I hope all my fellow Christmas celebraters enjoyed their festivities. I know I did! And I hope everyone else enjoyed their weekends!

It's done snowing for the season now, right?

Finally I can post some pictures of my recent adventures in the world of knitting. They were Christmas gifts (minus the green hat), so I had to keep it on the DL. ( photographic evidence )

I made some Christmas cookies recently and took some crappy pictures, and now I'm going to share them! They weren't anything complicated. Far from it, actually. Kind of lazy, white-trash-ish even? I made Chocolate Gooey Butter Cookies and Peppermint Bark. The chocolate cookies were made using cake mix, so pretty much the only thing easier is ( Read more... )

I haven't been sicksick in years. The last time I was bed-ridden sick was back during my freshman year of college. I got some kind of gastrointestinal bug and had to be hospitalized for a few days. That was the time I went to the ER and they were trying to figure out what was wrong with me so not only did I get a Surprise!Papsmear they also ( Read more... )

I don't think I can put into words how happy I am that winter is coming to an end. I've self-diagnosed myself with S.A.D. as when the sun finally appeared after weeks upon weeks of dreary grey sky I could physically feel my spirits lift. Plus, I only had to wear a jacket to work today! This is awesome! Although now that the snow is melted I can see ( Read more... )

First, if you haven't voted here, go now! I need help classifying all our great drama boyfriends.

I saw the new Sherlock Holmes movie this weekend and it was very fun. Granted, the extent of what I know about Holmes canon can be summed up here. But I did see it with csense_ilinmn who has been reading the stories since we were in diapers and she loved it too ( Read more... )

We are getting some crazy ass weather in my parts today. For anyone that has lived in an area that experiences tornadoes, you know exactly what I'm talking about when I mention the way the sky looks during tornado weather. It's bright and cloudy all at the same time. It's very eery. The sky looked just like that this morning, the only difference is ( Read more... )