Is Conan out? Is Leno back? The peeps at NBC are either smoking something really good, or really bad. Discuss.

I'm glad I was prepared for the freezing cold Arctic Blast of San Antonio because I don't think it got above 40 degrees the whole time we were there, except for the day we came home. Balls. Had a lovely vacation of avoiding computers and doing not much of anything. Back at my desk today, refreshed and revitalized and ready for pretty much anything that pays decent. You know, the usual.

Now I'm calling Lex's potty stool the “stool stool,” because he's tall enough to pee without standing on it.

I've decided to make this vacation a REAL vacation and as such, plan not to touch a computer for one week. Yee haw!

Darn cat woke me up at 4-something and between her incessant cuteness and BK coughing in the next room, no more sleep for Ms. Motormouth. Oh well. Now I'll be attacking my to-do list and ignoring the I-want-food cat.

First time in weeks. Hope I remember how to bard! Must… pack… ukulele!

Well, Monstro's back from MLA and spent seven hours in front of his computer today. I shuttled children hither and yon, and ate yummy Italian lunch with Mom (thanks Mom!). Today's tally: WalMart, drive-thru ATM, watch-repair (and, lamp-repair, which was great because I just happened to have a shorted-out lamp in the back of the van) repair shop — they replaced mom's watch battery while I waited (and waited), with a floor show of the couple who 1) didn't have their ticket, 2) were trying to pick up their buddy's watch, and 3) the buddy is apparently “I'd rather have the Hells Angel's after me than this guy” psychotic, the type of guy, when he asks for a favor, you don't say “no” — and CVS, twice, and tried to give my pastor a new TV (from when I helped Shannon move) but he and his wife had Christmas-gifted a big new LCD to each other, and unpacking and laundry and, oh yeah, a blog post, and some unpalatable records researching. Time for Wii bowling, I think. Nice Throw!

2010. Weird. Everyone's been bagging on the last decade but, it brought me two kids and the man of my dreams, so really, not so bad. Monstro and I put the kids to bed a bit early, watched the most pirated movie of 2009 (Star Trek), killed a magnum of sparkling wine and a couple of boxes of YUMMY appetizers (jalepeno bites and crab rangoon), and were asleep well before midnight. This morning I got up with the kids and the hangover encroached so I was back to bed for a 3-hour nap at 8:30. So far, not such a bad year. Much love and best wishes to all!

He said he asked a “really hard question” during the panel, “How to Get Hired.”

If you want to meet me live and in person, THIS is where I'll be on the evening of January 30th.