A Handful of Dreams

So Very Tired

It's probably a bad sign when you say to yourself, "Hey, self, it's getting late. You should probably go to bed." And then you look up... And it's 8pm. These…

Hope April 21, 2009

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Blogging the Marathon

Happy Monday aka Marathon Monday aka Patriots Day. You've got to love those made up holidays that give me a free day off and a chance to watch the Boston…

Hope April 20, 2009

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A New “Music Video”

Many thanks to my sister, Christina, for sacrificing a little bit of her dignity to help me make this video. I have to say that the out-takes almost as funny…

Hope April 19, 2009

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Gluten-Free Cupcakes

Tomorrow, my Mom's family is getting together to celebrate all of the recent birthdays in the family. I volunteered to make a cake. What can I say? I'll take any…

Hope April 18, 2009

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CD Release Party!

It's totally cool to have a CD Release Party six months after your album comes out? Right? I mean, if it takes you eight years to get your act together…

Hope April 17, 2009

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Take Me Out to the Ballgame

Well, we've finally gotten past the darkest time of the year. By which I mean, of course, the two months or so between the end of football season and the…

Hope April 16, 2009

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Take a Bow

One of the "most fun" parts of my job is that I often get to work in classrooms that are full of students and have a professor standing up front…

Hope April 15, 2009

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Five Things that Make Me Feel Old

1. Knee problems. I have knee problems. Stupid knee problems. 2. These damn kids and the fact that they won't get off of my lawn. 3. My new-found ability to…

Hope April 14, 2009

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The Snidely Splint

Snidely Whiplash ain't got nothing on me! I've always wanted a mustache that I could curl up in a menacing manner. Who knew that it would be as easy as…

Hope April 13, 2009

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Shameless Self-Promotion Time

Please to be voting for me, ummm, please. Except apparently you can't vote for me directly. Lame.