So last month I decided to buy 8 lbs of "cereal marshmallows" from Amazon.com for $50.

I've been a life-long fan of Lucky Charms cereal. For me, the mark of being an adult was the ability to buy my own box, eat all of the marshmallows out of it and throw away the oat cereal if I wanted to- without anyone being able to yell at me.

They came in a very ( Read more... )

I watched this again today. In my state of mind such things may not be advisable. Finding kinship in the stories of outsiders doesn't get you anywhere helpful sometimes.

The one bit of this movie that I find to be complete bullshit is how in the beginning the fact that he comes from a family with money and someone said "but it didn't affect Townes ( Read more... )

What is it that people are trying to convey when they rattle off how many offspring they have (and how many offspring those offspring have)? What is my proper response?

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So it's like this-

Someone you haven't seen in a long time says: "I've got two girls and those girls both have a child- a girl and a boy. I also have two step girls."

Me: ( ( Read more... )

Well, it's rude because it's known I'm over-sensitive ( Read more... )

There are some instances in life that you just don't know if your gut feeling was right, or was stupid, or borne of fear or what ( Read more... )

Anyone wanna go with me (free)!

I recently bought tickets to four upcoming shows at the Paramount Theatre- shows which will be of no interest to my beau. So if anyone is a fan of any of these performers and would like to accompany me, I'd be happy to take you!

Elizabeth Gilbert (author of Eat, Pray, Love) 10.09.09, Fri @ 8pm

Rufus Wainwright 11.04.09, Wed @ 8pm

Sarah Vowell 02.26. ( Read more... )

Are any of the Austin area folks on my list a fan of either Iron and Wine or Glen Hansard? I have one extra ticket to the show at the Paramount and would like a fan to go with me- Monday, 27th.  (No charge for the ticket.)

Friday night: Swank dinner, drinks on a gorgeous balcony and a great live show at a gorgeous historic theatre.

Saturday: Buying a replacement helmet, Scott bringing my bike home, 4 hours at the lake (naked on a kayak), having Scott stay at my place for once.

Sunday: Rode the piglet around the neighborhood and back into the shed, saw a picture of ( Read more... )

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