I don’t come from a family that’s big on nice hotels. Whether it was road trips around the States or our National Lampoon European Vacation we took when I was a teen, if not crashing with family and friends we always stayed in the cheapest hotels we could get. My dad was of the philosophy that, when travelling, you should basically not spend any ( Read more... )

Ok, the Couch to 5k is getting to me. Some weeks/days have been harder than others, but today was rough. I don’t know if it was the weather, the fact that I did it later than normal, or the fact that it was 25 minutes, but I am so very, very tired. Paul helped me cook dinner…and by “help” I mean he made everything and I sort of supervised. There’s ( Read more... )

Slept in. Chilled. Got some exercise. Did some shopping. Paul made dinner. Played some Rock Band. Watch some Mighty Boosh. Pretty much a win.

This party on Friday was a success. It’s a good party when someone actually looks at the clock, says “oh shit, is it really 2:30?” and then people start to filter out. Maybe if we weren’t getting old, that ( Read more... )

I thought things would slow down a bit when the summer ended, but while the social calendar is decidedly less full, time is still passing by really quickly. I kind of blinked and then it was October, and now my party’s in a few days and I haven’t made our costumes, decorated anything, or taken a knife to a single pumpkin. I might actually carve ( Read more... )

Things finally have a chance to get back to normal. When I got back from California, there wasn’t a lot of time before I had choir tech & dress rehearsals, and the concerts themselves. But the concerts went well, definitely a lot better than I was fearing when we started up again in September. And the weekend around the concerts was goof, we went ( Read more... )

Quite a weekend. The funeral was…good, although that seems like the wrong word. But between being sick, grieving, not sleeping, and just having to be around people so much, I’m pretty exhausted.

It was good to see the extended family, even if the circumstances sucked. But it was all rather strange. We stayed at my grandma’s house, but the house she ( Read more... )

My mom called today, which is always cause for alarm. She never calls me unless something bad has happened. But this call was expected. My grandma is unlikely to make it much longer, today will probably be her last, maybe a couple more days, but this is pretty much the end. Her mental health had been declining for a few years now, and the last year ( Read more... )

Grr. I’ve just been frustrated a lot lately. It just seems like I keep trying things that aren’t working. Kind of came to a head Wednesday, I was frustrated with some work stuff, and then other things keep going wrong. Little things get screwed up.

I’ve been making a serious effort to exercise, sticking with the Couch to 5k program, plus additional ( Read more... )

I want to win this so bad. I know a cutting machine isn’t exactly the most exciting thing one could lust after, but oh my geez, do I want it. But it’s $300, and I’m pretty cheap. I like to fancy that I’m not a materialistic person, but I totally am, because I believe that this product will improve my life and make me a better person. Everything ( Read more... )

We went to Paul’s cousin’s celebration this weekend. It was a good time, Paul had a lot to drink, I conned him into dancing with me twice. My shoes received many compliments. The mother-in-law foisted a baby on me for a good long time. But despite the family’s efforts to make me baby crazy, it doesn’t work. She was really good, she wasn’t wailing, ( Read more... )