Doesn’t Play Well with Others (Because Others are Stupid)

I’m an only child and I don’t play well with others.  I thought I did.  In fact, I was that only child who didn’t seem like an only child.  “But you’re so normal,” they’d all say. 
Ryan doesn’t say that.  Ryan says that it’s obvious that moving in together was a big adjustment for me.  A [...]

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Newton

I’m engaged in a complex power struggle with this:

And I’m losing. 
This puppy, Newton, is mentally kicking my ass and there is no end in sight.  He is angry and charming and constantly “in gnaw.”  He’s completely undisciplined, which I know is my fault, but he’s also only 10 pounds and not a threat to anyone.  [...]

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10 Months in 10 Seconds

I’ve been a bad, apathetic, fair-weather blogger.  And now, having spent the better part of an afternoon as a slave to my OCD (I transferred all old posts over here), I feel the need to do a quick overview, catch-up, if you will, of my life. 
Okay, February was the last time I wrote anything.  So [...]

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Plans and Awesomeness and Containers (21/02/07)

I’m a gardener now.  Yep, and I’m awesome at it.  So awesome that I have plans.  Plans, people.  True, my plans haven’t been quite implemented yet, but I have no doubt that this new endeavor of mine will ultimately be flawless in its execution and fruition.  My garden will be perfect and by extension I [...]

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72 Reasons for Happiness (15/02/07)

Perhaps not quite seventy two, but it’s pretty close.
The First:  Wood Pigeon
Wood Pigeon is the name of a band that I stumbled across last weekend.  I picked it up solely for the album art (see appendix) but became enamored with it because of the song titles.  Such titles include, but are not exclusive [...]

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I’m New! And Improved! Well! Not Really (07/02/07)

So, I’m here again.  Why?  For some morbidly horrendous reasons that I will describe in morbid and horrendous detail.  Fun!
Over the holidays (Jesus holidays, to be exact) I read Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood.  It was haunting and utterly disturbing.  Capote explores the last few hours of the victims’ lives in such minute detail [...]

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Sunday Reflections (14/05/06)

Some things to think about:
Hallmark invented Mother’s Day.
Someone put in a search for “arctic bumblebee” and found my space.
Last episode of The West Wing tonight.  Ever, people.
I still love Steve Martin.  This is obvious but reaffirmed by watching Shopgirl this weekend.
Okay, I think we’re all good to begin the week now. 
*Remember, [...]

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I’m Nauseous (08/05/06)

I’m nauseous.  I’m nauseous and I don’t know why.  I’m nauseous, I don’t know why, and it’s unacceptable. 
The only acceptable nauseous is the nauseous that comes after a night filled with vodka & cranberry.  This kind of nauseous is cured with gallons of water and breakfast food from restaurants with pictorial menus.  This kind of [...]

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Bad (11/05/06)

For the last six weeks I feel like I’ve been a bad daughter, a bad friend, and a bad student.  I can’t seem to keep plans, return phone calls, or be places that I’m supposed to.  My previous OCD appears to have been replaced by a disturbing case of adult onset ADD and I find [...]

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Ruined (04/05/06)

I’ve come to the sad conclusion that I have a tendency to take good (sometimes great) things and ruin them.  I’ve compiled a short list of some of these things in order to clearly illustrate my point.
1.  Garage Parking:  As an added bonus to my living arrangements I am able to park in a [...]

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