Nice to see the weather is slightly less miserable in Dallas.
About to go home for the day, and help Jenna pack for her three-week trip to Munich. Her first time out of the country, and she is a nervous (but excited) wreck! It will be … Read more
vanity and navel-gazing
“I fear that I am ordinary, just like everyone.”
Or should I pick a different Smashing Pumpkins line? That one comforts me so… I do think that I am ordinary, though “my life has been extraordinary, blessed and cursed and won.” Mellon Collie’s been … Read more
Little known fact about me.
When I was in high school — before I got involved in theater, so 9th-10th grade timeframe — I really really wanted to design fonts. I loved fonts. Loved them. I could sit and wade … Read more
I bid on a bassoon on eBay.
Which is kind of stupid, because I already have a bassoon, but this one is so much nicer… I couldn’t resist. I almost definitely won’t get it, anyway. And I’m kind of jonesing for a … Read more
Top five things to do when you get your house back:
(1) Play DDR. (2) Strip naked and walk around the house. (3) Have people over who have been afraid to meet your father because of their problems with authority figures, despite the fact that I … Read more
I don’t feel so good.
Could be the caffeine+no food+not enough sleep combination. Could be that soy milk I drank this morning — it was a little too sweet. I need to drink lots of water to flush out this … Read more
So, I didn’t ride my bike this morning.
My tires were squishy, and I don’t have an airpump. Got to get one of those things…
Well, it’s been over six months.
Time to revisit the New Year’s Resolutions. — Get money stuff taken care of. This is going… okay. I have everything in Quicken, and am updating it frequently. We have one month’s take-home pay in … Read more
Actually, I think I know why I have the headache.
I can smell that “dry cleaner” smell on my shirt. You know the one I mean? That chemical smell? I think that because it’s so warm it’s releasing more than usual, hence the headache. Going … Read more
Oh, how weak I have become.
It’s about 80º in here and I have a headache. It’s making me quite bitchy. Just waiting for that Tylenol to kick in. . .
Goal change.
My goal is no longer to lose weight. There. I said it. My goal is to exercise more and be healthier. And if I’m healthy as a size 14, then so be it.