My friend jiantonic just made a very astute observation about why us Southerners-by-upbringing/birth (and I use the term southern loosely, as some would not consider Virginia southern, per se) are much more appreciative of snow than Northerners. Snow days. I have fond childhood memories of days, sometimes even weeks, off from school--sledding with my ( Read more... )

Dear Weather Gods,

It's June. I refuse to turn on the heat. No. Really.
Your move.

Wishing me sunshine and lollipops,
TM

Well, I'm back from my vacation, and it was perfectly lovely and wonderful and everything I expected (except for the cold, grey weather in Paris...bah!) and I hope to post pictures and a little update of my adventures soon.

To tide you over until then...

Batwoman Returns as a Lesbian(I'll be trying to catch up on all my LJing in the next week or ( Read more... )

I just bought a subscription to Everyday with Rachael Ray because what I really need in life is yet another cooking magazine. April thinks I'm a little crazy, but she's awfully indulgent of my whims when it comes to food-related things ( Read more... )

( Serious spoilers ahoy... )

Virginia, I knew I loved you for a reason. And yay to New Jersey and California , too.

I'm not sure what to do. Do I have the 40+ dollars to go see Bebe Neuwirth in Buffalo? Not really. Do I want to find a way to see her anyway? Yes. Will I? I'm not sure yet. Hard, hard questions...

Type the word "failure" into Google and see what comes up first. I wonder how long it will last.

And, I am planning a real update in the near future--about my cute students and my new car--bear with me.

Mad hot pimping for one of the best documentaries I've seen (hell, one of best movies I've seen, period) in quite a long time:

( Mad Hot Ballroom )

1. total number of books owned ( Read more... )