It’s the Most #!@!#$% Time of the Year
It's that special time of the year again. No, not Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa, Solstice or even Festivus... it's that magical time of the year when my family fights over who…
In Which Hope Heroicly Escapes from Her Bedroom by Channeling Macgyver
Yesterday, I stayed home sick. This was a necessity, as I spent most of Wednesday night/the wee hours of Thursday morning alternating between coughing and performing gastrointestinal pyrotechnics. I'm sure…
The Fact That I Was Listening to Neil Diamond Should Have Tipped Me Off…
Today, I sent one of our student workers home because she looked like death warmed over. Then, I realized that perhaps I should be heeding my own advice. Evidence for…
I Just Want Some @#$@$% Christmas Spirit!
Kristian and i are trying to figure out how Christmas is going to work this year and it's pretty tricky. There's my Mom's family to balance out, my Dad's family…
Hooray for Redbones
Last night, we took my Dad to the Redbones Northwest Brew Dinner. They ship a bunch of kegs out from the Pacific Northwest and have a couple of evenings where…
I Am Soaked.
Seriously. I was about 32 seconds into my walk home when the skies opened up and Mother Nature proceeded to spit all over me. I could have used a much…
This Week Needs to be Over
I had a lighthearted, funny post planned about election day, a credit line increase and other such nonsense. Then I cut my finger open making applesauce and got some horrible…
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The Post Where I Don’t Talk About 9-11
Seriously. Too many emotions. Too many buttons to push. REM asked "Should we talk about the weather? Should we talk about the government?" Well, today I choose weather. ------- In…