For the last six months or so, I've been wondering if I should trim the hedgey things by the driveway. Normally I hack them way back as soon as it starts getting warm, because for the past ten years I've been trying to get them to fill out a bit. Be more hedgey ( Read more... )

In which I do nothing even remotely productive, and do not feel one bit guilty about it.
( No warnings except for wanton consumerism and sloth )

The Boy is a huge Pink Floyd fan. He can quote all kinds of facts and statistics and does a killer Syd Barrett impression. A few months ago, he dreamed he was in a band called "Orange Lloyd", which is a pretty good name for a band, although not as cool a Rickety Trivet, which is still my #1 garage band name.Last night, he dreamed Orange Lloyd put ( Read more... )

The Boy went away to Boy Scout camp last week. It was his first time for summer camp, and his first time so far away alone. That is, if you consider 41 other boys (one of which is is cousin) and 10 adults (one of which is my cousin) "alone ( Read more... )

The rate of entropy in my house is staggering. I surrender.

I could have sworn I posted like a gazillion times last month, but apparently that was just in my head.

I need a kickstart. What should I blog about?

I stayed home with a bad cold and felt sorry for myself.

( In which I lay on the couch, drink tea, and keep the dog company )

Every time I start to post, I talk myself out of it. Because I have been sick and grumpy and feeling stabby and ranty and ain't nobody got time for that ( Read more... )

I have given up on trying to find The Lipstick That Will Change My Life. When I say I've given up, I don't mean I'm not still looking for it. I've just given up on actually finding it. Right now I'm moderately satisfied with Revlon's lip butter line, which has a couple of nice colors that don't make my lips peel. Which I suppose in its own way ( Read more... )

Saturday night, we went to eat at a Japanese steakhouse, the kind with the hibachi table and flashy chef. The restaurant was really crowded, and the wait would have been over an hour, but a group of six graciously agreed to let us share a table with them, even though it meant everyone was a little squished ( Read more... )