Under the Weather

Yeah, not feeling so hot today.  As a result, my brain isn’t coming close to anything that could be described as original thought.  I do, however, very much enjoy these lolcats: (I do a mean raptor impersonation, by the way.) Thanks, icanhascheezburger.com, for saving me from my lack of significant brain waves.

Cup-a-Cake

You know you’re in touch with your inner fat kid when you own a device that’s designed specifically to keep cupcake icing from getting smushed in your lunch bag.  Or maybe you’re in touch with your inner OCD.  One or the other.

Musical Roulette

My iPod has decided to make my life a smidge more exciting.  The screen is solid black.  For a while, I assumed that meant death of the music.  Turns out it just means death of control over the music–in this case, no access to the menu and thus constant shuffle.  I could get a new…

Home Again, Home Again

Going home is one of my favorite things about each day.  I like to think that I’m somewhat adventurous, but no matter where I’ve been or how much I’ve enjoyed being gone, it’s good to step inside the door, greet my dog, and be home. Every once in a while, I wonder if I love…

Home Grown [Tomatoes, Earwigs, Clicky Bugs]

Among other things like watching the World Cup and eating ice cream out of a gutter (mmm), this weekend included some gardening. I’m super pleased to say that I now have a hydrangea bush by my front steps.  Its flowers are lime green.  And while I was calculating space for that (and recalculating lots of…

Cable TV!

I kept thinking about the longest match in tennis history yesterday and wishing that I could watch more of Wimbledon.  Then I saw an ad for the new season of Mad Men.  Then I thought about how much I missed The Office this year and about all of the HGTV shows I used to like…

Summertime ADD

Happy thoughts at the moment: fields, the World Cup and Wimbledon, and my front porch. I’m actually pretty predictable in the “happy thoughts” department… except for the World Cup.  That one’s a fluke. Perfect evening plans: time on the porch and a viewing of Field of Dreams. Perfect soundtrack to current daydreams: George Winston’s Ballads…