You ever have a dream that's so potent that sometimes you forget that it was a dream? A few months ago I had this really vivid school-anxiety dream, wherein I was in college (which looked like my old high school) and had signed up for all these courses, but I kept forgetting when the classes met, and missing the lectures, and not being prepared, ( Read more... )

Right now my desktop background is this photo, which I took last weekend at Conkle's Hollow:


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Being An Adult Report: Pretty good! Got up on time, lunch was packed last night, I am totally caught up and keeping current on my laundry. Having the new machines is nice because I never have to worry about wasting water and/or energy on a smallish load, so it's okay if I just want to wash a few pairs of pants and a couple of shirts. Tonight ( Read more... )

Last night I had this dream where every time I came in to work, I had to battle a pack of ninjas. Later in the dream I was talking to a bunch of people about our workplaces, and everyone else was bitching about this, that and the other thing, and I was like "Um, I win, because ninjas ( Read more... )

Had fabulous dinner with Lovely Ex-Roommate last night. She is bracing herself to be invaded by teeming hordes of Australians for the holidays ( Read more... )

What is my deal? I had another anxiety dream involving me starring in some kind of theatrical production for which I am unprepared. This time it wasn't Broadway, and Mandy Patinkin did not make an appearance. This time I was in some small-town theater production that was literally the whole town's obsession, so the pressure was intense. And I ( Read more... )

I had the most cliched anxiety dream last night. I was a little disappointed in my subconscious's lack of creativity, actually ( Read more... )

Whoa. So the clam chowder I made the other night was really good when we ate it, but it's like an order of magnitude more delicious the next day, reheated. I think the next time I make it I won't eat any, I'll just pop it in the fridge for the next day ( Read more... )

Oh, I did remember something I meant to post, namely a really weird dream I had last night ( Read more... )

1. Haven't seen TDK yet. Have yet to hear a negative word (except the occasional "it's a bit long") from moviegoing friends and flisters. I can't wait to see it. And yet, it's upsetting. He should be here. We should be hearing him talk about the part, and how he did it. He should be hearing what people are saying about him. He should be ( Read more... )