A recipe from the files of Deanna S. Funderburg. Haven't tasted it yet, but the aroma is delicious ( Read more... )

First, my hair. When it was long, it cooperated. I only had to wash it every five days or so, and brush it a few times a day (never an issue). Now that it's short, I can't do anything with it. Apparently the length was able to absorb a lot of oil, because now I'm having to wash it every two days; three is pushing it. The little bits like to go ( Read more... )

Nature rarer uses yellow
Than another hue;
Saves she all of that for sunsets,--
Prodigal of blue,

Spending scarlet like a woman,
Yellow she affords
Only scantly and selectly,
Like a lover's words.

by Emily Dickinson

I don't care much for small talk. I think I should be able to go through my work day without having to interact vocally with my annoying coworkers. My biggest trepidation in cutting my hair was not that I would miss having it long, but that I would have to deal with an endless stream of people at work commenting on it ( Read more... )

I've spent many days this week waiting for an email from a new friend, which never showed up. However, I received a phone call out of the blue from an old friend, which was the most pleasant surprise I've had in a long time. It was so difficult, though, to hear his voice only over the phone, as I wished instead that he was here beside me ( Read more... )

I currently have the song from "Titanic" stuck in my head, so I'm sitting here at my computer, listening to iTunes, in an attempt to drive it out. If that doesn't work, there's always my el supremo numero uno song for eliminating anything stuck in my head. However, while I am here, *you* get to hear about my day ( Read more... )

Train whistle? There are no trains around here. Are there ( Read more... )

This morning I was called into the boss's office with two coworkers about an issue that had gotten past us all--because we didn't have the right information when the test was originally run. If you don't tell me that something is important, how am I supposed to know to bring it up to you? In any case, my boss is great about not getting mad or ( Read more... )

This is definitely my favorite news story of the day:

"An unusual disguise has helped a Bangkok fireman rescue an eight-year-old boy who had climbed on to a third-floor window ledge, Thai police say...."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7961208.stm

I missed my bedtime window, so now I'm wide awake. Crikey. I hate getting only six hours of sleep a night. I know I should be thankful for that much, given what some people do, but I care about sleeping. Grumble ( Read more... )