Last weekend I...

...mailed my absentee ballot for the Washington Primary. (And I'm planning to be brave and attend my caucus meeting on Saturday!)

...finally went through that box of paperwork I've been meaning to sort. A friend recently mentioned that she and her husband scan their bills. I think I might implement that idea this year!


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I'm recovering from a really nasty cold virus--uncommonly long and abnormally harsh. T.J. and I both. It's been really debilitating...and has lasted forever. 'Tis the season. It has really put me behind on my holiday to-do list. Christmas is coming way too fast! I was hoping to get a bunch of Christmas baking done; I'd like to make some of ( Read more... )

Watching Nightwish videos online makes me really want to go to another of their concerts. More Nightwish please!

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Also, I'd like to wish my sister, Kimberly, and her husband, Jared, a...
Happy 1st Anniversary!


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Ever since I was a little girl I've wanted to go to Europe. I wanted to see the stomping grounds of Jane Austen, the Bronte sisters, Shakespeare, and other authors I admired. I dreamed of seeing real life castles, centuries old churches, and grand museums. A couple of years ago two of my sisters had the opportunity to spend a month in England ( Read more... )

I've been having one of those weeks where I keep writing posts in my head but never actually sit down to write them. That is oddly frustrating to me ( Read more... )

I am reminded that I have posted nothing of true substance in a very long time. *slaps hand* This should not imply that I mean to actually correct this issue. But, an attempt could be made ( Read more... )

After giving up 1/6 of the way thru the Harry Potter House quiz, T.J. has turned out to to be...a Slytherpuff.

An email forward that actually amused me--so very rare these days!

1. Go to Google Maps.
2. Click "Get Directions".
4. Type New York in the first box (the "from" box).
5. Type London in the second box (the "to" box) & hit "get directions" on the same line.
6. Scroll down to direction #21.

And on a related note:

Go to Google Moon. Zoom in.