I wrote this in an e-mail to our world traveler Ms. Rhubarb Pie, so decided to include it on my lj as well ( Read more... )

I'm not gonna lie, I want to get drunk with Hillary and John McCain. Maybe not in Estonia, but . . .

What Happens in Estonia, Stays in Estonia

And I'm not upset about Indiana. Hillary won by two delegates, 20,000 votes. I was mostly surprised that there are that many Democrats in Indiana. But then I read that it's an open primary and thought that a ( Read more... )

Crazy, registration for the last semester. Here's what my schedule's looking like. Hooray early reg time ( Read more... )

Dinah got spayed yesterday. (If anyone's wondering who Dinah is, look at my lj icon.) I dropped her off at the Animal Rescue League of Boston, and the whole way back to work, I was thinking, "What if they kill her? What if they give her too much anesthesia? What if she has an allergic reaction to it? What if she just doesn't wake up? Will they call ( Read more... )

Six years ago, on a bright and beautiful Tuesday morning, a new kind of enemy came to America's shores.

We will never forget the images of that terrible day -- the planes vanishing into buildings, the thick black clouds of smoke, and the haunting pictures of the missing.

On this anniversary, we pause to remember each and every victim of those ( Read more... )

Bush Compares Iraq to Vietnam

I saw the above headline in my inbox today and could not wait to see what the hell the president was saying now. My first thought was, "Four years later, and he's just now getting the connection?" Oh, no, he didn't get it. Here is the lead to the story:

President Bush defended his ongoing military commitment in Iraq by ( Read more... )

Shoe #1 - The really "comfortable" wedge 4-inch healed Target awesomeness. Worn all last summer. No blisters. Most comfortable heels I've ever worn in my life.

This summer: Sliced my foot open.

Fuck you, shoes.

Shoe #2 - The blue Steve Madden's I bought last year for like $ ( Read more... )

I'm done!!

We all have things about our friends that make us slightly envious. Not in a bad way, but in a 'Wow! I wish I had that person's hair/eyes/money/relationship/toenails/whatever.' So tell me what about me makes you envy me... then post this in your LJ and see what makes me envious of you.

I wrote this review for my class, but I think everyone should read it and then go see the movie. BTW, I would totally be willing to see it again . . .

The Host

Okay, here’s the deal: a giant mutated fish monster is terrorizing people in South Korea. It has killed and eaten dozens, but one man believes his daughter may have survived the attack. He and ( Read more... )