Apologies for my absence. Still not dead, but yesterday you might not have known it looking at me. FYI, if you leave cheese in a refrigerator for longer than a month, even if you're eating it during that month, at the end of said month it may give you food poisoning. Thankfully the child did not ingest it, but it brought the hubby and I down to ( Read more... )

I wasn't actually sure that I wanted to see "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo". The more I learned about it, the less fond I was of the idea. However, Brian wanted to see it, so during a happy few hours where the child was distracted by her Grandaddy, we went to the theatre to see it. What the hell, I owed him one for "Game of Shadows".

( Here there be spoilers! )

Quack?

Moo!

Quack, quack...

...Moo.

-LS

Alright, for those who voted for more stupid kitty stories, I present you with photographic evidence that my cat lives to make things difficult for me.

There I am, stilling calmly and knitting, and the cat comes over to cuddle with Mommy. Does she sit beside me? Or on one knee? Or on the back of the couch looming over my shoulder?

Nope.


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The more I see of the Republican Party's actions in recent years - not just this term, but over the last decade and a half - the more I wonder how some of my usually intelligent and in touch friends could possibly consider themselves Republican ( Read more... )

Okay, all you beautiful (and not so beautiful) people! Many of you will already be aware that tomorrow, 6 January, is the fifth anniversary of my marriage to my wonderful husband.

~rolls the Applause track~

Now, some of you will also be aware that the original plan for our fifth anniversary was going to be the Big Damn Ceremony that we escaped ( Read more... )

I'd like to kick this year (and the second entry of the year) off with a little poll to see what you, my friends and followers, think. So, here goes.

Poll Why We Are Here

Peace, love, and candied jellyfish!

-Lady Shadowphyre

So, a few days before New Year's Eve, we packed up the family (sans cat) and headed for the theatre for the first time in... gods, it's been months! ~glowers at the child~ However, there was one movie that the hubby and I could both agree we had to see while it's still in theatres:


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Resolutions

1) I hereby resolve to be patient, loving, and-- DAMN IT, CHILD!2) I resolve to update my LJ at least twice a week, even if all I do is write a short note to say "Still not dead yet ( Read more... )

Tomorrow, the girl and I head for Biloxi with her Grandmother and Grandaddy to visit with the various Clan members still down there. Soldier Boy, who is now no longer a soldier, cannot come with us as he's waiting for a call-back from a possible job ( Read more... )