The always insightful f4f3 gave me seven things to write about. If you are so inclined, leave a comment and I'll come up with seven things for you. ( Read more... )

Leit just got laid off from his job today.

Merry freakin' Christmas.

I am now married to an employed person ( Read more... )

Yesterday we celebrated May Day and Leit's return and our sixth-month wedding anniversary and the first really warm days of the year, and it was lovely. We went to Skylands, the State Botanical Garden of New Jersey. I had seen a few lilacs in bloom last week, and I remembered that Skylands had a really big collection, so we had a lovely drive up ( Read more... )

Last night I went to get Leit at the airport. He was gone for 27 days and I really missed him. Of course we stayed up late catching up, but then I fell into a really deep sleep, with lots of colorful dreams. The strange thing was, one of the dreams was all about text messaging ( Read more... )

I need to upload photos, both of the Beef Wellington from Valentine's Day and of the new bathroom. Evenutally ( Read more... )

It seems Valentine-y. Gacked from raqs and chelseasgirl_47. ( Silly teenage fun behind the cut. )

I'm still here, just barely. Giant work stress + bathroom remodeling = not much time for other stuff. Stress has also led me to painful teeth-clenching, and then some weird and painful bump on my gum. I finally had to call the dentist. Since I am mercilessly hoarding days off for my wedding and honeymoon, I was determined to make the most of this ( Read more... )

Faithful readers will recall my plumbing disasters back in November 2007. They're baaaaack ( Read more... )

I have great sympathy with u2girl1966's dread of the constant holiday music in her workplace. What I find equally monstrous is the prevalence of that fake holiday scent that is supposed to evoke a vat of spiced cider simmering beneath a freshly-cut pine tree. Ugh ( Read more... )