This may come as a surprise, but sometimes...I draw. I'm convincing myself to get back into the habit lately, and possibly even enjoying it. The Awful Rut, which has plagued me the last couple years, may be finally ebbing. Which is a relief, because I do feel strongly about arts and expressing myself in some visual way. (several books I borrowed ( Read more... )

My mother spent the entire weekend locked in her bedroom in order to complete her CE courses (of which the deadline was 1.5 hours ago). On a more festive note, Amity & I made a bunch of chrysanthemum cupcakes the night before, and I bought white roses to commemorate the day. :) A couple photos are already on facebook, but I'll write up a more ( Read more... )

OSCARS! OSCARS! OSCARS!
Christoph Waltz won!
Within good reason:

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Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin as hosts were kinda eh...left much to be desired. The opening act with Neil Patrick Harris was not very memorable either, but it's hard to top Hugh Jackman's 'One Man Show' from last year. Gosh, I could listen to this on repeat foreverrrrrrr. LADIES AND  ( Read more... )

I guess I should talk about things besides movies and telly shows.

Um.

But before I start that, I just have to say that we finished Season 3 of Supernatural. D'OH! Oh DEAN! When will you stop dying. Oh SAM! You keep on believing in unicorns, kiddo. Hm, Sam needs more Sam-centric episodes. But knowing how Season 4 goes, I guess I won't be able to know ( Read more... )

OUR STOVE&OVEN IS FIXED, PRAISE THE LOAF!!!!! Can you imagine living off lean cuisine + microwaveable goods for 8 months? BECAUSE I DID.

This weekend I'm accompanying my mom to a business party in the Fort Worth area.


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So, my stomach has been all hurty for the last week. At first I thought it was due to cramps from my period starting, but it's actually concentrated under my ribcage. It's not excruciating, but still a dull pain. It feels like when you get really nervous or stressed, or perhaps even hungry. I usually pack a sandwich for lunch, but last week I went ( Read more... )