Happy Halloween!

I’m really excited not only that today is Friday, but also because Tristan is coming in from New York tonight. I haven’t seen her since June and I can’t wait until she gets here. It’ll be so fun to spend Halloween together, just like when we were in college. Besides dressing up for the festivities [...]

Cursing the traffic gods

First today I want to thank everyone for your kind words about my grandpa. My dad and uncles are down in Florida with him and grammy right now. And he seems to be improving, which is good. I really appreciate your thoughts and prayers.
Yesterday was an incredibly frustrating day. Starting with my morning commute, which [...]

It’s a good and bad news day

Today I have good and bad news …
I recently discovered (OK, so I didn’t find it all on my own, someone recommended it to me) what is possibly one of the greatest shows in modern television programming: The IT Crowd. The show takes place in the dingy basement of a very fancy company where the [...]

A tale of twists and turns

One benefit of being sick is that I spent a lot of time reading yesterday and managed to finished the book “All He Ever Wanted” by Anita Shreve. I got it from the library last week on muzzy’s recommendation and it was a very enjoyable book. It had similar themes to “Crossing Into Safety” in [...]

Home sick

I’m home sick from work today and I have to say, it’s kind of boring. I was feeling REALLY terrible this morning and after a day of rest (and some work), I’m feeling mostly better. I am still really achy and tired, but I think I’ll survive. I did get a lot of relaxing, knitting [...]

Calling all book lovers

Yesterday I mentioned wanting to sell my computer and I’m happy to report that the mission has been accomplished. In one of the most pleasant Craigslist exchanges I’ve ever had, I listed it yesterday morning (with Mike’s help on the technical aspects) and sold it last night to David from Italy who was in the [...]

Selling the silver

“Now that the leaves turned to gold / The moments all glow, frozen and free from time.”–Phish
Usually fall is one of my favorite seasons (I still think summer wins), but this year, fall is just not cutting it. I don’t know whether it’s the disappointing summer, lackluster leaves or the fact that we’ve already seen [...]

Playing it too safe

I recently finished reading Wallace Stenger’s “Crossing Into Safety,” which was recommended to me by muzzy, who read it in her book club. The book follows the story of two couples through a lifetime of friendship. The Langs and Morgans are young and in love in Wisconsin and the story travels with them of their [...]

Stuck in the technological stone age

I recently wrote about my deep love for Netflix and how I can’t believe I didn’t discover it sooner. Well, that love affair may be coming to an abrupt end. “Why?” you ask, when mere days ago I was declaring my undying passion for the service. One reason: My computer is too old for me [...]

Telling time by the seasons

“Where I was born, time was told not by the clock or by the calendar, but by seasons. Summer was carefree contentment. Autumn was that bittersweet time of regret for moments that had ended and things that were yet undone. And then winter fell with a cold mantle of caution and chill. It ripped out [...]

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