I was flipping channels tonight and came across an old movie favorite: "Phantom of the Paradise." If you've never seen it you're missing a fun, silly, campy treat. I first saw this movie the year it came out, 1974. Coincidentally, it was also the year I graduated. I'm so dated! It's just a goofy little "rock operetta" by Paul Williams and ( Read more... )

Rickie tried a new stew recipe last night. It had new potatoes, sausage, carrots, parsnips... I was not too awfully thrilled about the parsnips. I called my mom and told her that Rickie was forcing me to try parsnips and mom said, "Oh, parsnips are good! They taste like turnips!" And this recommends them to me why? But I tried them. Pretty ( Read more... )

I have been reading. A lot. Mostly stuff with tons of M/M sex and very little plot, but it's fun and light and I don't have to think ( Read more... )

There are four teenagers--two couples--in my living room watching "College." The hormone levels are staggering. They wanted to go out to eat, but Rickie informed them we didn't have any cash so--surprise, surprise--they found food to fix here. It's amazing how much money we spend on "teen approved" food and drink every week and still have ( Read more... )

We went out to dinner this evening with the kid. Rickie and he looked over at a wall mounted jukebox and agreed it was ugly. I said I liked the older "bubble" machines and Cody smiled and said that I obviously liked the CD machines better than the computer chip machines. I said that I liked the old 45 machines. He looked from Rickie to me ( Read more... )

You Are "tab"


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Here's to 2009! It HAS to be better than 2008...it certainly can't be worse. (I'm knocking wood just in case.)

Life is stunning...as in, I'm stunned. This has been such a surreal year that I can only hope we're ass deep in normalcy in 2009 ( Read more... )

You Are the Bow Pose


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