Today I did storytelling with my angelic little ten year olds. They came up with two. One was about a mutant vampire gerbil who takes over city hall, kills all the officials, and drowns everbody else in their blood. The other was about a mutant vampire squirrel who comes down people's chimneys and sucks the flesh out of their eyeballs while they sleep.

What is the younger generation coming to?

On a happier note...we have (for real!) found a roommate and he is moving in tomorrow. He is about my age and works in finance...something with 401Ks. I am hoping he will explain to me exactly what they are and how I can obtain one. And he does not, unlike other potentials, play the cello or have two Shih Tzus or partial custody of a four-year-old.

Have decided that finding a roommate is much like placing a personal ad (not that I'd know, of course.) At some point you just have to find someone who's gainfully employed with a sense of humor and good personal hygiene and then make the best of it.