I'm sitting at work and I'm about to freeze my tush off.  And I'm about to fall asleep.  I can't wait to get back to my room, wrap up in a blanket, make some chocolate truffle coffee (thanks, Mom!), and rest a little.  Not too much, cuz I still want to sleep tonight.  But resting is all right.

Gah.  I still have another two hours here at the library ( Read more... )

Loss is hard.  It's also completely scary and stomach-stealing.  I feel full of guilt and I know I shouldn't which only serves to make me feel worse.  It doesn't help to get over loss any easier to say things like, "This too shall pass", "Everything happens for a reason", and "It's God's will".  None of those make loss any easier at all.  It's ( Read more... )

I didn't know women still wore big straw hats in public.  This adorable elderly black lady just walked by in the library and she's wearing a VERY large straw hat.  I don't mean this to sound racist at all.  But I don't think a non-black person could look that cute with that big goofy hat.  Something about her just screams out 'personality ( Read more... )

There are many forms love can take.  I have a comment to make on one tonight.

I.  Love.  My.  Mother.

And really... that's all there is to it.

Happy 4th of July.

I had no idea there was a difference between a frozen mocha and an iced mocha. Forgive me if that sounds slightly provincial, but it's the truth. And I am delighted with my frozen mocha mistake. It's creamy and icy and absolute heaven to the mouth ( Read more... )

It's friggin four in the morning. It's raining outside. It's also hot in this room ( Read more... )

  Well, I don't think I have a sign on my forehead screaming for passer-bys to take advantage of me anymore.  Oh, no.  It's much worse.  I do it to myself.  I have finally pinpointed the behavior that makes me feel like everyone looks to me for some reason ( Read more... )

So, holy monkeys in granny's underwear... (don't ask ( Read more... )

holy shit, did i come back inside at the right time ( Read more... )

i hate today ( Read more... )