In brief

New haircut = stylin'
Kids = precious, as always
Nik's teacher & counselors = godsends
Northampton, MA = nifty as hell
B & J's wedding = rapidly approaching
Vacation = depressingly over
Me = ...um, let me get back to you on that

CinemaBowl Playoffs, Supplemental: Round Two Tiebreaker #1

Yes, it's badly timed, but if I don't do this now, tomorrow's Round Three poll will be delayed. It's a blitz tiebreaker: you have 20 minutes to respond, so that the winner may advance. Go.

Orange Conference, Divisions C & D

EDIT: Thanks to a last-minute squeak, The Sound of Music wins over Bound three-to-two, leaving the latter out of the running, but inspiring countless crossover girl-on-girl slashfic writers with too many ideas. Thanks, all!