(Because we all know people celebrate explosions, not independence.)

So I finally ran for a full 5k - the beach, according to googlemaps, is exactly 3.1 miles long down and back, and I had a clear shot because of the excellent tide today. It took me 37 minutes. I am beyond happy with this. I mean... that's a 12-ish minute mile. When we ran miles in ( Read more... )

Ahhhhhhh Maroon 5 new album yesssssssss. Is basically what yesterday consisted of. First of all, it should be known that I am not really... a music person. Despite me being in symphonic band from the 4th - 12th grades, I don't have a huge craving for music. As a teenager, I think I bought, like, five CDs? And I got a few as gifts. I mean, I enjoy ( Read more... )

OMG, F&B. Jared's vests (I could watch Breckin Meyer in a vest all day long)! Damien being smug and sarcastic (Reed Diamond, I love your smug face)! Pindar venturing into a courtroom! SETH GREEN! Puppy! CHEESE!!!

I literally LOL'd many times during this ep. And now I am le tired. Not because of the LOLing, just, you know. In general. I got rid of an ( Read more... )

The universe did not like me this morning.

I woke up, rolled out of bed, grabbed my running pants, which had been hanging up in the bathroom, and threw them on to go for a run. I felt something cold on my knee. “Huh,” I thought. “What is that?” I got a small, niggling fear that it was a spider. “No,” I thought. “It is... something else.” But I ( Read more... )

...is the seam ripper/cutting implement/measuring tape always on the opposite side of the table? WHY?

Also, Pandora, why do you keep playing John Mayer every five gorram minutes when I have thumbs-down'd 10+ versions of his songs? How many versions of his stuff do you have? I give anything else a thumbs down and you won't play that artist for a ( Read more... )

A while ago, I made myself an underbust corset, embroidered chemise (from a period pattern!), and a Victorian-styled skirt as part of a steampunky outfit. The whole outfit was designed with a bolero-type thing to go on top, but I never quite got around to that. I made a pattern from my most favoritest jacket, and cut out all the pieces (except, ( Read more... )

I'm a very vivid dreamer. It's rare for me to not remember what I dreamed about the night before and my dreams often have plots - although whether or not the plots make sense in the light of day is a whole different matter. A week or so ago, I had a dream involving the Person of Interest cast (well, Reese, Finch, and Carter) that was super fun. It ( Read more... )

You know, I adore dogs. I am really, really sad that I do not have a dog right now. I dogsit. I walk dogs. I am, in general, a dog lover. HOWEVER. That does not mean that I want your two football-sized yappy beasts chasing me as I take my morning jog on the beach. It's really annoying when I have to stop because the little white one is circling me ( Read more... )

Grimm! Yay! Yay yay yay. I hate it when shows take breaks in the middle of seasons. But I am very happy when they come back on, especially when they have been RENEWED! (Congrats Grimm & POI!)

[Sort-of spoilers for Grimm:]
Point the first: So, what, when someone moves to Portland they start wearing plaid? The amount of plaid is getting ridiculous (I think I have said this before ( Read more... )

Yay! Grimm is on tonight! I have to say that last week's Grimm was SO SURREAL. The road that I grew up on was in the show. Mentioned on national TV. Yeah, that mobile home that Nick and Hank visited? That was (supposed to be but not actually filmed in) my neighborhood. It wasn't, because I don't think that address exists, and if it does, there ( Read more... )