I spent part of my snow day making movies of the dogs playing in the snow...check it out here!

The alarm went off this morning. While I hid under the covers, A got dressed and went downstairs to let the dogs out and start the coffee. Then, I got up and looked out the window. It was snowing, but the roads were still somewhat clear. On a whim, I decided to check my email before getting dressed. I consulted my school's main webpage and ( Read more... )

We owe $1750 in taxes this year.
My lovely and talented spouse said it best, "If we are paying so much to the government, it seems like we should get a better government."

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The little brick house next door to us is for rent. When I came home from class, I noticed a large pick up truck with a horse trailer in the driveway. I ate my whole wheat pasta with tomato sauce and tempeh in the sunroom and through the windows, I watched as a man with a mullet (of the non-ironic variety) and an imitation leather jacket walked ( Read more... )

As some of you may or may not know, my beautiful and talented spouse moonlights as a music critic. Today's New York Times has an article about reviewers' top music picks for 2005. Which independent music review website should be featured in the graphic with the article?He's up there with all ( Read more... )

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My husband just saw this ad on www.wunderground.com. 

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This afternoon, I was walking through a hallway between offices with a coworker. We walked past a time clock and coatrack where the student workers store their coats, bookbags and purses. We both glanced at the same time at a tiny pink purse that had a huge taco bell taco sticking out of it. The taco was still wrapped in it's taco bell wrapping ( Read more... )

I'm at work and it's totally blizarding outside. I look out my window and I can see the fuzzy dark outlines of trees against grey white nothing. It's oddly quiet, except for this low shrill howl. I have a night class that starts in 20 minutes, a few buildings away. I'm hoping class is cancelled ( Read more... )