Carved a lot of pumpkins yesterday. I think tonight I am going to try and get all the back log of pictures out including ones of the pumpkins from yesterday. Bean was very cute helping carve the pumpkin. She did not want to wear her costume though. When Jennifer asked if she wanted to she ran into her play hut screaming "No put princess on!!!" It was kind of cute. I think she is just some sort of halloween purist who will only wear her costume on halloween.

On a side not I'm sick of hearing about "Fitzmas". Fitzmas is the new holiday running arough the lib blogosphere that describes the day upon which Patrick Fitzgerald will announce indictments. I think the excitment here is really pretty gruesome. Don't misunderstand me I am all for nailing the bastards to the wall but this blade will cut both ways.

On the one hand bad guys will get their come-uppance, on the other, the tattered remains of the public's faith in the government to actually govern will be destroyed. The fact that people are excited about "those conservative wingnuts" getting indicted I think are failing to see the damage that this can cause.

I have thoughts about my starbucks experience yesterday that I will probably post later.

So yesterday when I ordered my delicious latte the helpful starbucks employee explained the correct method for saying what I want. I asked for "A grande vanilla latte with 3 shots and 1 sweet & low with skim" He smiled and said "that would be a grande non-fat triple vanilla latte 1 sweet and low." I didn't think much of it at the time. But then as I was driving to work I recalled a little pamphlet deal that Jen got from startbucks titled "Make it your own drink" or something like that. Basically it is a training manual on how to say "I would like a pretentious fancy coffee drink please." Just what is it they are trying to do here. Is this the start of the starbucks takes over the world phase of their existence?

Sure it starts simple like this. Here is the best way to order your drink. It makes things go smoother and you get your crac^H^H^H^H coffee faster. But what's next. This is the way that we think you should dress, this is what you should listen to, kill the non-caffenated. Scary stuff, or maybe I've been watching too much Lost. But if McDonalds starts suggesting better ways to order a value meal I'll now I'm on to something!

After that I went to see a chiropractor for my shoulder. She jiggled this and that, pulled on something else, and poked another thing. Told me to come back for 6 visits(maybe) and I should be right as rain. She also warned that I might be "a little sore" tonight.

On a side note I used to work with the wife of one of the chiros at AFNI. Small world.

After that I went to starbucks and got a (deep breath) "grande triple vanilla non-fat 1 sweet & low latte." Yum!