The whole "I'm going to start posting regularly" thing took a complete dive. I am really bad at keeping resolutions, you see. I think the trouble is, I have thoughts, I do, long thoughts, and then I want to write them, and then feel like I should have something meaningful to say. And my thoughts aren't necessarily meaningful. Most of this past ( Read more... )

Autumn had continued playing her school-owned rental oboe through 7th grade, and practiced regularly, and wanted to continue playing. She did everything I said she would have to do, so I held up my end by taking her to Amro Music today to buy her an oboe of her very own ( Read more... )

I am really really sad about that story. The people who believed and what it must be like waking up today. The people who believed with such fervor they cut their earthly ties and rid themselves of their earthly possessions, and have nothing on May 22nd, because there simply wasn't supposed to be a May 22nd ( Read more... )

Let me stop you right there ( Read more... )

I have totally a lot of thoughts about this day, and it's been an incredibly depressing last two weeks, but mostly, Mother's Day always makes me want to watch my favorite terrible mother movies. The Manchurian Candidate over Mommie Dearest any day though. You have to respect Faye Dunaway's Joan Crawford routine, the horror show is just relentless ( Read more... )

(I had actually planned on doing this a bit earlier...)

Eyes for LiesI really enjoy crime stories, but this is kind of a fresh take on it. Eyes for Lies is a pseudonymous blogger who is a bona-fide human lie detector, like on "Lie to Me". She blogs about crime news, and what she thinks are signs of deception in people. She is unfortunately right ( Read more... )

You know something weird? I can think of a million things I lost (I am a great one for reorganizing my stuff and forgetting the place where I put something) but I can't think of anything I lost that I can't get over ( Read more... )

Javier Bardem is officially signed on to play Roland in the movie & miniseries life of The Dark Tower. After my initial misgivings, I find myself pretty excited, because the guy is just perfect. Except, I feel this terrible sinking feeling every time I read an article and the words "blue eyes" don't appear. No reference to the makeup and the ( Read more... )

I saw my second water snake in the Greenbelt today. Might as well have been my first; the little green snake I saw cruising through the water near the beaver dam was very interesting, but not very scary. On the other hand, the actual, for real, young cottonmouth I spotted hanging out in the murky flooded area was extremely scary. Not that you ( Read more... )

We had the most amazing rehearsal tonight at wind symphony practice. Everyone was there, we'd obviously practiced, everything sound so great. Steve even got optimistic and wants to add another piece from "Suite of Old American Dances" to the concert. Steve and optimism just don't go together. That's how good rehearsal was ( Read more... )