I am pretty sure Benno is NINE, y'all.

One gets so used to one's own self and its needs that I am sitting here boggling at the idea of needing a footrest on a plane. Me, I'd like to have my knees neither approaching my chin nor touching the back of the seat in front of me!

He's nicely creepy, isn't he?

I think he did a great job. Redeemed a lot of Dawson's Creek for me.

I am sitting here boggling at the idea of needing a footrest on a plane

I'm not as tall as you, but I see the appeal of it even if you're not short, because of the angle of the legs it allows you to maintain. I usually have my feet on whatever's underneath the seat in front of me for that reason.

I did say that I wouldn't pay extra for more legroom, but I forget that I'm only okay until the person in front of me reclines their seat.

I totally pay for the extra legroom when I can.

My biggest complaint about airline seats is the built-in headrests that (because of where the back of my head hits & how) will force my neck down. On a cross country flight that is hell on my neck and back.

And we just used miles to book 3 seats to LA next Christmas. It's hard to fathom that my baby will be walking and talking and demanding all manner of Disney items by then.

I am pretty sure Benno is NINE, y'all.

Actually EIGHT, but it's still mindbending. Eight? How did that happen?!

Having a good day so far, I think. It's a school holiday, so there has been much playing with new toys and reading new books. Some friends are coming by any minute now and his new BF is arriving after that and staying the night. Oh, and it's his favourite supper, fish pie. What more could a boy want? (Well, apart from a NintendoDS, maybe next time).

Happy Birthday Beverly!

Happy Birthday Beverly!

Speaking of James VanDerBeek, here he is watching Michelle Trachtenberg rap:

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Birthday Happies Beverly!!

I totally pay for the extra legroom when I can.

I can't believe I forget my reclining problems, but I was also incensed with the last-minute bait and switch where they couldn't assign me a regular seat and offered me extra legroom for extra money instead. That's dirty, shitty pool. Especially when you're checking in the night before.

Speaking of James VanDerBeek, here he is watching Michelle Trachtenberg rap:

Oh, man, Dawn, what has happened to you?

She's Carol Blymire, heard of her? It seems in the few years we were out of touch she kind of became a foodie

I haven't heard of her, but I'm gonna read that blog! It is funny timing, I *just* finished reading my copy of the FL cookbook and was in despair about cooking anything from it. The FL is about mad technique, yo.

However, I also have the "ad hoc Cooking at Home" book and that seems a little more up my alley, cooking-wise.

Thanks for the heads up!