"I'm moving out as soon as I can ( Read more... )

So Valentine's Day has come and gone.

I've purchased my Roses of Obligation (we do it knowing full well that I don't have to, but we both enjoy keeping the rose petals).

We've gone out for dinner (tasting menu at Sweetgrass = yum ( Read more... )

So yesterday began the endless process of shuffling things around, painting walls, and then painting them ( Read more... )

I thought it was weird that it was still kinda warm in my apartment, even with the air conditioner on, but was willing to chalk it up to air exchange and the shortcomings thereof.

Then I realized that the baseboard heaters were controlled separately from the central unit and were still on full-blast.

It's much nicer in here, now, thanks for

I think I'm coming down with something. I'm all achey and coughy and whiny ( Read more... )

The directions are accurate: it's far easier to assemble this wine rack if you do it on a flat surface. I tried putting my first one together on a cardboard box on my linoleum in London, and it totally didn't work. The fact that I was a bit drunk at the time didn't help much, either ( Read more... )

New paint chips!


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I'm getting back into the groove of writing. There's a lot more rewriting to do than I thought I had, which is . . . disheartening. Ah, well. Chin up and all that: the faster I write, the faster I can sent it off to be looked at again ( Read more... )

I'm not used to eight-hour days that don't really have any downtime in them. Just keep my head down and power through, I guess ( Read more... )

So it's pouring rain outside, which makes the brandy in front of me all the nicer. Walking for 40 minutes in the pouring rain may be good for your health, but not good for your dryness ( Read more... )