I'd had an odd feeling a few weeks back that the string of unexpected celebrity deaths of 2009 wasn't quite over with yet.... and I found out today that I was right ( Read more... )

Several points to cover here...
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I never know how to start an entry after a long time away, which is becoming really typical. There's the usual "Sorry it's been forever, blah blah..." but that seems too cliched. Actually, what usually happens is that I somehow feel bad for not posting anything in ages, and for some reason that makes me avoid it more. (Yes, I'm weird ( Read more... )

Sometimes it's amazing to feel the inner changes that come just from the act of forgiving yourself. I feel like my own heroine now... I can do anything!

I had a cool cultural experience this evening...

I was making dinner, which was an Hindu-Indian style bharta with tomatoes, zucchini, green pepper, and chicken. I say Hindu-Indian because, to contrast, at the same time I was listening to our local public radio station, which had a show on featuring traditional pow-wow style music from Native ( Read more... )

I think there's nothin' like flying around the skating rink on my 8 wheels, with an iPod full of trance plugged into my ears! As my Grandpa used to say, "Boys, this is livin'!" :-)

Brian and I are now Uncle Brian and Aunt Leah! His brother Kody and his lady Carly welcomed their daughter Astrea Tilden on Friday, Sept. 6th, at 6:33 am. Mom and Baby are both home now and doing fine ( Read more... )

"You know what would make a good motivator? Chick-fil-A."

- fellow tenant in my apartment complex to her friends as they were going out to the car to go somewhere

Found out today that Fox is renewing Dollhouse for another season. Squeee!!!

If y'all on my F-list (or anyone else) haven't seen this show, definitely get thee over to Hulu and check it out!

This week has been a bit of a rollercoaster ( Read more... )