December 2011
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I’m constantly amazed at how some days I can be all “babies are so awesome, I want one,” and then a few days later I’m all like “I am SO glad I’m not responsible for an expensive pooping scream machine.”
My ovaries are bipolar.
I’ve spent a huge amount of time today trying to find an image of a vintage cookbook that I used to have and is now, probably, in the bottom of a bin in my paren’t storage locker.
I think I can remember the cover art. I know it was yellow. It had menus for kid’s parties and for what you should make your husband when he comes home from lunch.
I’m not having any luck...
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NYE
We’re throwing our first party in our tiny house tomorrow.
It’s a short notice, come as you are-type shindig. 5-10ish friends, some dips, sushi, this pie, some munchies (cheese/veggies) sugar cookies, New Year’s Rockin’ Eve on the tv for mocking purposes, some champagne and a lot of liquor.
What else do you need?
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Shocking
No one in my office has heard of the “eat pork on New Year’s Day for good luck” tradition.
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2011 Shaba Book Award Winners and Losers
Since I get all my book recommendations from The Internet, I thought I’d return the favor…
Here’s a short list of my favorite books of 2011.
Room: A Novel To 5-year-old Jack Room is the whole world, but for his Ma, it’s a prison where she can only attempt to create a *normal* life for her son as they play, eat, and sleep in a 11X11 foot space-captives of the chilling character, Old Nick. This book...
Year in Review
(Almost completely link free because I am Forever Lazy)
- Three Home improvement projects (master bedroom/bathroom/giant pine tree removal) -Four timed races (2 5k’s, 9 mile Thanksgiving race, ½ marathon) -Lost 15 pounds, gained back 10 -Discovered a love of roasted cauliflower, sweet potatoes and black beans -Two weddings of dear friends, one of which included planning a rainbow themed...
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kimbaland:
meredithleo replied to your post: How do you style your hair? It’s always perfectly straight yet still has volume and perfectly in place yet it doesn’t look stiff. How is this possible?! Must know your secrets….
OMG! How long does this take you in the morning? I’d never ever get to work on time!
30 minutes-ish?
Is that a long time?
Considering my “morning get ready...
When the dogs are quiet...
calamityshana:
kimbaland:
I automatically assume either of the following scenarios:
They died.
They escaped.
But no. They’re just sleeping.
Sometimes I’ll get off the couch, ever so quietly, to make sure they’re both still breathing. God help my future children.
Brun is the world’s quietest dog and is typically in a bruno ball somewhere in close proximity to one of us. A few...
heylaney asked: Tag, you’re it! Here are the rules: Each tagged person must post ten things about themselves. You have to choose and tag ten people. Go to their blogs and tell them you tagged them.
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My sock bun and I wish you merry christmas
Anonymous asked: Merry Christmas tumblr buddy! Hope the merlot keeps coming, the laughter spills out, and you have a great holiday! Much love.
Christmas spirit tastes like merlot.
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I just read through two pages of Salon’s “Interview With My Bully” feature.
Middle school-related stuff is endlessly fascinating* to me, so this was right up my alley. Our senior year of high school I remember asking a boy who teased me terribly in middle school why he was so awful to me. He had no recollection of what I was talking about, but apologized anyway (he turned out to be a decent...
"I'll never let ANYBODY put me in a cage.":... →
liligolightly:
Next week I am working. (BOO YOU WHORES) However, the only schmoes working in this entire courthouse are me and the two other law clerks. All three judges are gone, as well as their secretaries. Courts are closed.
I also have exactly one probate motion to do. Just ONE. All week. And I’ve already…
Reblogging just to add that a Shannon Miller trading card was one of my most...
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I know this is very NEWSFLASH type information, but wow, does facebook suck.
I’m attempting to remove “friends” that I’ve never actually had a conversation with and oh.my.god. it should not be this labor intensive. Also, how come I can be emailed when anyone does anything but I can’t monitor comments before they’re posted? And how many system updates will it take for the photo upload system to...
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I got a sweet Christmas card from my Tumblr Buddy yesterday. I immediately hung it up on my built-in ironing board in the kitchen (what? you don’t have one? pity) and forgot to take a photo.
However, I just wanted to take a moment to say “Thanks buddy,” and may your holiday be the merriest.
You are the sweetest.
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"I'll never let ANYBODY put me in a cage.": Fell... →
liligolightly:
Have purchased EIGHT Kindle books in the last 48 hours. EIGHT.
Granted, they were all 99 cents except for 2 which were $2.99, but still.
Bumped by Megan McCafferty (I heard it’s not great, but I’m intrigued) Delirium by Lauren Oliver Graceling by Kristen Cashore Entwined by Heather Dixon …
Things I Do When Insomnia Strikes: A Timeline
1:30am Toss. Turn. Toss. Turn. Sigh heavily. 2:30am Attempt yoga breathing/relaxation techniques 3:00am Admit defeat and go down stairs. Cuddly with itchy blanket. Read until eyes feel tired. 3:30am False alarm. Eyes tired, brain most definitely not tired. Switch itchy blanket for non-itchy blanket. 4:00am Admit defeat against brain and indulge insomnia-induced paranoia. Make a slew of “that’s it,...
I fell asleep at 4:30 this morning. This means I’ve already had to give myself a few lectures about how I shouldn’t be mean to my husband, or road ragey, or irrationally angry at inanimate objects. I actually stopped myself on the way into my workplace today to attempt to convince myself to act professional and in my best Uncle Jesse voice said, “Let’s try not to get fired the day before...
Due to 10hour work days and nights spent baking cookies/recovering from hangovers illness, I haven’t worked out since Saturday and my body and mind are not happy about it. I seriously don’t understand how people (like my husband) can just…not exercise. I’m working a regular 8 hour day tomorrow because if I don’t get to the gym between sitting at my desk for 8 hours...
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A Comprehensive List of Things My Dog Has Eaten
Half a tray of ham A dozen donuts Various tootsie roll products two sticks of butter, paper included Any orange he can get his paws on, dude loves citrus and will somehow peel an orange and leave the rind for me to find steel wool banana bread batter pumpkin cookies cardboard a photo of my with my childhood dog (jealous much?) Two packages of Andes mints
And then he fights me with the heartworm...
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I get that it’s a Christmas baby, but unless it was immaculate I think you’re going a little overboard.
if one more person references a 10+ day break from...
andthenitsperfect:
who are you people? and where do you work? and how much vacation time do you accrue yearly? and is no one coming tomorrow? is that why everyone keeps wishing me merry christmas today?
and yes, i am simply jealous. ragey jealous.
We get Monday off. That’s it. I’m taking Friday and Tuesday but attempting to work my same number of hours (which results in 10-12...
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Facebook friend recently had a baby.
Turns out she named it what I had assumed was a cutesy in utero nickname.
I was wrong.
It’s not good my friends, not good.
A Christian debate
everydayk:
georgiegirlnyc:
This made me laugh so hard! Apparently these two churches are located across the street from each other.
(Via tithenai:wizasaur:-prettyprettyplease:ultraball:paranoidrobot)
If I were going to belong to a church, I think it would be Our Lady of Martyrs
Just so this lives here.
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For a few years now the mustache has been a thing. Mustache on a stick. Mustache coffee cups. Mustache cookies. Mustache word play.
I don’t get it. I don’t like mustaches. I don’t want to pretend I have one. I don’t find them funny or cute or somehow witty.
In my mind mustaches are linked to child molesters and what I image the 70s to look like. No thanks.
oh a bunch of you are off all next week and...
ohheyychrissy:
Here’s a little holiday message from all of us who have to work all next week.
aka me
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True Confession Tuesday
As it turns out, I’m the asshole.
Z called to inform me that he took care of all the dishes/kitchen crap before he left for work this morning. I always leave first so I just assumed he’d ignore it this morning (because lord knows I can’t be bothered with anything first thing in the morning).
Wife of the year.
Case in point, my husband is actually awesome 99% of the time. I really shouldn’t...
Monday Check In
Obsessing over…eh. Nothing really. I’m a bit concerned about finding time to bake the 6 different batches of cookie dough I made on Saturday, but that’s pretty much it.
Working on…not falling asleep at my desk. Reading NYT articles.
Thinking about…how if I turn the oven to preheat while I shower I could be done with batch one of cookie baking and back in bed by 8 tonight.
Anticipating…5pm. My...
I am not a film buff
Little known fact, I have seen ridiculously few movies. My husband is slowly trying to make me in to a “movie cultured” individual by making me watch titles he deems important for the human experience and/or bar trivia. Since I’ve met him he’s introduced me to the Indiana Jones movies, The Blues Brothers, Bill and Ted (1&2), Mallrats, War Games, and Ghost Busters.
Last night he made me...
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Christmas Questions
Day 19: What do you want for Christmas this year? Besides the rest of our to-be-decided-upon-and-purchased bedding, there isn’t anything left on my list. I can tell you that I’m really excited about two gifts I know we’ll be receiving:
1) Our new pillows.
2) A new can opener.
Christmas Questions
Day 17: Has Christmas became less exciting for you as you’ve gotten older? Didn’t we already address this?
Day 18: Do you buy Christmas gifts for your pets? Usually we get him a bone or a toy of some sort. However, he just got a ton of new stuff a few weeks ago, so I think The Brun’s stocking will be empty this year. We’re also pretty picky about what we let him have so we...
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Happy Christmas
This was our Christmas card image this year. Bruno is so old hat at dog modeling. He didn’t even bat an eye when I covered in him lights. I laughed the entire time we did this photo shoot.
Hyperbole--: reasons why tumblr is not entirely... →
hyperboliceleste:
Maybe some blogs that are purely for numbers and pretty pictures are.. except that most peoples tumblrs arent like that.
Instead its like a community, of people who know each other, who talk to each other and are part of one anothers’ lives. People meet and fall in love here. Its a place where…
Reblog if you want your followers to tell you why...
herblondness:
starsgowaltzing:
tehblackbird:
scoldylox:
thegirlwiththefinchertattoo:
Seriously people, what the fuck are you doing here?
Take this as an invitation for new people I don’t know to introduce yourselves! OR! (and) any one of you can say whatever you want! Anon is on.
I love hearing what other people like about me because I am shitty like that.
Yep.
I’m drinking wine....
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Honk Honk
After reading this post, from one of my favorite bloggers, I’ve spent most of my slow afternoon working on creating a goal calendar. It’s exceedingly hard to come up with 18 non-vague goals. I tend to think along the lines of, “write more poems that don’t suck,” instead of “write and revise 25 poems.” #firstworldproblems.
However, it is not hard to come up with a short list of “Eff Yea”...
Christmas Questions
Day 16: Do you prefer clear or colorful Christmas lights? I love white lights. I think they look classy and beautiful whereas I am of the opinion that multicolored lights are kinda trashy. They remind me of a carnival. I don’t mind single colored lights when they’re used appropriately.
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T.Buddy is awesome
Horray!
Thanks for the Amazon cash Buddy.
My kindle thanks you too.
Have a great Friday!
Drinking Story
So we’re doing this, huh?
Y’all are crazy drunk girls.
My most intoxicated night involved a few too many vodka+diets and my best friend’s wedding—at which I was the Maid of Honor.
Classy.
I basically had to be carried to the car and poured into bed.
I actually spent a good portion of that night on the floor of the bathroom with the dog giving me pity face.
I have never before, or since, been that...
On Holiday Parties
Zach’s company is having a Christmas party for the first time since he’s worked there.
And they’re having it a hotel, and it’s in the evening, and it’s on a Saturday, and there will be booze.
I was excited until I found out that the dress code is something I like to call “church clothes dressy.”
Which translates to “business ultra casual.”
Which means I’m pretty sure most attendees will be...