We are safely ensconced in our hotel room. Neither of us lost limbs on the drive down here. We're below budget on gas. All good things ( Read more... )

Haircut tomorrow! I'm happy. I should do before and after photos. Nah, don't care enough to ( Read more... )

As opposed to Nathan's ( Read more... )

58 1/2. The Tales of Beedle Bard, J.K. Rowling. ( 1-58 )

58. The Liar's Club, Mary Karr ( 1-57 )

I'm feeling Christmassy today. Yesterday I did some Christmas shopping at work; I got cards and a gift for my niece and stuff for my mum and stuff for stockings (I'm making one for Nathan and one for the cats) (yes, I know it's ridiculous and that I'm *this* close to being the crazy cat lady). This morning, I went to the market and it was sort of ( Read more... )

I was going to take Nathan out to dinner last night, but I forgot to deposit my check. :( We went out anyway, to Mimi's Cafe, and I was really impressed. I ordered from the "just enough" menu, and I'm glad I did. We tried the fried pickles, and they were interesting but I won't be trying them again. I ordered the Santa Fe shrimp and chicken ( Read more... )

The Ancestor's Tale by Richard Dawkins. LOVE. And The Gospel of Food: Why We Should Stop Worrying and Enjoy What We Eat by Barry Glassner ( Read more... )

Yesterday was my birthday, and overall, it was pretty good. We'd already had the party and everything, and I've gotten most of my gifts, so there really wasn't anything special to mark the day ( Read more... )

Last night we celebrated my birthday. I made a pirate rubber ducky cake. Pain in the ass. It was just leany enough to give me problems. (It's a 3-D cake.) I thought about taking a picture, but didn't. It got lots of ooohs and aaahs, though ( Read more... )