It's really very simple --

Male butt = funny = OK for prime time!

Female butt = sexay = OHNOESWON'TSOMEBODYTHINKOFTHECHILDREN???!!!!

Like ... I have a presentation I need to do that's 10 slides. I draw ten blank squares on a sheet of paper and then make brief notes for what each is going to contain. Introduction, Example, Conclusion, Sources. Kind of like an outline, but in squares.

Not generally, but I have on occasion. It's helpful if you haven't really worked out your message yet.

Outlines then slides? I totally do. Helps me work to the right length, and allot the different sections their correct proportions.

I kind of outline on the slides -- make the headings I think I want first, see if I still want them.

Awesome. This is only the second or third time I've done a presentation and it's good to see that others who use it more frequently find this technique helpful.

I follow the Jesse method. Did that a lot for school presentations, especially on team projects. It helped to divide up the work. Created blank slides with just the heading.

I just want to take a moment to say that FNL's Taylor Kitsch was cute like a thing that is cute judging part of the skills competition at the NHL All-Star weekend events yesterday.

I think the universe is trying to kill me with all my too-young tv crushes resolving to have outside interests that line up with mine. I do not know that I can handle hockey-fan Taylor and blues-singing Gareth in such close succession. It may be excessive adorable.

I spent the afternoon dozing off & on, on the couch with Baby T. Considering I hadn't slept well due to a evil bout of heartburn, this was basically the ideal way to spend the day: warm sleepy baby and naps.

I went over so the other two could have some parent-time without the baby, who is at that limpet stage. It was a success and I expect I'll get called to do it in the future.

Seriously, as much as Miss P loves her new brother and they have to watch her to keep her from taking on too much mothering, she's also aware he's a competitor for time and focus. She's been writing these awesome, heartbreaking notes:"I need to talk to you about how I'm feeling, but I don't know if I can explain." and then a picture of a parent holding the crying baby and P on the stairs, waving around behind their backs. Kid, you did a pretty good job there. And she's doing it as notes, not acting out, which blows my mind.

Goddammit, I just found out that a friend of ours from the filk community died in a house fire last night. His wife and stepdaughter weren't home at the time, but they've lost everything.

2008, you're on notice.