Remember how I went on and on about how much I love America? Um… I don’t know how to put this delicately… I’m having an affair with New Zealand. Aren’t they the cutest? Please tell me the whole country is like that. Please. Only with proper clothes.
It’s the Fourth of July, and I have a headcold. There will be no picnics and no firecrackers for me. We wanted to go camping this weekend (I like camping, hate hiking– go figure) but Kurt is working feverishly to finish a project, and I would have been no fun anyway. Let’s just say that I [...]
If I were the type to buy presents and mail them to people, I’d get this magnet for you, Julianne. But you see, I’m the type to buy presents for people and then have a panic attack at the very thought of setting foot into a post office. So I guess you’ll have to get [...]
Fact: America is chock-full of crazies. Fact: A lot of of these crazies hold government office. Recently, Representative Cindy Davis of Missouri voiced her opposition to the free school lunches program for children, saying that hunger can be “a positive motivator.” Never mind that 1 out of 5 children in Missouri lives with hunger. Is your kindergartner [...]
I try to carry my camera with me at all times because you just never know when you’ll happen upon something crying out for documentation. This this, for instance: Um… yuck? I am not a complete philistine. I know that like fine wine and George Clooney, cheese gets better with age, but does that mean we [...]
There are only 106 days left until my birthday. That’s right. It’s coming up quick. And I know that I’m sorta difficult to buy presents for, because upon being asked what I want, I usually say, “Ummmmm… a new spatula?” Or something like that. That question puts me on the spot, and I never have [...]
Kurt brought me these the other day because he thought I could use some good luck. Here’s my good luck so far: nobody copped an attitude with me at work yesterday. The horrid trifecta of pimples I’d been sporting on my chin is gone. If I so desire, I could spend all day today watching [...]
A little while ago the lovely Diana of Our City Lights gave me a very sweet award, and while I am always delighted to receive an award this one had books! And a librarian! And stockings! Very cute, Diana. I’m really honored to receive this from Diana because I respect her blog so much. Her [...]
I find that of all the choices I’ve made in my life, becoming a vegetarian is the one that everybody has an opinion about. A lot of people get instantly defensive, like the fact that I don’t eat meat means that they need to defend the fact that they do. There are both moral and [...]
I need to exercise more. I know that. But as my mother likes to say, knowing and doing are two different things. Recently however, I have been managing to get myself to exercise… kinda. A few lunges here, a few bicep curls there, a trip to the gym every now and then… here’s the problem: [...]