It is time for the seasonal "Sort, shift, cull" of the closet which contains my office and craft supplies as well as clothes and shoes. I'm going to make a rope out of scarves and attach one end to the bed and another to my waist. If I tug three times start pulling me out.

I received a much belated Christmas present a few weeks ago that contained a copy of Mansfield Park and Mummies because Sare wanted my opinion on it. We both enjoyed Pride Prejudice and Zombies but have no interest in the prequel or sequel. She was indifferent towards Sea Monsters and while I like cephalopods, I don’t think I can sit through ( Read more... )

Today's schedule:

• Eat entire container of gelato.
• Moan about it.
• Consider more gelato.

I don't regret for an instance sliding the spoon across the smooth brown surface and being delighted when I discovered salted caramel truffles hiding in the depths. But an entire container does rather ruin your appetite for any other food of the day even as it puts ( Read more... )

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Grandmother's sewing machine has been in my possession for ten years. Long enough to be idle.


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Particularly when a lack of awesome is coming your way in the form of: paper clutter, claustrophobia, and a Let's Play!/Go Away! mood swing.

But there are things that are nice:

1. My hair.

2. Cheesy Broccoli and Rice casserole.

3. Mom taking care of dishes for me.

And really isn't awesome more justified, when you get past the negatives? 

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By ranting to Chain Restaurant Employee #29874EJ about labeling the unsweetened tea Northern, we're associating you less with Yankees and more with another group of people

I spent part of Sunday of my NOT-SPRING BREAK grading because the student emails were starting to infect my computer. Not with Trojans, just bad vibes and making Eleanor less an object of communication and pleasure, than a tool for work. And yes, that is technically why she was purchased, but there is no reason for me to look at her with a sense of ( Read more... )

Pleasure:Bacon cheese Krystals

Annoyance: Finding out I won't be alone during Spring Break

Lesson: Wonton soup makes for an interesting dry cleaning bill.