Before we moved to this new house, I never could just fall asleep on the couch...now, in the past few days, I've done it twice! I think it comes from the total relaxation I have been able to get here. I just fall asleep--like Amer can! I remember how yaj used to talk about how she could fall asleep during movies. I fell asleep during a movie ( Read more... )

Lately, Bud and I have been getting out on the weekends to do things like kayaking (and nearly yakking) in Santa Barbara, riding rented bikes along the Santa Monica beach bike path, hitting balls at the driving range, throwing frisbees, and, now, we've become official improv students. Our first class on Saturday was taught by a substitute ( Read more... )

Bud and I are now officially signed up to take an intro improv course at UCB theatre! Sean has been telling me to do this forever (albeit on my own, without the Bud, but Sean doesn't know how much I hate navigating the streets in LA), and now I'm set to begin the adventure the weekend after Labor Day. The instructor, John Bowie, is a dude I ( Read more... )

I want out.

Today went really well at work, and I made Bud and me some yummy dinner, too (or is it no longer called dinner when you eat it at 10:30 at night?). I seem to be getting a nice batch of new responsibility, and could even be arguing a motion very soon, depending on a million factors that would need to click into place. I got a verbal pat on the ( Read more... )

Yay! Thanks for listening to me today, Mommie Dearest! I wound up returning to my office, still squinting due to insufficient tear duct action, but ultimately getting final rewrites done and sent off for review, and even beginning this one horrible mess of a project. I am an emotional freak! Now it is time for bath time and closing of the dry- ( Read more... )

It's just that I hate the way I feel right now. I feel like I'm stagnating, yet I am fully aware that the biggest drain on my energy is that the work is dynamic and challenging. I guess I just want to relax while I'm on the clock, yet that seems wholly impossible. I don't think I'll ever be a happy worker because getting good results seems to be ( Read more... )

I just today received a "miscellaneous income" form from my firm for the stipend I received, with no taxes taken out, for bar study. What ticks me off is that I had just Sunday efiled my return, and had totally forgotten about the income. Now, I have to file an amended, paper return, and, worse, will need to include a check for the whopping ( Read more... )

Bud and I just got back from the perfect date night at this Italian restaurant called Miceli's in Hollywood (Sean, it's where you and I went during your visit, but it is so much more fun on a bustling Saturday night!). All of the waiters at this place sing all sorts of songs throughout the night. We were seated in the VIP area right smack in the ( Read more... )

I never really got into watching professional football on TV before, and now I realize why: I never had a good reason to root for any particular team. Now that I have HoosierBud around, it's fun to root for the Colts in the playoffs. They only made a few Bloomingdale-Bull-variety goofs, but quickly made up for them, keeping themselves in the lead ( Read more... )