Stem Cells without embryos Wouldn't it be nice if this actually works? Then all those pro-lifers could stuff it. Er. That sounds harsh, I realize. I just wish they'd let the research go on...I sure hope Kerry is in favor of SC research.

Oy. This past weekend everybody went down to my grandparents' farm and cleaned it out. They had to be out by yesterday so I guess it's a good thing...it's so unfair that they had to move. There was all sorts of stuff about them being there in the will of the guy who owned the land but the will got broken and the woman who inherited just didn't want to take care of the land so she sold it. I don't really know the full story but it just pisses me off. So lots of heavy moving and hard work and little air conditioning. Just my parents and I spent sunday night in the only motel that Richland offers (which, aside from the ant problem, was quite nice) and then we did the last of the moving. I will say I won't miss the bumpy 15-minute drive to get there from the highway...but they still live three hours away. In a trailer moblie home. This may or may not be permanent, depending on the market. There's a really good family diner nearby with barbeque chicken wings which happens to be the only thing my grandpa could stomach, but that's not exactly a ringing endorsement for the little town. At least everybody really does know your name.

And on a sad note I managed to lose my WU track jacket somewhere between the front door of my apartment and my car. I was carrying a lot of stuff (loading up for the weekend) and I guess I dropped it along the way (the SHORT way) and didn't pick it up. But I didn't realize that I didn't have it until later that night; I assumed I had left it in the car, but I was already dressed for bed and didn't want to go outside and check. It probably wouldn't have helped anyway. Before we left for my grandparents the next day we stopped by just to see if it was still there, but it wasn't...there was a note on one of the apartments across the street but I didn't have time to read it. Wish I had. Probably not about the jacket anyway. I put up a sign on the tree near our place, but I'm not holding out much hope. I just hope you feel stupid, whoever you are wearing my jacket with MY name on it! I know it's just a thing, it shouldn't be a big deal, but man, I paid for that thing, it was useful, it has memories stored in it. Sigh. I'm trying not to think about it. I was down the whole weekend anyway and that just made it worse.

I'm getting fairly excited about the third Harry Potter movie. I just reread the books (and have to pick the fifth one up at the library so I can read that again) and I have to say the third book is one of my favorites of the series. I've heard this one is darker, more sinister, just plain more. This is good. Potter Tale takes Darker Turn. Probably won't get to see it on opening day, alas. Someday.