the awkward cake-feeding at our fake wedding reception


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for those who don't know, my stepfather Ed is a producer and writer for HBO. he was to go to los angeles all of this past week, for some kind of conference with the television critics as well as to do some kind of photoshoot for entertainment weekly, and plus just to have a bunch of meetings. he loathes LA and he goes as infrequently as he can, so ( Read more... )

I'M SICK! IT'S REALLY UNPLEASANT! I WANT TO BE NOT SICK ANYMORE!

well, i went back at 9:00 this morning, and the kitten was nowhere to be found. however, there was a bowl of food and an open can of tuna. to me, this says that somebody else lured the small thing with some food. i choose to believe that this is the case, rather than the kitten having somehow perished overnight, which is actually not that feasible ( Read more... )

tonight we were at a stop sign in the woods with the windows down and a tiny kitten mewled pathetically and emerged from the underbrush. eight weeks old, tops, probably seven. it's got a tick on its nose ( Read more... )

i have an alfalfa sprout stuck between my teeth.

i am indignant about this because i do not believe that alfalfa sprouts are substantial enough to deserve to be something that gets stuck in teeth.

saw the al gore movie, loved it, obviously. the only problem is that i highly doubt it will truly reach the people it needs to reach. i'm resigned to watching the world go to hell in a handbasket. i'm building my bunker and buying my rifle. i will be a frontiersman (plucky housewife) in the outback (adelaide hills ( Read more... )

i just did a tiny bit of planting in the back yard. starting at 8:20 p.m., and lasting nine or ten minutes, tops.

bug bite tally:

right upper arm: 9 bites
right forearm: 5 bites
left upper arm: 2 bites
left forearm: 3 bites
right ankle: 2 bites
left ankle: 2 bitesi am too squeamish to undress and look at the rest of my body ( Read more... )

sister's wedding happened. it was fantastic. she was seriously the most beautiful bride i have ever seen ( Read more... )

back when our mouse problem was really bad in the winter, we got a bunch of mouse traps. two of them are electric. the traps absolutely failed to catch any mice during the winter, and we were irritated at having spent money on traps that totally didn't work ( Read more... )