For the past few days, I've been totally grooving on the copy of Belle & Sebastian's "The Boy with the Arab Strap" that a friend burned for me about a year ago -- and now it's gotten scratched beyond repair. With the exception of the first song, all the songs skip. Damn! Of course, my gut is telling me that my littlest rugrat is to blame -- but ( Read more... )

Five favorite beverages ( Read more... )

I'm having a few people over Sunday night, and am going to try to make mulled wine. Anyone made this before? If so, do you have advice or a great recipe. Also, any other holiday drink suggestions are appreciated.

thanks to the folks who shared kind words about my grandmother's death. the funeral was yesterday and it was harder than i had anticipated. very heavily traditional & literal southern baptist talk about seeing her in the afterlife and the lord meeting her on her walk -- stuff that's a little too weird for me and actually doesn't seem to reflect ( Read more... )

My grandmother died Thursday night at 10:45. I was supposed to leave less than 12 hours from then to see her for the last time before she died. I have mixed feelings about not having seen her for the last time -- I was very sad about it at first, but now I think it was probably the best thing ( Read more... )

I have no idea why I'm even bothering to do an entry, as I have nothing to say. But all three kids are playing nicely together and I don't wanted to move from my perch in front of the computer for fear of disrupting their play ( Read more... )

Thanks to the evil Marbles game, I have managed to avoid cleaning the sty. We are having people over tomorrow afternoon for Eli's first birthday party but thanks to my talents for procrastination & rationalization, I'm now able to just keep saying to myself "Oh, but everyone has seen my house in much worse shape than this! At least I mopped this ( Read more... )

So, tracijean & scoutj have inspired me to choose a "life song". Of course, I can't choose just one because...well, because I just can't. So, I've got two. The Peter Gabriel has always spoken to me and makes me feel stronger and it's the song I play at top volume when I need it. The Lucinda Williams song doesn't just speak to me -- it screams ( Read more... )

I can't remember whose lj led me to this evil game ( http://www.netives.com/Games/Marbles/Play.shtml ) but I have spent an obscene amount of time playing it today. Dammit, I really didn't need another addiction.

3 things which scare me ( Read more... )