Just a brief check-in today, to share a gorgeous song from Kiki Rockwell's new album, released just a few weeks ago. The video is a little cheesy, but I simply adore the song, and it's got the lyrics, too - so here goes:

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I have spent the weekend mostly grocery shopping, cleaning up and organizing a bit (threw out an old rickety end table, which ( Read more... )

Looks like summer started today. It just exploded out of nowhere. We barely had any spring to speak of. I still wore my winter jacket to work last Thursday. O_O Today, however, I was out in a short-sleeved top, feeling perfectly comfortable. It's very windy - but it's a warm wind, the kind that usually brings about a change of season. The weather ( Read more... )

I had my dental cleaning appointment this morning. I also got new X-rays and a review of my "treatment plan". I have this decaying molar on the upper left side that can be either restored or taken out. It's up to me which. The decay hasn't gone too far... but if I choose to keep it, it will need a crown, which will cost me about $1,000 (with ( Read more... )

First of all, it feels really good to know that in less than two months, a vile, racist, misogynistic, homophobic, malignant narcissist will no longer be president of the United States. :-D ( Read more... )

I've been feeling quite purposeful and productive this weekend. Yesterday I did my laundry, cleaned out the refrigerator (which I think I probably hadn't done since I moved in six months ago), then took a little trip to Trader Joe's (which is quite a few train stops away) to see what I might find there that my local grocery store doesn't sell... ( Read more... )

I took today off work, since I figured I could afford to gift myself with a long Easter weekend. Saturday was mostly spend running around (chiropractic appointment, grocery shopping, errands etc.), and Sunday was the annual Easter binge at my parents' house.;-) So today was my "chill out day" at home - though I did pop out to the garden center, ( Read more... )

Spring has sprung, at last. For the first time this year, I could unzip my jacket while walking outside this afternoon and just bask in the sunshine (some people are already wearing summer clothes, btw; but this is Chicago, and it is quite common around here to see someone in flip-flops right next to someone in a parka... they can even be the same ( Read more... )

I am in a super-introverted mode this weekend. Too introverted even for an LJ entry, apparently. I just... feel like sharing my mundane non-news would be a waste of time. Time better spent reading my comic books, downloading some atmospheric darkwave music and scrolling through gorgeous nature photography on Tumblr. It's still very cold and gloomy ( Read more... )

Here's a list of annoying/frustrating things about this weekend:

1) My toilet is backed up. I flushed it this morning and got at least a gallon of water all over the bathroom floor.:/ ( Read more... )

So, as I may have mentioned, I have a brand new PC. All-in-one Dell Inspiron "with all the bells and whistles" (according to my dad, who bought it for me). Touch screen, wireless mouse & keyboard, webcam, DVD drive, six USB ports etc. And, as if that wasn't enough to make me happy, I apparently just ordered a smartphone. *looks sheepish* Which I ( Read more... )