Posted in assorted culture on December 27, 2006 | 1 Comment »
What with all the rest and relaxation and not having to go to work, I’ve torn through a couple books in the past week or so.
On Beauty, by Zadie Smith
I’d been wandering through this book since mid-November, but right before Christmas I realized that if I wanted to lend it to my friend visiting after [...]
Posted in fretting on December 26, 2006 | 4 Comments »
This may be too much information, but I need to WHINE.
Christmas Eve I woke up with a mild bladder infection.
Today I woke up with persistent diarrhea.
Seriously? Seriously?
Obviously, there were lovely times in between as well. And I hope everyone else had a more lovely Christmas than I. (I also hope I don’t wake up New [...]
Posted in socially awkward, wine and cheese and other staples on December 20, 2006 | 3 Comments »
The other day I left work just after 5:00, the sun had just set, but the parking lot lights did their part to illuminate the package someone had left on my windshield.
I use the term “package” loosely, as it was really just a balled up Giant grocery store bag, loose ends flapping in the light [...]
Posted in the boy on December 18, 2006 | 3 Comments »
Saturday night I went to a Christmas party hosted by a woman in my bookclub. It’s a fun annual party. There are finger foods, cocktails, and a girls-only gift exchange.
There are small children. There are lovely, lovely people.
There is also the snarky corner. I sit in the snarky corner.
Also sitting in the snarky corner is [...]
Posted in memes on December 14, 2006 | 4 Comments »
My grocery list from last night, of course.
I am having the most wretched morning ever at work. A program on my computer that I need simply won’t work properly. The IT guy has spent all morning trying to fix it, bless his heart, but I really need to get on with the whole Working thing [...]
Posted in i like stuff on December 13, 2006 | 2 Comments »
The downside of doing all one’s Christmas shopping online is, of course, the nervewracking anxiety of the online tracking phenomenon. I may have completed my shopping, but who knows if it will arrive on time…
Someone visited my site today based on the search term “stylized pegasus.” That is outstanding.
I hope you all appreciate my new [...]
Posted in fretting, i like stuff on December 12, 2006 | 4 Comments »
Ups:
I’m done with all my Christmas shopping!
I purchased one of these last night and highly recommend it to everyone.
I got a full night of sleep last night. (I’m stretching here… 
And:
I found this yesterday, also, and after bursting into tears, I resolved to knit some scarves.
Downs:
One of my favorite bloggers lost her dog over the weekend. I don’t [...]
Posted in i like stuff on December 5, 2006 | No Comments »
Yesterday someone stumbled upon my blog via a google search for “sweet sounds of wolves eating humans.”
You, my friend, are one sick puppy. And it kinda made my day.
