My dear mom offered to buy me the new glasses I need for my birthday, so I just went shopping for frames. This time around it was super-fast — I fell in love with the second pair of frames I tried on! Last time I went glasses shopping, it took almost a whole day to… Continue reading Wow, that was QUICK!
Americans for Idiocy
I pretty much never watch commercials these days, since it’s 2008 and all. Praise DVR technology. But when I’m watching background TV while cooking or cleaning or some other around-the-house hands-on task, I’ll let the commercials run so I don’t have to interrupt my activity. And thus begins the rage/bafflement at the few ads that… Continue reading Americans for Idiocy
Orange Chocolate Mousse…
With orange bourbon vanilla whipped cream, garnished with orange zest and shaved bittersweet chocolate. This is what follows the awesome meal I cooked for Grant’s folks, which also includes: Goat cheese wrapped in black sesame seeds, to nibble while I finish cooking Organic spring green salad with raspberry cumin poppyseed Dijon vinaigrette and toasted almonds… Continue reading Orange Chocolate Mousse…
Motorized fascination
Grant’s folks are in town right now, which of course means I’m making sure all the wonderful stuff we were gifted at Christmas is on display around the apartment. 90% of it already was, because they have damn nice taste — but we had never yet busted out the motorized cat toy they put in… Continue reading Motorized fascination
Garfield minus Garfield
I’m not often one to re-post a link, but the guys at Penny Arcade hit a real winner with this one. Finally, Garfield cartoons are actually funny.
Scaredy Cat
So poor Trumpet has had to go through a few changes lately. Not only did Grant go back to work full-time, leaving our clingy dog-like kitty confused at the sudden lack of Daddy time, but we also outfitted our place with some new cat-cessories. And he’s having some trouble adjusting. We FINALLY got a sliding… Continue reading Scaredy Cat
Office Pranks
So being unemployed has its positives and negatives, but I find that I kind of miss the assholery that sometimes goes on in the workplace. Sure, I miss a real paycheck and having an active mind for forty hours a week and all that, but I really, REALLY miss the pranks. And I never worked… Continue reading Office Pranks
We rock HARD in this household.
Now I don’t mean to claim that we’re the first, nor the best, of the Rock Band mockery centers. Certainly, there are a plethora of superior attempts* at mocking the most breakable hardware ever shipped. But alas, we don’t just Photoshop here — we show you the real thing. Apparently Grant and a couple of… Continue reading We rock HARD in this household.
The Georgian for brunch — perfect eggs
Grant and I recently subscribed to Seattle Metropolitan, just in time for the “Hot Breakfast Spots” issue. While I was frustrated that a bunch of things were reported wrong (like hours of operation and menu items), we were still thrilled to have a good breakfast/brunch guide, since it’s our favorite going-out meal. We decided to… Continue reading The Georgian for brunch — perfect eggs
Trumpet + Rock Band = Sad Kitty
Trumpet is just not a fan of our favorite new video game. When we rock out, he seems to think we’re in distress and need his help. This is especially true when there’s singing involved, and even more so when one of us is singing while playing guitar or bass. In fact, just this evening… Continue reading Trumpet + Rock Band = Sad Kitty