Haven't updated in awhile, and as dedicated readers might guess, that's largely because not much of note has been going on. Had crazy week at work, got sick in the middle of it, so didn't see the new Star Trek movie after all, which put paid to my vague plan to wait until then to update.

So that's my big content note today: Shoe Does Still Intend ( Read more... )

Comfort food in moderation, this I have adopted as my new motto. Corollary: Do not, repeat not, spazz out on animal crackers ("ooh! just like the ones Mom used to put in our lunchboxes!"). Because eventually, your stomach is going 'Yo! Control! Can we get some actual, y'know, TASTE EXCITEMENT down here?!' And you are forced to tell it no, as you've ( Read more... )

Mom's best friend and her daughter about my age, whom I likewise adore, have gone in with us on a ten-day luxury condo rental on Anna Maria Island. Leaving Dec 22nd, returning Jan5th. This, as you may imagine, has me no end excited.

We haven't had a proper winter getaway vacation in years. The last two of those winters have been a relentless march ( Read more... )

Am really getting into these baked Lay's chips, although the cheddar-and-sour-cream goodness wears off a smitch too fast without the oil to stick to. This is the first thing you realise, when you start becoming fat-conscious: it is what puts the flavour in things. The loss of creaminess and richness I can live without ('cepting ice cream), but the ( Read more... )