I was in a book/music store on Sunday with a friend, browsing. I found two cds I wanted to buy (okay, I’d narrowed it down to two cds) and was trying to decide between the two of them, as I could only justify the expense of one. One was what’s her name…popular now…Amy Winehouse. The other was a Swing collection. Michelle suggested I download the ( Read more... )

I *like* this. I knew I liked this poet...Note to self: read more of her work ( Read more... )

Going on a Lent-like sugar fast is a good thing. You've done it before, you can do it again. And this time, maybe you won't be foolish enough to work so hard at getting yourself hooked again once the fast is over. It's the first two weeks that are the hardest. Once the intestinal sugar hungry wee-beasties have died off, it's easy! Don't invite the ( Read more... )

Had a lovely weekend. Friends Michelle & Dan came over for a visit from Seattle. We walked around in the rain quite a bit Saturday afternoon, stoking Michelle's house lust. Ha ha...before Michelle & I headed out, Dan (geek of the gaming and computer variety) asked in an uncertain voice if it would be okay to take Aaron up to the hobby store to look ( Read more... )

The local symphony put on a production of Carmina Burana last Friday. My workplace was one of the sponsors, so I was able to get discount tickets. (Discount tickets = inexpensive enough for Rachel to go!) I bought three--for Matt and I and Aaron; we arranged babysitting for ma petite tyrant and got to the performance hall with maybe 10 minutes to ( Read more... )

Somewhere in the block between leaving my car and entering the building where I work this morning I was hit by a gale-force load o' pollen. By the time I had climbed the stairs to my floor I was an allergic mess--sneezing, eyes watering, level of misery riding high. Yay. I sat at my desk and did a quick triage--allergy misery, or drug-induced ( Read more... )

A friend sent this article (http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/306744_workforce09.html) into a list we're both on. [For those of you just joining us, I moved from Seattle to Spokane in the fall of 2004.] This was my reply ( Read more... )

Love love love...Sat at my wee daughter's bedside last night staring at her sleeping face, listening to her purring snore. Filing that memory away for future enjoyment.

More cover snark fun on 'SmartBitchesTrashyBooks'--this time featuring zombies!

http://www.smartbitchestrashybooks.com/index.php/weblog/here_have_some_babies_and_some_zombies/

I know so many interesting people. I am grateful for my friends, grateful for the connections I've made, even if some of the threads are now broken.