As I read towards an end of a scholarly informed final paper, the sometime soothing, sometime inspiring background of my Wimamp playlist forced itself a nudge to the foreground of my sense as the hypnotic pulsing primal opening beats of "Closer" began to play. Coincident with the playing of the song, I found myself upon the following sentence:
"Her ( Read more... )

So, the film "Once ( Read more... )

Cherry Vanilla Cobbler (?)
I got this recipe from Mom, who got it from someone she works with (?), so I don't know what the official name or source for this recipe.

1 to 2 bags Dark sweet pitted cherries, frozen      [For 16 oz bags, I used a bag an a half - enough to cover a 9x13 pan.]
1 pkg French Vanilla cake mix
2 cups Diet Sprite (or other lemon- ( Read more... )

so, i just had a thought. would any of you out there be interested if i decided to start posting all of these delicious recipes that i've been trying out lately? i could probably get one up at least once a week.  you know me (or perhaps you don't) - it's in my nature to feed people, and since i can't feed you all from here, i can at least offer ( Read more... )

So. All that's left to do is wait for the results. Follow up on Thursday. (Woohoo, doctor's appointment on Valentine's Day.) Oh, that's right. Results of the MRI I had this morning. At 7:30. AM. bleh. So why the MRI? Well, yesterday I had what was probably a migraine, but as I have no history of migraine or severe headache, and as there were other ( Read more... )

Well, I thought this would be "how it all began." But I think rather it is just one of those mundane coincidences signifying nothing of everyday life. A keycard left in a library book, but the book holds no arcane truths and the page it marks is unremarkable. Likewise, the keycard belongs to a typical ski resort in Vail. Ah me, it seems the mystery ( Read more... )

read this:
http://xkcd.com/374/

then read this:
http://xkcd.com/377/

then keep up with the site to see if the story continues...

(i love this comic)

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Christmas is tradition, but we all know that. My favorite is walking through Acadian Village. Every year I am reminded how much I love the chapel there. I look forward to seeing the familiar light displays, and to seeing what is new. And of course, we always leave - Mom, Collin, and I - saying that next year we’ll bring our boyfriend/girlfriend ( Read more... )

"My cell phone is not a chew toy."
"Don't try to eat my glasses, especially when they're on my face."
"Please don't bite at lappy's power cord."
"No!"

I find myself saying these things more frequently as of late. But overall, life with kitty is good. Life with all of the other things that make up my life are also going well, at least well enough. The ( Read more... )