The main floor of my house is already considerably less tidy and uncluttered than it was on Sunday. Last week, we had a ditching crew sent by the City turn up on our doorstep. Apparently the City has finally decided it's time to line the sewer lines in our neighbourhood. Considering that we have a small stand of thirsty birch trees in our front ( Read more... )

I dreamed that I got an email from a member of my HP Club who has moved out of town; the subject line was "It's Over" and she was basically telling me that since we hadn't had an official Club event since the movie premieres that I might as well accept that we'd lost all energy and let it go ( Read more... )

It's been that kind of week. Last night I made hot and sour chicken mushroom soup. It involved coconut milk, dried shiitake mushrooms, and fresh lime juice, among the ingredients I don't usually have on-hand. The hot was provided by the chili garlic sauce that My Sweetie likes to use on EVERYTHING. Yes, I'm exaggerating, but I usually have to ( Read more... )

Following a talk with My Sweetie the other night, mostly about communication and taking each other for granted (a crime of which we are BOTH guilty at times) I made myself another one of my infamous schedules for yesterday. I didn't get to everything on my to-do list, but I did deal with the backlog of dishes from the last few days, and managed to ( Read more... )

I mentioned awhile back that I hadn't been reading enough; this is still true.  I did, however, manage to finish Scott Lynch's Red Seas Under Red Skies last night. Considering how much I had loved The Lies of Locke Lamora recommending it or loaning it to anyone who would listen or borrow, I took a shamefully long time to even start reading the ( Read more... )

So the organizing of our Wizard Rock concert involved a lot of considerations I hadn't been prepared for ( Read more... )

This weekend was quite productive. We went to the AMA and got our travel medical insurance, and our three-day passes for Disney World. Then, yesterday, we went to the Mall and got ourselves a waterproof camera. We were originally figuring that we'd just get a half dozen or so of the disposable ones, but we managed to find the entry-level Olympus ( Read more... )

It occurs to me that it's been a while since I did a cooking post ( Read more... )

Well, it's taken almost two years, but the house is FINALLY almost ready for Company. Now, those few who have already been over for dinner or what have you, no being offended! I mean Capital-C Company here! Tonight, being that it is Canadian Thanksgiving, we will be hosting My Sweetie's entire clan for the big family dinner. I made cranberry sauce ( Read more... )

I haven't written in a while. I've meant to, I've had things to write about, but I've been singularly unmotivated, which is a sad comment when I spend most of my day on the computer anyway. That's not to say that I have nothing better to do. I have lots to do, most of it better, but it's the same problem: motivation ( Read more... )