Smellies!
Last night after we got in from dinner, a rancid smell seemed to be suddenly coming from the bouquet David had gotten me for Valentine's Day (yes, it was probably time for it to go; the flowers were shriveled…
The Little Joys
Funny what a difference a day makes. Everyone is in a good mood today! I like. It pleases me much.
This afternoon I bought a box of popcorn from the cafeteria and remembered how much fun Popcorn Day was…
A Bee in Their Bonnets?
I don't know if it is something in the water (or perhaps, something on someone's hidden agenda), but people have been crabby around the office this week. You'd think with the weather improving an…
Spring!
It's another grey and slightly drippy Monday, but it smells just like spring outside, and that is supremely exciting! This morning I dreamt that our backyard had melted and become a big pond, as we let Casey int…
Gorey!
I'm not sure why I was struck this afternoon for a bit of Edward Gorey...might have something to do with the warm but very gloomy post-winter day. A week or so ago, Monkey and I caught a commercial or article (or…
Good Vet Reference
For those of you in the NW Burbs of Chicago, we took Casey to the Wheeling Animal Hospital. Our usual vet is not from here (he's a house-call vet), but I think Casey took to this place well because th…
better!
Just a little update for you poochie sympathizers. Liz and I decided to take Casey to the vet last night, even though she seemed a lot better. We're worrywarts and just wanted to be sure she'd be ok. She was s…
feeling parental
I think I am not alone in the feeling that my pooch is like my child (since we aren't really parents to little people yet). I've always felt she's my little one. But I think I can empathize with how par…
Classics Reinterpreted
One of my teammates passed this link to me today. Really quite impressive use of clown horns!
Nearly Not Winter!
It might be because it's nearly nearly spring and the sun is shining brightly, but the happy moods are going for everyone all around, and all sorts of fun imaginings of the flowers to come and the thi…
Vali Roundup
Hope you had a lovely weekend with your valentines! We had a really great weekend...relaxed, not feeling too pressured to pull out all the stops for the holiday (which David does believe is a Hallmark hol…
Kiss my greee-its.
My newest addiction, if you can call it that, is to grits. Before coming to work here at my dayjob 2.5 years ago, I'd never actually had grits. One morning, I was looking for something warm and stodgy…
Happy Valentine's Day!
Hope you have a cozy, cuddly, warm & wonderful day! If your honey-bunny is yet to be, try this fun quiz to see who you're matched with from The Pirates of the Carribbean.
Not surprisingly, I …
Fun!
Yesterday, on my way home from work, I heard a little ditty called "Mario Twins" by a Group X. Seriously, if you were a Super Mario fiend as a kid (who wasn't?!), this song will strike a recognition chord with you …
Giddy
Because you can leave work at 5:30 and it's still light outside!!!
Because I've found a CD set I got a few years back and am listening to it at work, getting all taken back to middle school: Into the Night. {wil …
When It Rains...
It pours! This week, that is a good thing. It's been a week of bridal party re-emergences, which is nice, because, save my sis Liz (who lives in the city, bless her!), every other member of our wedding …
Haut Chocolat
A few years back I had a friend of Lizzie's who worked on Michigan Ave. pick up a box of exotic truffles from Vosges for me to bestow upon my Monkey on Valentine's Day (it was a very last-minute gift ide…
Utah Pics.
These aren't super exciting, but they were fun to take for Monkey and me last weekend. We visited Park City and Salt Lake. Stopped by to visit the Snowbird, Solitude, and Brighton resorts. People were super…
Anal Retento
I was the kind of kid, growing up, who would get slightly disturbed when the teachers would erase the chalkboard in big sweeps but miss a few corners, leaving little chalky specks and remnants of previous l…
New Breed of RealityTV?
I don't know if it's a new trend, but I noticed last night that there are more juicy moments of people having real moments of annoyance in those kinds of reality shows that used to edit out all t…
Neato for the People
Got this fun link from Pai today.
My match results:
Kucinich (D) 100%
Kerry (D) 96%
Edwards (D) 93%
Sharpton (D) 92% (!)
Dean (D) 86%
Clark (D) 84%
Lieberman (D) 81%
Bush (R) 36%
I really do feel loved. I just perused Amy's blog and found a really heartwarming note that nearly made me cry (and I'm not usually a crier). I can only hope that I can return the tribute in kind. She is so eloquent!
Th…
This weekend has been a real exercise in love-hate relationships.
Hoping the list speaks for itself...
1. Being able to spend the weekend in Salt Lake City with Monkey {he's back for work again}. [love]
2. Getting a …
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