Remember Saved By the Bell? Remember Dustin Diamond, the guy who played Screech, the only celebrity who lives in Wisconsin? Well...he's about to be homeless. The bank is trying to repo his house, and he's trying to save it by selling t-shirts. I might actually buy one, because how cool would it be to have an "I Saved Dustin Diamond's House" t-shirt? They're only $15...$20 for the autographed version. Jillian called me today to tell me the story was all over the radio in 'Sconnie. Here's the website, if anyone wants to check it out:
http://www.getdshirts.com/.

Happy Birthday, Dad!

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SATAN'S REIGN HATH BEGUN!!!!!!!!!

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Edit from 6/11/06: That took a LOT longer than expected - its been a hell of a week

Stolen from "Magnolia":

1. Who was your best friend? I didn't have just one...John Henry, I guess. And the girlz.

2. What sports did you play? Is debate a sport? No? OK, how about mock trial, forensics, and orchestra. No? OK, then...none.

3. What kind of car did you drive? I didn't.

4. It's Friday night, where were you at? Sleeping because I had to be on the debate bus at 5:00 on Saturday morning.

5. Were you a party animal? Funny. No.

6. Were you in the "In Crowd"? Of course not.

7. Ever skip school? Not once. Now, I'm not sure why. It's not like high school mattered. I guess I liked it there.

8. Ever smoke? Never. (And to this day, that's true.)

9. Were you a nerd? Yeah, I suppose so.

10. Did you get suspened/expelled? No

11. Can you sing the Alma Mater? I can hum it, and raise my fist at the appropriate time...

12. Who was your favorite teacher? Mr. Steve! And Frenzel, of course.

13. Favorite class? Debate.

14. What was your school's full name and when did you graduate? Lincoln High School class of '99

15. School mascot? Red Raider! But we didn't have an Indian, becaues that was unseemly; we had a "WR" with an arrow through it.

16. Did you go to Prom? Twice -- sophomore year with Derek Steward, and senior year with John Henry. (Disaster.)

17. If you could go back and do it over, would you? It was fun...sure. As long as I could somehow forget what it's like NOT to live with my parents in Wisconsin Rapids.

18. What do you remember most about graduation? The number of people they managed to pack into that gym.

19. Worst memory of your Senior Year? Nothing comes to mind. Is that odd?

20. Favorite memory of your Senior Year? Skinny dipping in Rock's creek. (Does that count? It happened the summer after graduation, so technically it wasn't senior year.)

21. Were you ever posted up on the senior wall? What's a "senior wall"?

22. Did you have a job your senior year? No. I didn't have any money. Ever.

23. Who did you date? John Henry.

24. Where did you go most often for lunch? The cafeteria. Happy Noon!

25. What was your favorite clothing item? I don't even remember anything I wore back then...which is probably a good thing.

26. Have you gained weight since then? Not *too* much.

27. What did you do after graduation? Went to UW-Eau Claire for 5 years, then headed up to Anchorage for my MFA...

Recommendations for Satan's Day

Does anyone have ideas for what I can do for Satan's Day? I'm thinking that I want to play it like one of those people calling for others to "repent, for the hour draws near". The hitch is that I work all day so I need some pointers on what to wear, including make-up and some good phrases to tell people - ie I can't totally go overboard, I still should look somewhat business casual and be somewhat professional.

I'm thinking of wearing red and black or just black.