I decided to do some digging after my frustration with iTunes and the whole Windows XP x64 debacle and made it my mission to beta test Windows 7. My detective work paid off, and as of 5 a.m. this morning, I am an official beta tester with a legit key code and everything. The most noticeable difference is just how much faster the new Windows ( Read more... )

Well, the greenhouse was a wash. There's a greenhouse there, only it changed hands sometime ago and is only open spring through fall. No succulents except for sedum, they can survive a Michigan winter while the greenhouse isn't being maintained. It's been increasingly hard for me to find a good selection of succulents and cactus for sale ever ( Read more... )

Kind of in a funk today. I'm headed out to some greenhouses to look at plants and flowers because that always seems to do the trick when I'm feeling this way. A woman I was talking with about succulents at work back in the fall recommended a place in Brighton called Wildlife Greenhouses somewhere on Maltby Road. I did some googling and found an ( Read more... )

Today was one of those days where I kept "eating my feelings" all day long. Days like today make me want to be in my pjs, wrapped in a comfy blanket or my robe and veg. Unfortunately for me, the only thing I was able to do was to continue to eat my feelings and attempt to make the best of things ( Read more... )

Spring is so close that I can practically taste it. I spent the last two days working on the yard, mainly raking leaves and pine needles and pruning trees and bushes. Our yard has been driving me crazy since we moved in. The people who owned the house before never did anything to maintain or improve the yard, just let it go to shit. We will ( Read more... )

Watching all the pomp and circumstance over today's Inauguration it still hasn't completely sunken in that Barack Obama will be our president in 30 minutes. Part of me wishes that Jamie and I had driven down to Washington D.C. to just be there for today's events. The other part is glad that I can watch everything unfold on t.v. with an ( Read more... )

I've had a hankering lately for sweet potato fries. I've been seeing them everywhere lately, from Zingerman's Roadhouse, to Paula Deen, and Trader Joe's. I bought some some sweet potatoes from the market a few weeks ago and attempted to make my own from scratch. They didn't crisp up the way any of the previously mentioned ones did, but they were ( Read more... )

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Oh Hillary, you make me chuckle.

I can't wait to hear what Hillary has to say tomorrow.

Last four songs played on iTunes:

• Late at Night - Buffalo Tom
• Go Ahead - Alicia Keys
• Fuck Her Gently - Tenacious D
• Making Believe - Social Distortion
• Can't Get Enough of Your Love - Barry White