at the end of a "long weekend". sigh. never really realized *JUST* how blissful it is to go 4 days in a row with no work-related responsibilities. have done a whole lot of nothing, including reading the following: the 6th anita blake novel, ender's game (LOVED IT!), rachel and leah (also by osc, in his women of genesis series), and now am about ( Read more... )

well huh. i never realized so many people actually cared enough about what i wrote ( Read more... )

have decided that the library is THE BESTEST of places to borrow crazy foreign films. my latest bunch: grave of the fireflies (japanese anime about WWII- very depressing), eight women (french film- murder mystery meets musical theatre only as cheesy as "clue") and my new most favorite movie *EVER* of all time, together, a swedish movie about a ( Read more... )

the bill came to $7.69.

paid with a ten, and the change.

the auto-check-out machine gave us back 3 five dollar bills.

whee!

p.s. enjoyed "the breakup". not as chintzty as they market it. very real. great acting. good times.

today was the final day our main pastor, pastor ed perkins, preached before retiring ( Read more... )

just as i'm ready to kiss this town goodbye for good, amazing people and opportunities come into my life? the past 9 months- give or take- have been lonely, depressing and just plain miserable. and truth be told, i AM ready to move on to the next chapter in my life. i'm excited. pumped. so why is it that everything is *JUST NOW* starting to come ( Read more... )

so next week, my schedule looks pretty much like this ( Read more... )

so tim's cousin got married yesterday. couldn't have been more "cookie cutter" if it tried. in a church. straight out-of-the-book ceremony. bridesmaids wore pink. traditional readings- the 1st corinithians "love is..." passage. i'd tell you more about the ceremony but it was SOOOOOO incredibly bland it was forgettable ( Read more... )

realising i haven't updated in awhile. mostly due to life being a never-ending cycle of surruptious repetition. had a fabulous visit with stephalupagus this past weekend. lots of traveling mercies for her big move to san fran! rented the following movies: "the family stone" (due to the presence of craig t. nelson, who my mother-in-law went to ( Read more... )

they say it's the "new baby boom". and not just celebrities---although, you have to wonder if all these hollywood births are just a trend: baby, the NEW must have accessory. but seriously, at marie's just a mere slice of the pregnancy pie is witnessed...and is it BIG!!! regular customers aside, at *least* 5 new, extremely expecting women come in ( Read more... )