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Gratitude Day 16
Over half done with this challenge of posting a bit o' gratitude for 30 days. I don't think its working as well as I thought it would to boost mood. But. Carrying on ( Read more... ) -
Gratitude Day 13 Beef Stroganof
Today I am grateful for something perfectly mundane. Beef stroganof. I have had it for two suppers in a row, once out and once homemade. Mine has nutmeg, theirs has smoked paprika. I liked the smoked paprika, I may need to get some. I am also grateful that the London Broil I got was "Reduced for Quick Sale" and thereby affordable (usually, I'm ( Read more... ) -
Gratitude Day 9/10
Fast fast post, as I'm under a horrible migraine (day... I've lost track but I think its four). Yesterday I came home from work and went right to bed. So there really wasn't a lot of gratitude in there, hmm... surely something nice happened yesterday... oh, I helped a student while on duty at reference, it went fine and she was appreciative, so I ( Read more... ) -
Gratitude Day 6ish
Meh. I'm sorta struggling for gratitude. I have a migraine and the predrome for it was an emotional melt down. Its weird to realize that a lot of the "crazy" and "depressed" feelings I've had over the years are likely nothing to do with anything but migraines ( Read more... ) -
Let the siege begin...
Otherwise known as the xmas shopping season. Home Depot has their Xmas crapola up already. Feh. I'm tempted to write them an irritated letter about that. And shopping Saturday was zooey, and horrible because unlike Home Depot (who I give kudos for excellent staff in quantity) everywhere was under staffed. I walked out of Marshall's without ( Read more... ) -
Fall Planting Round One
So, I got some fall planting done today. Some of it is a little late, probably should have happened two weeks ago but it was so hot I couldn't bring myself to do it. Poor seedlings would keel over in the heat and so would I ( Read more... ) -
Venus Transit and kvetching about the lack of adult engagement in science
Why can't there be Venus Transit viewing telescopes set up at a bar? All the events that I've found for viewing are aimed at small children. Its great that there are science events for small children, no doubt, I'd never argue against that. But why do you have to age out of being curious about science/astronomy as a layperson (which is the ( Read more... ) -
Garden Update
I really wish I had gotten around to getting the strawberry bed in this spring, but next year. I at least have the spot picked out now ( Read more... ) -
First Garden Update for 2012
I am completely overwhelmed at this point with even prepping the garden. I need to add a side bed and plant about 5 shrubs and trees, I'm stressed about pulling the trigger on putting those in, its kind of a huge decision. I have about 4 cubic yards of compost/topsoil mix to distribute. And the trellises need to go up and the one bed will get deer ( Read more... ) -
Really SC? Really?
Gingrich? You've got to be kidding me.
I feel like I've spent my whole life disgusted by that man. I can't even think about him as president. Egomaniac lacking basic compassion- I really think he may be a psychopath. Guh.
Gail Collins had a nice amusing column on his infidelities, here, and this is a choice bit:"There is, however, a lot of ( Read more... )