Category: misc.

Title says it all. But you know, it’s merited this year. 2006 treated me very well, and I must say I think I bear at least some of the responsibility for it. The story begins several years ago, when my old pal from college Allison first moved to Japan to teach English (this was shortly… Continue reading Obligatory Year-In-Review Post

Seriously, I’ve been possessed this year. Normally I’m not a huge Yuletide decorator, etc. I’ll maybe buy some lights, but I’m usually too lazy to get a wreath or tree, and even the lights will be strung up haphazardly or, as this year, balanced delicately on the trim around the window so that even the… Continue reading The Ghost of Christmas Crafts

So last night, I had a stellar evening – Jen and I slowly and crankily made our way through icky Eastside traffic (how do you guys HANDLE that commute?!) to go meet my favorite jewelry designer in person!!! I’ve been in love with her pieces and trying to track her down for over a year,… Continue reading Design-tastic

I heart the Nintendo Wii. I got to play it last night for the first time and it is SO MUCH FUN. Not only were WiiSports a good time (well, we only tried tennis and bowling, but both were awesomely fun and I can’t wait to try boxing), but I can even get in to… Continue reading Wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!

Me: [cracks some dumb joke and proceeds to giggle at it.] J: “It’s my favorite when you make yourself laugh at your own jokes.” Me: “When one makes oneself laugh at one’s own jokes, or just me?” J: “Just you.” Yeah, did I mention in that previous post that I’m a narcissist? I wasn’t kidding.… Continue reading What are roommates for?

So dating Grant = watching a LOT more TV than I used to. Not in a bad way, either – while I’ve always been to cheap and busy to bother with cable, having a cabled-up boyfriend who has a DVR and a giant projector screen means that we can watch whatever TV we want, even… Continue reading Pop Culture Pet Peeves

[14:25] Hasukawa: But I need to maintain some perspective here — I don’t NEED this thing by Christmas. [14:25] ginnielizz: Right. [14:25] ginnielizz: And how much time are you REALLY going to have to play it before then anyway? [14:25] ginnielizz: I mean, you’re going out East for the holidays. [14:25] ginnielizz: You can’t play… Continue reading True Love vs. Nintendo Wii

I’m all for voting, and I’m kind of against cruelty to animals (gasp!). So you can imagine my few seconds of blinking confused upset when I sleepily read the following line in an email from Grant (keep in mind when I’m not fully awake, I tend to take things a bit too literally): “Talk to… Continue reading Vote, or suffer the consequences!

I had the nicest thing happen to me on an otherwise pretty awful day today. I’m so stressed out and scared about my dad; it now turns out now that he’s basically facing a potential eviction on no grounds whatsoever as far as I can tell, and all the people involved are being really irrational… Continue reading Fate and Optimism

So some of you Imaginary Readers have yet to meet the infamous Grant, and you have no idea what he looks like. Well, my roommate has helped to remedy this, by casting his image in Halloween confection. I think she did a pretty good job with his likeness, don’t you? And for comparison purposes, here’s… Continue reading Quite A Pair