is a decorating genius! Is there a cooler backsplash in all the land than this:


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One of those times when I rejoice in my non-home-ownership. It's not very fancy but it was pretty painless ( Read more... )

It seems that a serious percentage of the TV shows I watch feature dictatorial English women improving people's lives. They tell you what (not) to wear, what to eat, how to clean up your house, and how to make your dog behave. Clearly I need to get me one of these Brits to get my life in order. In approximately eight weeks I will be svelte, well ( Read more... )

I kinda like rain. But this is getting ridiculous. Last night FD and I paid $26 (!!!!) to park in a lot that was half underwater, and needed hip boots to get back and forth to the car. "Burn After Reading" was well worth the movie admission price (though also inflated) but I'm not so sure about that parking fee. Meanwhile, as we embark on the ( Read more... )

I take different routes at different times and today we happened to walk past a certain corner around 7:45.  This is the location of a school which I think is run as an adjunct to a synagogue.  It's a secular school with a summer program -- I recall that several years ago First Daughter went here for a few weeks when the public school teachers were ( Read more... )

I haven't even had time to read all my friends' LJ entries (although I seem to have time to attack their zombies, go figure) but here is a quick update of the past week.  I went to NYC.  My plane did not fall out of the sky.  I managed to keep 350 economists happy.  I ate a great deal of excellent food and walked up and down the upper west side.  I ( Read more... )

I've been trying to eat more fresh fruits and vegetables but yesterday I bought the wrong kind of grapes, those really BIG green grapes.  I like the small ones better ( Read more... )

If you work mostly from home, and the temp has been in the single digits for weeks, your plan to get lots of exercise with the puppy probably isn't panning out that great.  Therefore, probably, it's likely that an ice-cream maker wasn't the wisest choice for that gift-certificate you got for your birthday....  Oh well, too late now.

It's been a long time between updates, so I'd better let my fan club know what I've been doing this holiday season. I planned a department bowling party that went well. Received library steps from First Daughter for Christmas. Received also many foodly gifts, including chocolates, strawberries (thanks shysterb!), and rumballs. Spent New Year's ( Read more... )

PB got used to hearing this all summer, most notably when I forgot the damn keys to the damn house. But last week I sent an email to all my relatives with the wrong address for FD, and then today, in just one day, I (a) inhaled (that is to say, aspirated) an insect, and (b) dropped a house key down by the hand brake housing near the driver's seat ( Read more... )