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Graciousness - working on it
I've always had a curmudgeonly streak. I've been trying to work on it for a couple of years, though not very hard or in any sort of dedicated manner ( Read more... ) -
Auntie Mame
"'Life's a banquet and most poor suckers are starving to death ( Read more... ) -
Auto tune and Glee
My life was better before I discovered the existence of auto tune. I sort of enjoy it used in ridiculous amounts - see Cher's "Do You Believe in Love." But it sounds really funny when applied without irony. Like in Glee, where there are apparently several characters who shouldn't be cast in roles that require singing. I really strongly prefer ( Read more... ) -
"Smoky eyes"
I am heartened by the number of cosmetics that now show instructions for the "smoky eyes" look.
Last year I attended a really good workshop on this; I wish I'd taken notes, as, reviewing the handouts, I see that they aren't as clear as they could be.
I picked up an "e.l.f." eyeshadow box that packages the shadows inside covers of a book, with basic ( Read more... ) -
Staged
We officially put our house on the market today. It's not a good time to sell, though I'm told it's a good time to buy. I've bought three houses, and will have sold them all at a loss once we sell this one, so I'm not that impressed by what a good time to buy it is. (Yes, interest rates are at historic lows. They were the last two times as well ( Read more... ) -
Finally saw Repo
I've been putting off watching Repo. I heard the soundtrack and was unimpressed; I am really tired of random B-grade films trying to launch themselves off of Rocky Horror fans (paging Showgirls and Hedwig); and I hate horror films, so the fact that it's directed by one of the SAW directors frankly scared me a little ( Read more... ) -
When the house belongs to the next people who buy it
I'm looking at moving. I have nothing against the house or community I live in, but they are simply too far away from where I work.
This will be the third house I've sold. And I only became a homeowner for the first time within the last ten years. Buying a house is only a good investment if you can wait out the market, and I've never been tied to ( Read more... ) -
The Pet Shop Boys, young people who think they'll live forever, and the obligatory garden update
The idea today was to write something about the Pet Shop Boys' latest, "Yes." I'm not particularly taken with it, but it's doing fairly well here in the States ( Read more... ) -
Spring is imminent
It's been raining recently. This has melted most of the snow. So suddenly I realize there are green shoots outside ( Read more... ) -
Barley - one of those foods I tend to forget about
I've always been partial to barley; I was first introduced to it in some variety of Campbell's Soup that I can't eat any more ( Read more... )