This is going to be one of my ridiculously long, all-over-the-place posts, because I'm feeling rather scatterbrained today. No surprise there! Today's been a mixed bag. The bad: without going into detail, I finally made an appointment to deal with some health issues that I've put off for years due to a full-fledged phobia. I suppose it's a ( Read more... )

I'm quite pleased with myself. Just noticed today that my car is still on the same tank of gas that I got on June 18th. I probably won't have to fill up again until tomorrow or Thursday. Pretty nice, huh? It's just a little Hyundai, and it only gets around 20mpg. Then again, the odometer says I've only driven around 200 miles since then, which ( Read more... )

I've toned down the knitting a bit, because my hands were getting tired. Since I happened to have a skein of it on hand, I decided to try Berroco's Foliage Bear. While I love the yarn itself, the bear was NOT a success. I've no idea how they got it to look so cute on the website, because my version had way too many gaps and loose stitches, ( Read more... )

Another quiet day here. My big project is attempting to stay home as much as possible, because when I go out I tend to spend money. ( My attempts at frugality. )

The last few days have been marked by eye problems. ( A long description of my potential - but unlikely - blindness. )

I'm having a really lovely day. While I'm not complaining, the tricky thing about summer vacation is that the days tend to blend together: hours on the sofa, reading stuff online and watching TV/DVDs, maybe heading to Starbucks for one of those new orange mochas (yum). The lack of routine becomes the routine itself. Sheer lethargy. And yes, I ( Read more... )

The last day of school came and went with hardly any problems. My summer vacation won't technically start until Thursday; we have Memorial Day off, then two days of post-planning in which we pack up and sort out grades, etc. After that, though, it's ten weeks of nada. We like to joke that it's our karmic reward for ten months of middle school ( Read more... )

There are few things in life worse than discovering that cream-cheese-free dishes you've ordered for takeout do, in fact, contain cream cheese. Doc Chey's menu lists the Thai Shrimp Rolls as having "shrimp, garlic, ginger & scallions". So you'd think they'd be safe for me to order, right? WRONG. Oh, and Chris? Remember how those PJ's waiters ( Read more... )

It has been, as they say, A Day.

I bought a laptop! It's a Toshiba Satellite with a 15.4" screen and 80GB hard drive and fancy DVD burner and all sorts of other stuff. As with all new machines, it'll take some getting used to, but I'm liking it so far. ( More on bargaining with confused sales clerks. )

Yesterday I was craving yoga so much that I went to the vinyasa class -- really just a casual practice session. Another great experience, with a lovely instructor and poses that I felt comfortable attempting. I left feeling marvelous, if a bit weak. Today, though? I am SORE. Omigod. Tightness in my shoulders and upper back that still hasn't ( Read more... )