Some of you will not be surprised to know that I took a film class once, one with a teacher who had sort of a thing for Elmore Leonard. After watching The Grifters and Out of Sight and Lone Star (I know, not all Elmore Leonard, but still) I began to have an appreciation for… Read More

My husband is so many shades of awesome. Flowers?  For ME? He came to pick me up at the airport at bumfuck a.m., looking exhausted and sleep-touseled.  First there was the kiss, then there was the hug, then there was the… Standing in line while I went to see what in the fuck happened to… Read More

Poppy Dennison, lovely as always. Okay– so  not so long ago, I actually wrote a pretty filthy parody to that story– you can find it here if you like, but suffice it to say that when you change the name to Oh, the Orifices You’ll Go, no good can come of it.  (Okay. That’s a… Read More

Yes, yes I am, and I’m still having fun!  (Could you have taken a WORSE panorama shot of the skyline from the Field Museum, Amy?  No.  No, I don’t think I could have, unless it just showed sky, why do you ask?) Okay– LOTS to say– I’m not even going to try to make it… Read More

Okay– so we got out of the house which was awesome.  Seriously– my parents were almost late, and then Mate forgot the tickets to the ball game and then we LITERALLY walked through security, up to our gate, and into line.  If they’d had to pat me down for my maxi-pad again, like they did… Read More

Leaving on Thursday, and I need to… oh, crap… Do the laundry, bring the sweaters, how cold is it going to be there?  Lessee… the kids are gonna be there for five days, they’ll need ten of everything how many is that?  Is that even possible?  Oh CRAP! Do they need the ir own SHAMPOO?… Read More

Lots and lots of turkeys, that I have yet to meet! A scarf done for Big T, and some mitts working for Squish, Really, I’ve got knitting and as much yarn as you could wish! Squish’s birthday dinner went off without a hitch– Not yarn for her, but Chinese food!  As much as you could… Read More

We had a lovely day yesterday–of which I took ZERO photos.  Yes, you heard that right.  ZERO photos.  No, I don’t know what was wrong with me… it was just so nice to talk and laugh that this time, I let Mate get the photos, and he’ll get them to me when he’s ready.  … Read More

Okay… So the logic runs like this… Squish’s birthday is next week, right?  And we’re going to have a small family party next week, and go eat at Wongs and have ice cream cake (note to self:  must not forget ice cream cake) and then take Squish to a King’s game, where she’ll see her… Read More

Okay– I’m going to start with the family hilarity before I continue. I know some folks only read for the family stuff, right? Anyway– Mate and I did a little impromptu Easter shopping the other night, and forgot to take the stuff out for the next day.  When the kids noticed the candy in the… Read More