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This is AWESOME!

Friday, July 18th, 2008

Oh, my gosh–did any of you know about this? Hilarious! Wonderful! Joss Whedon, Neil Patrick Harris, Nathan Fillion–and a musical on top of all that! What a great Friday treat!
Totally stole (borrowed) this link from Meg Cabot. Thank you, Meg!
Technorati Tags: Dr. Horrible

Typical conversation these days

Saturday, June 21st, 2008

“So, how are the revisions going?”
“Next question.”
“What do you do when you’re stuck?”
“Watch Top Chef reruns, make vegan chocolate chip cookies (I’ve finally perfected the recipe), make another batch of hummus (my husband claims I excrete garlic through my pores now–sweet!), hope someone sends me a funny video–”
Which brings us to this! I especially [...]

Stress-food of choice

Thursday, July 19th, 2007

PAST:
Pint of Baskin-Robbins Jamoca Almond Fudge or Pralines and Cream
An entire sleeve of Thin Mints (when in season)
An entire row of Samoas (when in season)
Peanut M & Ms
Homemade chocolate chip cookies with milk (don’t forget the luscious dough phase)
Barbeque potato chips
Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
PRESENT:
Brownies someone sent me as a gift. Damn it.
Tortilla chips and [...]

The time suck of avatars

Wednesday, July 11th, 2007

First of all, wouldn’t that make an excellent title for a movie? Sorry, I’ve already called it.
Second, this was going to be a post about how I wish I could look like my avatar. About how cool her clothes are, and how much I love her hairstyle and her boots, and how cool [...]

Coffee, cigarettes, and the miracle of the ankle

Friday, December 22nd, 2006

I got an e-mail yesterday from my brother-in-law, telling us about the miracle of the ankle. It goes something like this: a while ago his wife slipped off an icy curb and broke her ankle. I don’t even like to think about it, so let’s move on. The doctors have been [...]

Okay, here’s where you don’t forgive me

Wednesday, December 20th, 2006

Remember when I told you about that crack popcorn from Garrett’s? I ordered some for my friend Carolyn a few weeks ago, and couldn’t resist getting myself some, too. True to form, I found myself inhaling it within two minutes of the FedEx man dropping it off. I was having so many [...]

Like chickens being strangled

Friday, December 8th, 2006

I try not to laugh at people who are sincerely making an effort, but since this poor man has already been outed, I don’t see the extra harm in sharing with you.
Please do yourself a favor and listen all the way to the end. It only gets much, much worse. Mercy.
And as your [...]

From the drummers in my family

Tuesday, November 28th, 2006

Turn up the volume, tap your toes, notice how cool the blonde woman is (actually, they’re all too cool for words), and enjoy this treat sent to me by the drummers in my family.
And am I the only one horrified by the toothbrush scene?
[I went back to linking to this because the embedding [...]

Stop pretending. All you really want is–

Monday, November 20th, 2006

One of the benefits of being a grown up is you don’t actually have to eat your peas if you don’t want to. Or “try it–just a bite!” if it looks disgusting, even if one of your relatives is forcing it on you.
I’m thinking about this, of course, because Thanksgiving is a mere three [...]

Weekly massages and other fantasies

Monday, November 13th, 2006

I subscribe to a great magazine called Women’s Adventure, which includes among its regular contributors author and outdoorswoman Pam Houston (Cowboys Are My Weakness, Sight Hound, etc.).
Her column in this month’s issue is about New Year’s resolutions–about how she’s always resisted them, but has decided to try it this year just to see what all [...]