I do not feel very well right now. I blame it on the fact that I, completely wittingly, ate part of (well,a bite of)a green bell pepper today, as well as a bite of onion. I do not usually do things like that on purpose. My mother is allergic to onions and repelled by peppers, so I never ate them growing up. My tummy is telling me that I should ( Read more... )

I made a cake yesterday for a friend's birthday. A chocolate snickerdoodle cake with cinnamon almond frosting. Oh, and it looked like a dinosaur. Yay ( Read more... )

RAGBRAI is going through Ames! I am so excited. It's also going through North Liberty, so you IC people can see us a bit, too...

For the rest of this year's route, go hereI appreciated all the good, happy, friendly vibes for the GRE, by the by. I don't know how much good they did, but they're much appreciated, all the same ( Read more... )

So, if you've tried to call me the last few months, and I haven't gotten back to you, fear not. I probably still like you. My phone has simply been missing since November. I'm sorry ( Read more... )

Last night, Lenny (the fellow from the previous entry) pulled his call light. My co-worker, Laura, answered.

Laura: What can I do for you, Lenny?
Lenny: *grabs Laura's boobs*
Laura: LENNY! That is NOT appropriate! NO!
Lenny, disappointed: Oh. Well, then, could you go get me some cookies?
Laura: Okay, Lenny, I'll be back in just a minute with ( Read more... )

So, since I've stopped doing caregiving, I haven't had to deal with as much indignity lately. I rely on my less fortunate coworkers to provide me with vicarious shudders. Today, I relied on "Noelle ( Read more... )

As promised a couple of hours ago, here are pictures of our Sunday visit to Alton Baker Park here in Eugene. There were lots of ducks, too, but I missed getting their pictures somehow. They kept getting dive bombed by the seagulls who have come in from the coast while there's rough weather at the coast. Look in the gallery for more pictures!

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On the east coast, it's 2008. Congratulations, east coast ( Read more... )

So, I was dozing on the couch and woke up to a cultural train wreck on the TV: VH1's Fabulous Life Presents Secret Lives of the Mega Rich. Good gravy! I was transfixed. Some dude has a whole bunch of expensive cars, and sometimes, he gets laid in them. One car, he's "had sex in three times, believe it or not." WOW! Another dude says that he " ( Read more... )

As per my pending pact with (non-uncle) Johnny, I am now writing a positive entry. You may have your doubts, gentle reader, but just you watch. This is going to be positive like one end of a battery ( Read more... )