xmas shopping
I already started, so I could beat the rush this Friday. I got my kids all their big gifts, and now just need their little gifts. I bought other people stuff, too, but they read this site sometimes, … Read the rest!
wish list
Two of my friends always make wish lists for me, and I make wish lists for them, because we don’t see each other often enough during the year to make educated guesses about what the others want for … Read the rest!
my holiday tradition
Every year since the year 2000, I have missed out on my office’s Thanksgiving or Christmas luncheon because one of my kids became ill.
This year will be no different. Tomorrow is our Thanksgiving lunch, and I … Read the rest!
my favorite thing to say
“Make me.”
When people on TV try to tell me what to do, I just say, “Make me.”
Never mind that they can’t hear me telling them that. (Although I bet they secretly can — … Read the rest!
My feet have magically gotten smaller.
Back when I was much fatter, about three years ago, I wore size 11 shoes. Since then, I’ve managed to reduce the size of my body by one third. My feet got smaller, too. … Read the rest!
My work area has horrible feng shui.
I don’t know if I believe in all that stuff about having bamboo sticks and water fountains in your house, but I do know that it makes sense to have chair facing the … Read the rest!
The Verdict
(written earlier today)
I went to the doctor the other day. I like my doctor because she’s mean on the outside and nice on the inside, and she immediately diagnoses my seemingly disparate symptoms.
Her: So what’s the … Read the rest!
Adam Ant is my boyfriend.
I’ve been listening to Adam and the Ants’ best-of CD in the car a lot lately. It tells a little story that I like to hear, in which a messy punky garage band slowly becomes … Read the rest!
We’re going out right now.
We’re fixing to go to some house party. These two guys have a house that looks like a church, in the Montrose. They hire a DJ and have parties once a month. It costs $20 … Read the rest!
mystery illness
And now my guts hurt. Bad enough that I missed two days of work in a row. But I can’t see the doctor til Monday afternoon.
It feels kind of like one of my intestines came loose. Or … Read the rest!
