At Kyle and Amanda's rehearsal dinner, Amanda realized that Kyle had not yet fulfilled an important task she had told him to complete about a year ago.  She had told him that she couldn't marry him until he had watched all of the Lord of the Rings movies.  So Ben volunteered our place for a movie marathon tonight, and somehow half the wedding party ( Read more... )

The wisteria are in bloom, but not anywhere I can enjoy them on a daily basis.  I'll catch a glimpse of purple off the side of 75 and that's it ( Read more... )

I made schnitzel tonight.  It turned out pretty darned good, if I do say so myself.  I feel like it could have been better, like there was something missing, but I can't put my finger on what, exactly.  Guess I'll have to look for more alternate recipes and see if there's one that has something that none of the ones I looked at already had.  Or ( Read more... )

Gordon Downie is a freaking maniac onstage.  I mean, I had read that before, but it's not the same as actually seeing it.  The dude dances crazy.  It's awesome ( Read more... )

Sometimes I feel rather silly because of the number of entries I make that are made after alcohol versus those that are not ( Read more... )

If you had asked me or Ben, any time before 2007, about our life plans, we would have told you we were moving to Berkeley in May ( Read more... )

I started reading Yukio Mishima's Spring Snow, the first book in his Sea of Fertility tetralogy, way back in late September, and didn't finish it until today. Part of that was because I was mostly only reading it during lunch breaks when there wasn't anyone around to talk to, which honestly didn't happen that often. Part of it was that doomed ( Read more... )

There is an abundance of pain on my friendslist right now.  I love you all, and hope you heal.

Q: what's the last text message on your cell phone say?
A: Probably an “I love you” from Ben or something

Q: whose bed did you sleep in last night?
A: Mine

Q: most recent movie that you watched?
A: Stranger Than Fiction

Q: name one thing that you do everyday?
A: Drink lots of water

Q: what's the color of your bedroom walls?
A: cream

Q: how much cash do you ( Read more... )

Thanks to Pitchfork Media's list of top 50 albums of 2006 (some of which I agree with, and some of which I hate), we have just discovered Man Man.

I'm sitting here with a huge freaking grin on my face because "Engrish Bwudd" is such a freaking fun song.