I ended up waking up early enough to watch the sun rise this morning. With coffee, The Lord of the Rings (I'm about halfway through Fellowship now), and a blanket on the love seat. It's seriously a perfect morning. The sun is shining brightly, I got my hair to style kind of okay considering I can't find any kind of hair product whatsoever (I just ( Read more... )

We've had some snow flurries today and it's been chilly at home. I grew up with a mostly unheated house because my mom likes it cold, so I'm fairly used to compensating for being cold with warm clothes, blankets, and food. Since I have recently decided to go lacto-ovo vegetarian, I've been experimenting with new foods and expanding my repertoire of ( Read more... )

Every year I like to look back on the things that have made me happy or things I've accomplished as well as the things I'm looking forward to in the coming year. I don't make New Year's Resolutions because I know I will never keep them ( Read more... )

First and foremost, we had snow flurries yesterday. I love this time of year. It wasn't enough to stick or cause problems driving, but it was fun to stop work and look outside and watch for a couple minutes. It started as the sun was starting to set, so it was extra pretty ( Read more... )

A friend recommended that I try the new salted caramel hot chocolate at Starbucks. I don't really like their regular hot chocolate so I was on the fence until today when my client announced that it's really good. So today after work I decided to stop and get one. They were both right and it is quite enjoyable. Nice end to a hard day's work.

I keep picking up Sara Nelson's Too Many Books, Too Little Time and I love it more every time that I do. One of the reasons I love it is that it never fails to remind me that if I don't get into a book when I start it that it's okay to put it down. After all, I can always pick it up later. I've been trying to read Dead Before Dark (the first in the ( Read more... )

I have been patiently awaiting the arrival of August. I am moving in two short weeks and haven't begun to pack yet. I have most of my things still in storage so it's not a big deal but I do need to begin packing my books, movies, and clothes (I don't have much else here since I didn't bring furniture or cookware or anything). I am, however, rather ( Read more... )

I absolutely love summer meals. Everything is light and relaxed. It's hot and people who would be miserable outside with the humidity seem to ignore it for barbecues and summer evenings (my mother is one of these people, and I can be). If I could eat outside every night in the summer I would ( Read more... )

I have been amused by getting more icons. I have lately been choosing icons full of color but I haven't used them yet to post. I so badly want it to be warmer and I think that the coming days will help a bit. Having my boss with me in the afternoons this week will likely help, as he's totally awesome ( Read more... )

I watched Atonement with a few friends Friday night and I was surprised. I cried at the end despite thinking that the movie was ruined by the end. Probably partly because of it. I don't actually recommend it. I think the musical score was amazing though. The highlight of Friday was taking a walk and hanging out in the playground in our neighborhood ( Read more... )