i know we hardly have money to rent, let alone buy a place but we're not ruling out purchasing a home. we need to sit down and figure out things with twiddle thumbs's brother, who is a realtor. the problem is, we've been saying this forever and have never sat down with the guy. he was supposed to run our credit checks a long time ago and give us advice as to how we can improve it (if need be) and all that jazz but that still has not happened. it's time to light a fire under someone's ass. the question is, which sibling will it be?

by the way, when i walked into my room tonight, there was a mystery copy of the "rolling stone" on my floor. (we often leave the mail for each other on the floor in this house.) it was addressed to me, like a subscription. why? i was perplexed. then it hit me: next month is my birthday. perhaps this is a birthday gift? 2 of my friends have recently asked me for my address. 1 of them for sure reads the rolling stone. so heliosphan, is this from you?

[author's comment: heliosphan got offended by this assumption.]