I am TORN, people, TORN like Natalie Imbruglia. (yes, I still make this joke ( Read more... )

I am willfully playing hooky (although, is there any other way to play hooky?) from work right now. I met my boss for lunch that doubled as a planning meeting for ANOTHER planning meeting that I will be conducting in an hour and a half. There has been bad feeling between one of our artists and the school that she works with every year, and so the ( Read more... )

Beer Amish butter on freshly baked homemade bread is living proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.

Hello, internet! *waves*

I drove in to West Virginia yesterday and have, per tradition, ensconced myself at my Aunt Susan's house to be waited upon with hot chocolate, delicious food, copious amounts of wine, and all the cheesecake and war cake a girl can eat. Today we got to revive our long-dormant traditional Harry Potter movie field trip, ( Read more... )

I know it's early for Christmas music, but OH MY GOD.

The boys of Project Rungay posted this and I had to share the AMAZING, VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS INSPIRED CRACK.

SHINE ON, ANNIE LENNOX.

In other news, CONCERT DAY!!! There are probably still tickets left for the DC folk who might be interested ( Read more... )

SO MUCH DRIVING. SO MUCH. Sister and I are back in Cleveland, TN on our way up to DC after our whirlwind trip home to Louisiana. We kind of forgot how much this whole 22 hour drive thing cramps our holiday style down to just a few days with family in Lake Charles and New Roads, but ah well. Now we know. Yay? We did get to spend time with both ( Read more... )

Just realized that I haven't updated since my frazzled post while still on the road. I am currently sitting in my dad's big armchair, watching Christmas episodes of The West Wing on Bravo, and only slightly pouting that I didn't get out of bed early enough to see 'Noel.' Luckily, the episodes I AM seeing DO feature my boyfriend, Josh Lyman, so ( Read more... )

To continue the food highlights:

• turkey (duh)
  
• turkey GUMBO (BOOYAH!)
  
• amazing cheesecake from my aunt's special recipe of JOY
  
• plenty of the most amazing dressing ever known
  
• turtle soup!
  
• homemade bread
  

Mmmm, gluttony. :) Tonight it's white bean soup and homemade bread. Tomorrow, I am TOTALLY having cheesecake for breakfast, but then we are on ( Read more... )

So far today, I have eaten:

• leftover ham from last night
  
• a bagel
  
• chocolate-covered strawberries*
  
• shrimp with remoulade sauce
  
• dressing from my grandmother's recipe (which is best), made by my aunt (which is also best)
  

IT IS NOT YET 2PM. We have not even had proper sit-down Thanksgiving yet.

GOD I LOVE THIS HOLIDAY.

* And champagne. Obvs ( Read more... )

Have you ever had one of those days where you just feel... boring? Not bored, but that you are offering ZILCH in any conversation in which you find yourself. I like to imagine that I am zesty like a lemon, but some days, I feel unutterably BLAH. Today was one such day, sadly. I can imagine that it comes from the nerves of seeing my family en ( Read more... )