I've already identified in a long-ago post that kitty crack in our household is styrofoam peanuts. The girls go crazy when they're in the house and will do anything to get some ( Read more... )

I don't remember exactly how it came up, but Pat and I had a little dispute over the weekend. He kept trying to convince me that the person who sang "America" (you know, "They're comin' to America. To-day!") was Barry Manilow. I responded with something along the lines of "No way. I went to a Barry Manilow concert with my aunt and uncle when I was ( Read more... )

Last night, I was approximately five pages from finishing the Half Blood Prince. We had just arrived home from a free outdoor jazz concert (stupendous Cuban jazz, at that) at Millennium Park. You know, at the new band shell designed by Frank Gehry. Which, on a perfect summer night with the skyline all around you and a glass of white wine in your ( Read more... )

In the last two days, I have seen two people with beehive hairdos. Honest. Teased and everything.

with the real Johnny Depp? Who is this pod person?

http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=apm&id=1807763769&cf=pg&photoid=579809

Yikes!!!

Just a little post in case anyone makes their way over here and wants to say hi so I can friend them.

I need some shoes that I can wear with skirts to work. I'm liking little kitten heels for some reason.

( Shoes, shoes, shoes )

If you don't have Big City Cooking, you need to get it. Every single thing I've made has been utterly fantastic. We had a dinner party last night and three of the dishes I served were from the book. Among the highlights so far ( Read more... )

Saturday AM. Pat and I woke up not-particularly-early and were out of milk for the coffee, so we took a walk down to our local coffee shop. We were gone for maybe 20 minutes. Tops ( Read more... )

1. Total amount of music files on your computer ( Read more... )