Ack. I’ve been bad about responding to comments. Usually I blog throughout the day, answering comments at will. But now I only have time to log in at night.
Another exhausting day today. Went shopping with Kevin and Mom. He wanted to buy shoes (tax free in PA, miss that in GA ) I bought […]
Archive for August, 2004
Vacation Update 3: New tires, New blender, and kennywood!
Published August 31st, 2004 in Uncategorized. 0 CommentsVacation update 2: obligatory family visits
Published August 31st, 2004 in Uncategorized. 0 CommentsToday was a “visit the family” kind of day. Grandma Dorothy invited us over for lunch at 1. I was thinking maybe…Sandwiches? Foolish me. Spaghetti and meatballs, and a salad. For dessert? Huge homemade apple dumplings.
She gave me a huge box of old pictures to take home and look through. Seems the tight-fisted daughter of […]
Yay vacation! Kev and I made the trip in 12 hours, including pit stops. My parents were none too thrilled (”were you going 90mph????” “yeah, a little…”)
Today we celebrated my mother’s birthday. We at a big lunch at the new Cheesecake Factory in the south side. I’ve been to the […]
Kevin, Sadie, and I are heading to Pittsburgh, bright and early tomorrow morning. We’re driving 12 hours! Eh, not so bad. I’ve done it before.
My parents have a nice computer and a cable modem, so I’ll be able to blog for the first half of the week. Thursday morning, my parents, […]
There is no dumber phrase ever uttered in a funeral home
Before they left for Scranton, mom went through grandma’s closets to find something to bury her in. Grandma had closets and closets of clothes, all of which she paid no more than a quarter for. No dresses. Nothing my mom deemed “appropriate.” So she went […]
My grandpa always seemed so big to me. When I was younger, it seemed like he could do anything. He did woodworking. He bought bikes from flea markets and garage sales and would fix them and sell them. I have never in my life owned a brand new bike. They were all built by grandpa. […]
Hey guys. Sorry I’m not posting as much as usual. I’m working on (in my head) a post about my grandfather. But I’ve been pretty busy at work, as I was out of town, and since our yearly trip to pittsburgh is next week and I’ll be missing yet MORE work, I […]
I got into Scranton/Wilkesbarre later than planned. My flight out of Philly was delayed an hour and a half. An excruciating hour and a half on top of an excruciating 2 hour layover.
aside rant: To those representing Philly – you have a lovely town. Full of wonderful and historic stuff. I even hear tell you […]
I’m back. I’m safe. I’m exhausted, mentally and physically. I will post all about my weekend when I’ve had time to decompress and think ab0ut things.
In the meantime, I’m going to go read up on you guys and find out what I missed!
Good to be home
…and because I don’t think you guys are sick of me yet, I’ve started my photo blog. It’s Inanna’s fault, really.
I also added a teaser link on my sidebar. I’ll change the pic for the link to reflect the content. Probably.
I’ll take requests for pictures as well (no nudity!), at least […]
mmmmmm….
I am still at home, wondering if there’s any real reason I should go to work today. Maybe for a little bit. Really want to see if my 3rd attempt at my transformation worked. Also, fridays we have our one on one chats with the boss lady. And if my transformation DIDN’T work, I can […]
This is the most recent picture I have of my grandmother. I took it last thanksgiving. It’s not the greatest - she blinked.
I still feel like it hasn’t fully sunk in yet. This is the busy time, after a death. The time of phone calls and planning flights and such. You’re so busy […]
Did you know how many things can be made from a bull penis?
dog treats
canes
walking sticks
penis putter
I am desperately trying to occupy my mind. Grandma died. The test results showed no brain activity and a massive hemorrage. They decided to turn off the ventilator. It was quick.
My mom said that it was […]
Things I really did today:
Got my oil changed and successfully avoided the dirty creepy old guy in the waiting room by pretending to read the paper.
Did a google search to find out what the name of the large hairy monster muppet was (it was “sweetums”). had discussion about the origins gonzo, and also the […]
Thanks everyone.
Haven’t heard anything from mom yet today. I’ll call her tonight if she hasn’t called.
I’m just at work, doing my transformation for the THIRD time.
Not knowing is driving me a little nuts. If I knew…if something happened…then I could do something. I could prepare. I could make calls, […]
Kevin had a very nice birthday. The roast and fondue turned out very yummy. And I took plenty of pictures…of the food! for the recipe site.
My mother called me a little while ago to tell me that my grandmother (her mother) was in the hospital. She’s in a coma due […]
Well, the roast is in, the black lace thigh-highs are bought, and Kevin is napping to “rest up” for later.
While I think I’ve given everyone a little TMI (especially today!) I’m going to do my best to come up with one of those list thingies. Aimee told me to.
1. My mother […]
Today is K’s birthday. OK. It’s Kevin’s birthday. The whole K thing is getting silly. His name is Kevin. Or teddy bear. Or babe. But only I’m allowed to call him those last two.
Today is his birthday, and aside from the gifts that he WON’T be getting today […]
Time again for sharing some of the interesting terms people have searched and found my blog:
lislaz (google) - why they found mine and not Fleece’s I’ll never know
the olympic torch looks like a joint (yahoo) - apparently, K and I are not the only ones to think so
bob costas wedding ring (google) - who searches […]
Well, Sloth beat me to a dream post. My dream this morning wasn’t nearly as disturbing as hers. Though that may be up to interpretation.
K gets up at the butt crack of dawn, way before I have to. But generally I put the early morning news on so he can get a traffic and […]
I went to high school with the father!
Pa. Woman Gives Birth to 2 Sets of Twins
We watched the olympic opening ceremonies tonight. Every olympics I get a refresher course in geography. I’ve never heard of 75% of the countries represented.
I noticed that all the people pointed out as being swimmers were super hot. Almost unnaturally so. All the wrestlers were ugly. Huh.
Brazil had […]
(Puppet - how’s that for a band name?)
I started taking the steroids today. A whopping 6 pill dose for the first day. Didn’t take long for those side effect to kick in. My day has gone something like this:
Drink
Pee
Drink
Pee
Drink
Pee
(Drink+Pee)^8
I’ve peed alot. Thus ends the informative body functions part of this blog.
Now […]
So the recipe site is (mostly) up and running. Click on the title to go to it. I may tweak it here and there, because I can’t leave damn well enough alone, but it’s ready for posting.
Please comment me your email address if you want to be a contributor. This […]
So I had to go back to the health center for a blood test this morning. I had to fast (bleah), since it was for cholesterol. Not looking forward to these results.
Anyway, I was familiar with the nurse who was going to draw the blood. She is a very nice woman, late […]
So, I’m attempting to set up a recipe blog. Simple, right? Just pick a template, and get going! I’d like to make it a shared blog, so that all of us can post our favorite recipes on it.
But are the standard blogger templates good enough for me? No. I’ve got to find another one somewhere. […]
Why is it that the paper robe that you have to put on when you go in for your fun “yearly” checkup is one size fits all, but the little plastic “belt” is 10 inches long? Who is the brainchild behind that particular torture? As if the exam itself is not uncomfortable enough!!!!
I’m […]
1. dig through freezer in desperation for something to eat
2. find two zip lock bags containing squarish lumps wrapped in foil, marked “ground beef” and “ground pork” and the date 3/04
3. wonder how long ground meat lasts in the freezer
4. realize you don’t care.
5. unwrap frozen lumps and begin to defrost in microwave.
6. chop up […]
I’m happy to say that the meatball making gene was passed along with my 1/4 italian heritage. mmmmm…homemade meatballs and frozen ravioli for dinner…
It was my first try at making them from scratch.
I don’t really have much else to say, other than: what did you have for dinner? was it homemade meatballs?
Didn’t think so.
BWAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
(See Janelle, […]
From Fleece’s site, and because I’m bored.
The \\
Last Cigarette:
Never! Bleah!
Last Alcoholic Drink:
I’m drinking a daquiri right now, baby!
Last Car Ride:
about 20 minutes ago, drove back from the restaurant
Last Kiss:
hold on a sec…right now
Last Good Cry:
it’s been a while….maybe two months?
Last Library Book:
waaay overdue
Last book bought:
bought “30 minute meals 2″ as a gift for […]
So I put the “I am amused by” and “I am not amused by” sections on the sidebar there, so I wouldn’t feel compelled to post every funny/maddening thing I came across. not that there’s anything wrong with that, but I post enough already (as jamie pointed out). This way I just […]
I am a terrible person. This poor real estate guy probably hates me now. He was supposed to come over monday to look at my condo. I didn’t get it cleaned in time, so I came up with a work excuse to reschedule to tomorrow morning.
did I clean this week? no, […]
And for those of you who said “smootches from ESC? Ew yuck. I would much rather have a picture of sadie!” Here it is. Please ignore the used drier sheet on the floor next to her. Oh, the shame…the shame…
Coming up on 1000 here…yay!
My 1000th visitor gets all the smootches they want. Or a picture of my dog. Whichever.
:)
WARNING: this post contains a description of a woman not wearing underwear. Proceed with caution
Published August 5th, 2004 in Uncategorized. 0 CommentsAs some of you may or may not know, I work in a genetics lab at a school in Atlanta. I’m not going to say that we’re a lab full of hard core scientists, disregarding everything except our research, but we are a pretty dedicated bunch. And while we don’t work with scary viruses or […]
New Subject!
Recently, The Cure did a concert here in Atlanta. Really. I was surprised they were still together, too. Robert Smith did an interview for the local alternative radio station, 99X. Leading up to this momentous event, 99X upped the play time for The Cure songs. That’s fine, it was a highly promoted event. The […]
Arrrrgh. Defending online dating, still. That’s fine. It’s not for everyone. It has it’s ups and downs, like any method of meeting people.
So sit down, cheeldren, and I’ll tell you the story of how K and I met. This is the last “ESC’s sad dating past” story I’ll tell, I promise.
Let’s start pretty early on […]
For what it’s worth - my internet dating advice
Published August 2nd, 2004 in Uncategorized. 0 CommentsSo, in response to Sloth, I decided to post some advice on internet dating. These were my rules, so you can take them or leave them. Also, I wrote them from my perspective, but just switch around the pronouns and they’d probably work for guys as well.
The sites I used were Yahoo personals, Match, and […]
My one cleaning accomplishment today:
There used to be nice outdoor carpeting on my balcony. There a unit above me, so the ceiling of my balcony is her deck. Water would run right through. So not long after I moved in, my dad and my brother put up a Fiberglas panel ceiling, with […]
