Today my mom would've been 84.  I've been dreading today now for some time, fully aware of just how stupidly capable I am of moping my way through a landmark like this in a cloud of depression.  But you know, I think I kind of worked it out in my sleep last night; I woke up thinking about the whole thing, and... this is my mom's birthday, not the ( Read more... )

One:  HAPPY FATHER'S DAY to all you fathers and maybe-someday-fathers too.  And Happy Father's Day to my own.  I miss you, Daddy; have a good one.

Two:  HAPPY MIDSUMMER, EVERYBODY!  It's freaking *hot* here right now, and I'm hanging out laundry in the sunlight.  Good day for it, definitely.

Three:  HAPPY BIRTHDAY, bardicsidhe !  Eat lots of cake, it's good ( Read more... )

Wow.  I have just successfully created the WORLD'S UGLIEST TAMAGO SUSHI!  They're lopsided, the proportion of egg to rice is off, the egg's a bit overcooked, I ran out of cooking-sake and had to use mirin and my rice logs are trying to fall apart.

But... they taste good.  The sweetness of the egg, the nori binding them together, the vinegar in the ( Read more... )

1.  Today is my father's birthday.  The fact that he died seven years ago doesn't take that away from me or from him; he would've been 85 years old today, had he lived.  I remember his music, his jokes, his pig-headed pain-in-the-ass stubbornness (that I inherited in droves) and his optimism; he damn well wasn't any sort of saint, but he was a good ( Read more... )

Happy Birthday ickaimp!!!
Cake later! **dances**

First off: Happy Birthday, raindrop_jewel!!! Aaaand on with the rest of tonights show ( Read more... )

Happy Birthday, god_emperor27!!!

Yes! You get the sparkly writing! Hope it's a great birthday and you have a wonderful time!

Happy Birthday lil_1337!!!

So-- stripper naow, yes?

Yep........  MY FRIEND SARAH HAD HER BABY!!!  Specs are as follows:  7 lbs 14 oz, 20" long, not much hair; healthy. Sarah's doing fine, though tired after 13 hours of labor, and her husband William is exhausted and a tad frazzled.

^_________________^  Wow; I'm an Not-Quite-An-Aunt!  A "Nant", I think; Nanty Ysabet.  Sounds good.  Does that make him ( Read more... )

RIGHT!!! This stuff actually dates back to 5/25/07 until present, but I didn’t get to post it until today, the 27th. So here goes:

5/25/07-- Day… uh, let’s see… Day 7 of 14 of my vacation; not much happening today, although last night’s dinner was freaking amazing. My little sister and her husband decided that it was time for some really GOOD ( Read more... )