Hello, world of LJ. Life is good, blah blah. Have you seen the movie Rocket Science? It is wonderful. Go rent it.

Am I the last one to know about this? Found this on dooce.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUJ4es4cYIU

Ludisia discolor: stunning foliage, gorgeous flowers! Commonly known as a jewel orchid.
AND MINE HAS BUDS! I'm a proud mama.

I am SO OBSESSED with this plant! It's a Tacca chantrieri, known as a Bat Plant. There is a white variety as well, Tacca integrifolia.  They can survive as houseplants, but demand high humidity, warmth, good air circulation, and especially well-draining soil. These aren't unusual demands of a houseplant, but Taccas aren't as forgiving as some.  ( Read more... )

Happy New Year!
There are raft guides in the kitchen making lasagna and pawning bad costume jewelry off on us residents.  You should see the earrings I'm wearing! We are talking politics, because on Tuesday I'm driving up to the granite state to vote for Barack Obama. If you remember, I like Obama because his name rhymes with Osama, and this is a ( Read more... )

This article is interesting.
I hit a squirrel on the way to work this morning.  I'd never hit anything before and it was traumatic.  Though worse for the squirrel, obviously, since I creamed him with both tires.  Rest in peace, buddy.

That's right: get packing, homophobes. Also, doesn't that statue look super gay?

This is so momentous that it deserves an LJ post. Because this is obviously the most suitable forum for sharing life-changing events ( Read more... )

WANTED: Male Barbie Dolls
we have a haunted porch in florence and it's ended up with many decapitated barbie dolls -- which makes it look misogynist to me. to bring gender
neutrality to the halloween gruesomeness, we are seeking boy barbie dolls
that can be made appropriate for the ghoulish season. if you are in nearby
environs and can part with ( Read more... )

We are at peak foliage here in the Pioneer Valley of Massachusetts, and I right now I wouldn't want to be anywhere else in the entire world, despite a customer today telling me all the nooks and crannies of Wyoming and Montana I should check out. (He "spent his first 21 years here," but is a Nebraska man now.)
I am thrilled for my Sox, but am so ( Read more... )