So this weekend, my roommate and her boyfriend decided to do a massive cleaning of the house. And it looks great – sparkling Murphy-oiled hardwood floors, spic n’ span kitchen, etc. And in the course of cleaning they also rearranged some things – moved this picture frame here, this vase there, yada yada, no big… Continue reading save me from the hover-couch

So, what is there to tell of note? 1) I am so very awesome that I mistook a per-person charge as a per-table charge at my swanky dinner on Friday night. And I am thus extremely and painfully broke. But it was delicious and we got free champagne and tuna tartare just because I’m so… Continue reading Weekly Updates in Ginnieland

Hey y’all imaginary reader folks, sorry I haven’t had time to be funny or even remotely witty, but the shit’s goin down at the firm (aka we’re starting trial Monday, whee). Anyway, a quick anecdote: So my first-year law student roommate just went to some function or other at one of the big firms, and… Continue reading busy day, no time to blog, magic pen

So I was just perusing the ebay link Hari sent me about “Virginia is for lovers” shirts, and I was sad because none of them were cut all girly-like and cute, and the boy-cut shirts make me look fat (and then I wouldn’t have any lovers, duh) but then I had the brilliant insight to… Continue reading Virginia is for lovers, take 2

So this was such a funny excerpt from my roommate’s email to me just now that I had to blog it by proxy for her: “…when I stepped off the bus this morning and was walking down the ave, a sketchy guy said to me “You’re very pretty in a wholesome kind of way”. Who… Continue reading Proxy blogging

Gosh I hate not having an internet connection at home. When we first moved in, my roommate J tested her wireless card and it worked, so we assumed we’d be good with not getting the internet. I even had her buy me a wireless card on her UW account for cheap (shhhhh). But then, the… Continue reading tales of Zoka woe

So once again, someone didn’t pick up on my joking for an uncomfortably long time. Someone saw my Nalgene full of sour cherry juice mixed with water (freaky health-food thing that’s dark red and semi-opaque) and asked me what it was. I told him it was blood. I really think it took him a full… Continue reading again with the sarcastic misinterpretations!

Okay dear imaginary readers, sorry it’s been so long! The day after Xmas I fell ill with a nasty cold/fever synthesis that has been kicking my ass ever since. Didn’t even go to work Tuesday or half of yesterday – and given that I have no sick time left and had to take that as… Continue reading long time no update

For Christmas I got a power drill! EXACTLY what I wanted and forgot to ask for. It’s red, it has two mega-charge-holding battery packs, it has a little compartment to hold drill bits on the base, and I also got a set of Hitachi magnetic screwdriver/drill bits. Just had to twitter. Now I will no… Continue reading On manicures, power drills, and liquid kale – some Christmas highlights

So I’ve come to a drunken epiphany, as I compose this champagne-infused post later on this lovely Christmas Eve… the older I get, the more necessary alcohol has become in my parental interactions. I mean, it never used to be this way – visiting with the ‘rents was simply visiting. Holidays simply signfied delicious food.… Continue reading alcohol and parents – an inevitable combination?