I have a gazillion Thank You notes to write after this past weekend. I started a few of them tonight after dinner. If you are one of my incredibly generous friends, please be patient. This might take a while...

We went to Hell's Kitchen today for breakfast, and afterward we walked around downtown. That's where I saw this busker. He was very good, and the horn sounded great on the drizzly morning.

We took Robin, Matt and Luke to Rock the Garden today. I was shooting pictures for vita.mn up front, and this was one of my favorite shots. I love the crowd reflected in his glasses. In general, I'm not a big fan of shooting outside concerts. The stages are huge, and there's always too much gear/stuff in the background to make really clean images. Just my opinion.

Btw, this is the bassist for Solid Gold, for you hipsters keeping score out there.

Here is Theron again. We haven't seen him in awhile -- my he's growing up. He's digging into the birthday cupcakes that Jamie made for me today. Just like last year, Theron was super polite as he tugged on my shirt and asked me "When do I get one of THOSE (pointing to tray of cupcakes)."They don't call me Auntie Chocolate for nuthin'. I always have the goods for this kid.

This is Luke. He is adorable. He is my dear friend Robin's boy, and he'll be staying with us for the next four days. He is the best behaved boy I have ever met.

So we took Memphis to the vet this weekend, and it turns out she has gained TWENTY FOUR pounds since Halloween. She has gone from 51 lbs to 75 lbs. Why, you ask? How on earth would a dog gain that much weight unless her parents were irresponsible twats? One word people: Prednisone.She was diagnosed with IBD last fall, and put on the steroid then. And now, she eats anything she can. Like sticks. And plants. And mail. And toilet paper. Who knew toilet paper was that high calorie??So now we're looking at other methods of treating this. Other medications and maybe even some acupuncture. Yes. I am desperate.So there she is. My loveable little porker.

Well, hello there! Meet my new MacBook Pro. I haven't named it yet. I'm thinking of R2, but that might be too generic. So far these illuminated keys are one of my favorite features. Least favorite? This mouse/touchpad is taking some getting used to. But I'll get there. I just need LOTS more practice :)

After cleaning out the CDs this weekend, we had some room in our entertainment cabinet. So we brought up the turntable! I love the sound of vinyl. This is one of our Billie Holiday records.

And? Just coming up with this title has forced me to listen to Pump up the Volume several times. Ahh, the memories.