It seems like I'd never update this LJ if I weren't plugging the writing I do elsewhere!  New Snackable up over at Crunchable - it's a more in depth look at my reaction to the razing of Tawes Theatre.  Read it and come back, because the rest of this entry flows forth from it.

You read it yet?

How about now?

Okay.  For whatever reason, this seems to be ( Read more... )

Boy, this week just keeps getting better. 7:30 this morning, around a curve, wet road, school bus stopped on the opposite side of the road, couldn't stop in time. My front bumper and hood, smashed into the rear bumper of the Accord in front of me. My rear bumper, smashed up a bit by the Mazda Tribute behind me. Almost a year to the day of my ( Read more... )

Okay, to those I haven't gushed to yet, I have a confession to make. For the last several months, I have been watching (and thoroughly enjoying) "How I Met Your Mother". You may have heard me say in the past that sitcoms in general, much less those on CBS, are anathema to me. Except that I probably used the more colloquial term of "suck". ( Read more... )

Upon deconstruction and closer inspection, the Camry is totaled. I have no car.

As I try to emerge from the stupor of a day-long Quantum Leap marathon on the Sci-Fi Channel, I am going to play good news-bad news with you crazy kids. The good news is that I am currently in possession of a shiny new black Chevy Cobalt. It has only 7500 miles on it, and it handles so smoothly, I couldn't even tell it was running when I first ( Read more... )

Who ordered the Blue-Light Angst Special? Table Six? Dive right in ( Read more... )

Warning...manic-depressive pity party ahead ( Read more... )

Okay, so I've been talked out of yet another weekend trip (or overnight trip, in this case) to Chestertown. But to be fair, I did some of the talking. I've been having a great time, and re-establishing a comfort level with some folks, but as usual, I've eschewed a healthy balance. Why? It's much more fun to rip your underwear in half, duct tape ( Read more... )