunch with the girls now, too ...mmmmm, aaaaghhhh!). Hope you have a lovely day!

Genealogy trivia time! You know those Hulu commercials (I ask because you do have a TV now, but of course that doesn;t mean you have cable ...but you have Internet, so maybe you've seen the commercials on Hulu ...). Anyway, the 1st commercial had Alec Baldwin, the 2nd had Eliza Dushku and the newest has Seth MacFarlane presenting. Funny thing is, they all claim to be aliens (I'm not surprised), but they are all related to one another. Alec and Eliza are 12th cousins twice removed, Alec and Seth are 9th cousins once removed, and Seth and Eliza are 16th cousins once removed (maybe closer, actually), but, well there you go--since they're all related, they're all aliens, QED.

Food for thought (literally!). Milk is milder and kinda has a more relaxing effect (I prefer it, too--or rather, preferred it), but the dark has those antioxidants and what-not (shrug of the shoulders here). And, yeah, she's a bit free-flowing in song & dance (but I've seen even more wild at Dead shows!). Stormy, you probably guess is something of a hero to me, like a certain someone else. Pretty decent role-models, too.

LOL...she's kind of a funny dancer. Yeah Grande's question was definitely a hard one to answer. I'm sure an orgasm feels completely different to everyone. I normally prefer milk chocolate...but do eat dark chocolate.

Your video response to Grande351 reminded me of this song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEH9JHgJkZ4). To be honest, though, I like the way it was performed on the CD. Anyway, I'm tired (bben up since 4, went to bed at 12--brain's on overdrive--weird ...), so have a scien-tastic day (to quote Dr. Thaddeus Venture) Oh, and hope you're feeling better, Ms D

Im pretty sure the best by date was Aug; the production date was in Oct. One of the cool things about that choc factory is that they'll let you know when it was made, and when you should have eaten it by. I know I got you the freshest I could find there. I am also glad that you like it--I wasn't sure whether you prefer milk or dark (dark has more cacao and so more anti-oxidants or whatever those anti-cancer things are called). But its like anything that's worth doing--take your time, think about what it is you want to accomplish, whether its going to school, building a car, making a movie or making chocolate. Its like how Rob works and why he's so good at it, and its why your photos turn out so spectacularly, not only the ones you've done with Rob, but also the one's you've done with Wildman and others--you put in the time and effort before and during the shoots, and it shows. That's the difference, I think, between "porn" and "erotica"--porn is done to make a fast buck, while erotica is an artform. Anyway I'm tired, at loose ends (I had the young ones, but to my surprise my sis-in-law picked them up much earlier than I'd expected--so early the little one was still napping!), and so I'm rambling now (whoda thunkit? ). Have a great evening, Ms D (Its dusk here, not quite sunset, but there are a lot of thin-ish clouds which means it could be a very, ver nice sunset tonight--hope it is down your way, to)

I did not know about the expiration date...though I'm sure that I will eat it before August.

The good thing about the chocolate is that it lets you be creative, the downside is that its high enough quality (no preservatives) that you'd better eat it up or share it out by August! And with your signature, just get yourself a comfortable pen, the type you'd use when autographing photos or whatever, and just start signing your name, line after line, until you're hand settles into a comfortable pattern. It takes a person an average of 7 time doing something to get it locked into memory, and besides that, that old saying about "practice makes perfect" applies here, to--just practice, practice, practice and you'll notice subtle little changes in the way you write, while at the same time you'll be getting your penmanship down--that's the way we were taught cursive when I was in school (right after we learned basic hieroglyphics and Sanskrit!--LOL)

LOL...well personally I thought it was a great gift! The chocolate tastes incredible (though I am being responsible about how much I eat.) Your writing isn't that bad...it's very flowing and "scripty." Personally I hate the way I write and honestly am not excited about doing any type of autographs because my writing looks like an eighth grade girls.

Happy AM, Ms D!