With the help of ephemeralnoir I was able to deduce that I do/did in fact have the H1N1 thingy. Boy was it nasty too! I'm still feeling insanely tired and weak but I do feel lots better now that my fever broke. I had a fever for 5 days in a row that was so awful! Anyway I'm hoping to return fully to the land of the living soon!

I am insanely sick right now, but I want to post the books I read in 2009. This is a more expanded version than what's on my goodreads 2009 shelf. All said and done I read 40 books this year. Moving slowed me down as I knew it would. Still my hope was 50 but my goal was 36 so ultimately I'm happy with 40! I think I'll keep it the same for 2010 - my ( Read more... )

Yesterday was our first snow in our new place. Well technically it started Sunday night. Everything looks so beautiful all covered in snow. Especially our cedar tree. There was so much snow that all our neighbors had the day off because of businesses being closed. It was so fun. We all made warm drinks and went from house to house. Then we bundled ( Read more... )

“When you haven't forgiven those who've hurt you, you turn back against your future. When you do forgive, you start walking forward.”
- Tyler Perry

“I have found that among its other benefits,
giving liberates the soul of the giver.”
- Maya Angelou

This post is flat out obscenely over due. One of the very first pieces of mail I received after moving was the most beautiful rune set ever, purchased from and made by the ever lovely lupabitch . I just finished reading Beowolf and now I'm reading 'A Feminist Guide to the Runes' and feel very in touch with my nordic hertiage so this was just the perfect ( Read more... )

The fabulousness of our new home has become a joke around here since everyday we discover some new delight. But the one on Monday really takes the cake! Even more so since at that point we thought we'd finally reached the end of our wonderful discoveries. But no - the best was yet to come. So Monday we were walking around outside, chatting it up ( Read more... )

“Health is wholeness and balance, an inner resilience that allows you to meet the demands of living without being overwhelmed.”
- Andrew Weil, MD

Now that we're settled in Noel's back to his reviews. Here's his review of 'The Stepfather': http://www.2snaps.tv/9819698

Last night our new neighbors Gail and Zeeke invited us over for dinner. It was a 'garden' dinner as everything but the steaks came straight from their garden . They have a truly amazing yard and they've already given us tons from it - tomatoes, potatoes, salsa, verde sauce, grapes. Yesterday was also a burn day so after dinner we all moved on down ( Read more... )