This may surprise you, but I'm a really big fan of Project Runway. I watched this season religiously (thanks in part to the wonders of DVR) and last night's finale did not disappoint. I was tickled to see that Christian won - he was one of my favorite reality TV "characters". He seemed unequivocally himself the entire time and if he was indeed ( Read more... )

I love my bed right now. I have a quilted featherbed mattress pad, and a foam pad under that so the fact that my mattress is 20 years old and absolute shit doesn't really matter. It is the mattress my mother bought when she married the stepfather before the one I currently have. Despite its rocky history, it has served me well. On top, I have ( Read more... )

..last night, I bought a Mac Book. My computer didn't adjust to the move very well and although I'll be getting it fixed, it was time to replace it anyway. I've always liked Macs and thought they were pretty cool, and that combined with perpetual frustration with PCs spurned me to spring the extra money and get a good one. I'm figuring out ( Read more... )

My mind is in a dither. My mind is in a maze.
( rambling about getting my certification and tough decisions )

Things are really good right now. I'm quitting my job, going back to school, and hopefully moving - all within the next few weeks! I've decided that I want to live somewhere not full of old people and babies, and somewhere where I won't get weird looks for walking places. I want to live in an area that has lots of young people, and fun things to ( Read more... )

I'm very proud of myself. With the help of some motivational speaking, I just went and used the gym in my apartment building. I've lived here for 2 1/2 years and had never used it before. For some reason, I had some sort of mental block about it; that combined with a general feeling of self-consciousness and lack of knowledge about working out ( Read more... )

Friday night was Laura's father's viewing, which was very sad. There were literally hordes of people there, which shows how much he was loved and how unexpected this all was. He was only 60. While we were waiting to pay our respects, we watched the powerpoint slide show, and it made me smile to see the picture of Laura sipping two drinks that I ( Read more... )

So today I went to the dentist. Going to the dentist always makes me feel very grown-up, especially this time, because I had gone 6 months since my last appointment. (I actually made the appointment the last time I was there!) It also makes me feel grownup because I've had a lot of problems with my teeth, and I have some family members who have ( Read more... )

I've been thinking a lot more about being greener. When I was younger, I was much more into being an environmentalist, but as I grew older and more cynical, I turned towards convenience, capitalism, and consumerism. Now that I'm a little older and wiser, I'm seeing that there are specific ways that I can change my behaviors, and I'm also seeing ( Read more... )

I had one of the best meals of my life last weekend, as an early birthday present. We went to Alison at Blue Bell, which has the most unassmuing location ever - it's at the end of an office-y strip mall - but also a lovely patio, where we had our dinner. The chef, Alison Barshak, was at Striped Bass for a while. I took a few tips on my ordering ( Read more... )