Dare I admit it? "Legend of the Seeker" is my secret guilty pleasure show of the year. The show is completely ridiculous, but I look forward to a new episode showing up on Hulu every Monday probably more than I look forward to any of my other shows right now ( Read more... )

Last Wednesday we had four inches of snow. On Saturday we got another twenty, and now they're predicting another eight inches are possible for Tuesday night, and I'm left wondering "Where are we?" like Charlie at the end of the first episode of "Lost." I believe Virginia has been relocated to the geographical location of Buffalo, New York, ( Read more... )

I hope you all had a wonderful day! :)

l just love having snow on the ground! It really looks like we're going to have a White Christmas! Just like the ones I used to know! Where the treetops glisten! Etc Etc!...Which reminds me that I'm really behind on my Christmas movie viewing this year. "White Christmas" was never a big favorite of mine, but I do love "Holiday Inn," which is ( Read more... )

I've been helping my brother apply to my alma mater this week. Ugh, what a process! Of course, even though we started all of the preparations ages ago, it all came down to the wire and we were still editing his essays yesterday, the day before it's all due. Thomas is a wildly frustrating writer: most of his sentences seem to have been written as ( Read more... )

This happens to me occasionally: I'll re-read something I wrote a few months back and just be knocked out by how awful it is, but then I'll re-read it again a week later and think, hey, this ain't half bad. Does that ever happen to you ( Read more... )

Miserable hot sweltering mind-dissolving DC summer. If you've ever set foot in this ol' swamp, you know what I mean. The leaves are also falling from the trees early this year because of the draught -- such a tease. I'm so ready for fall. Every year in the month of October, I feel as if I should pinch myself to make sure I'm not dreaming, it's ( Read more... )

We had a black snake on our porch! Not at all a big fan of snakes, but I am always surprised at the hysteria of my mom and sister whenever a situation like this occurs. It reminded me of the time my mom and sister and I were watching a movie late at night, when my little brother let the door open for our golden retriever, Reilly ( Read more... )

This post will be my first shovelful. I'm working on digging myself out from under the rock I've been hiding under for the past month or so. I basically dropped off the face of the telecommunications map, but no worries, I haven't been hiking the Appalachian Trail. Speaking of which ( Read more... )

It's turning into a black month for my mental health. I'm losing my footing; I can feel the pebbles begin to slide beneath my feet. Hard to concentrate, hard to make an effort, hard even to choose what to have for dinner. We're in for a fantastic summer, ladies and gents ( Read more... )