It's a new year, a new day, and maybe a new blog. I haven't written in a long time but I am bound and determined to start writing again. 2011 was not the best year for me, so I'm hoping that 2012 treats me a little better. And I think I need to write. I need to get my thoughts written down so I can deal with them.
Soop - I plan to make myself write *something* on a regular basis. It might be gibberish, it might not - who knows?
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Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Wrap it up already!
Um, I don't know if you noticed, but it's December now -- so I did not succeed in writing a post a day for November. Ah well, I'm OK with that. A lot happened in November! I had three topics left: 1) A favourite movie (because of the British spelling, I'm wondering if this started as "Remember, remember, the 5th of November"…), 2) Something I could never tire of, and 3) Three great things that happened this month.
OK, the movie is easy: Henry V (Branagh version). Or maybe Gladiator. Oh no, wait, A Shadow of a Doubt – classic Hitchcock! No… To Kill A Mockingbird. Oooooo what about the Star Wars movies? (Empire, of course, is the best). Hmmm, "Empire" reminds me of Empire of the Sun – excellent Spielberg movie starring a very young Christian Bale. Beautiful. And then there are the kids movies – Toy Story, Wall-E, Harry Potter (not really kids movies anymore), all the Disney movies… sigh, maybe this wasn't so easy after all! (Dang, I didn't even include Real Genius and Princess Bride! Or The Usual Suspects or Pulp Fiction. THE MUSICALS!!! Ohhhhh nooooo!
I think maybe I have spent far too much time in darkened theatres…
(It Happened One Night, The Philadelphia Story, Arsenic and Old Lace, Monty Python & the Holy Grail, Major League, The Thin Man, A Beautiful Mind, …)
*shake* OK, I'll stop now!
Something I could never tire of is my snuggly kitty. He snuggles up next to me on the couch when I'm on the laptop – and sometimes tries to sit between me and the laptop, which is a little difficult because he is 21 lbs. When I go to sleep, I turn on my side and pat the bed and he curls up against me. The other day he kept meowing all over the place and I couldn't figure out why because he had food, water, and a clean box. And then I noticed that the temperature had dropped precipitously – which I hadn't realized because I was in sweats and wrapped in a blanket – and he was COLD! So I pulled out another blanket and patted the couch next to me. He jumped up, irritably, and I wrapped the fleece blanket around and over him, and he just snuggled right up next to me with his head on my lap. It's about time I paid him back for all the love and snuggles he's given me!
And last but not least: three great things that happened this month.
Thus endeth my "November Postage". Even though it's December. heeheehee
So, what's next? This has been interesting experiment for me in a lot of ways. I have enjoyed having a topic given to me to write about, but I also realized that I just didn't seem to have the time to write every day. Or maybe I just didn't make the time. Sometimes I didn't make the time because I was exhausted, but sometimes because there were just other things that were more important.
And occasionally, I had something else I wanted to write about – and sometimes I did, but sometimes I just wound it into the given topic for the day. And sometimes I just waited. Maybe that's a good thing, because now I've got some topics lined up for December now. The bad thing about it is that some of those pieces I wrote in my head are… gone. Must have been BRILLIANT, right? hahahaha
All right, night night!
p.s. Thanks to my sister for the pics of my nephew and parents!
OK, the movie is easy: Henry V (Branagh version). Or maybe Gladiator. Oh no, wait, A Shadow of a Doubt – classic Hitchcock! No… To Kill A Mockingbird. Oooooo what about the Star Wars movies? (Empire, of course, is the best). Hmmm, "Empire" reminds me of Empire of the Sun – excellent Spielberg movie starring a very young Christian Bale. Beautiful. And then there are the kids movies – Toy Story, Wall-E, Harry Potter (not really kids movies anymore), all the Disney movies… sigh, maybe this wasn't so easy after all! (Dang, I didn't even include Real Genius and Princess Bride! Or The Usual Suspects or Pulp Fiction. THE MUSICALS!!! Ohhhhh nooooo!
I think maybe I have spent far too much time in darkened theatres…
(It Happened One Night, The Philadelphia Story, Arsenic and Old Lace, Monty Python & the Holy Grail, Major League, The Thin Man, A Beautiful Mind, …)
*shake* OK, I'll stop now!
Something I could never tire of is my snuggly kitty. He snuggles up next to me on the couch when I'm on the laptop – and sometimes tries to sit between me and the laptop, which is a little difficult because he is 21 lbs. When I go to sleep, I turn on my side and pat the bed and he curls up against me. The other day he kept meowing all over the place and I couldn't figure out why because he had food, water, and a clean box. And then I noticed that the temperature had dropped precipitously – which I hadn't realized because I was in sweats and wrapped in a blanket – and he was COLD! So I pulled out another blanket and patted the couch next to me. He jumped up, irritably, and I wrapped the fleece blanket around and over him, and he just snuggled right up next to me with his head on my lap. It's about time I paid him back for all the love and snuggles he's given me!
And last but not least: three great things that happened this month.
- My mom is OK. A few weeks ago, she had a medical emergency and was put in the hospital. She went home from the hospital the next day and they are still trying to figure out why what happened happened, but… she's OK. And my Dad is getting help for a different issue too, so things are looking up there. And I'm going to drive down to visit them in December. Yay!
- I got to spend time with my nephew. Yes, I know, I've already talked about him a lot. But I hadn't seen him since last Christmas! I really enjoyed having a "date" with him to see the new Harry Potter movie at the Uptown (preceded by dinner at Spices, yum!). He's so grown up now, even though he's still as much as kid as I am. It's fun to see the world through the eyes of a 19-year-old again – especially when he's so much wiser than I was at that time in my life.
- "Hair" – The Musical. My friend "M" was able to get amazing seats (Row J) for us to see "Hair" at the Kennedy Center. It was much fun to have dinner and a show with my "Hoodlum" friends – and WHAT a show! I did my best not to sing along, but then got to join my friends M&G on stage with the cast to sing (and dance) the finale "Let the Sun Shine". It was brilliant, and I still feel the good vibes and happiness that enveloped me that night!
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Thus endeth my "November Postage". Even though it's December. heeheehee
So, what's next? This has been interesting experiment for me in a lot of ways. I have enjoyed having a topic given to me to write about, but I also realized that I just didn't seem to have the time to write every day. Or maybe I just didn't make the time. Sometimes I didn't make the time because I was exhausted, but sometimes because there were just other things that were more important.
And occasionally, I had something else I wanted to write about – and sometimes I did, but sometimes I just wound it into the given topic for the day. And sometimes I just waited. Maybe that's a good thing, because now I've got some topics lined up for December now. The bad thing about it is that some of those pieces I wrote in my head are… gone. Must have been BRILLIANT, right? hahahaha
All right, night night!
p.s. Thanks to my sister for the pics of my nephew and parents!
Saturday, November 27, 2010
What Now?
OK, so I was supposed to write on Day 25 about the contents of my purse, but I've already done that.
The only differences are that I forgot to include the flashlight that I always carry, my "old" phone now works because my lost phone was returned and then stolen, and it's way too cold outside to include the fan… SOOOO I'm skipping that day.
And then Day 26, I was supposed to post a picture of some place I travelled. Well, beentheredonethat too!
Oh alright, I guess I could post my favoritest picture, which I took in Kitty Hawk a few years ago (MUST go back!):
Or a Key West sunset
Or just the Mall (hey, I "travelled" 10k that day!)
But Day 27 was about me, a year ago. What's most interesting to me is that a year ago is when I started this blog. It was a weird time because I had to go to a funeral the day before Thanksgiving. I haven't been the most regular of posters, but I have thoroughly enjoyed this journey and I've loved the feedback and it was kind of cool to become "famous" for a day when I got called out by DC Blogs *and* quoted on NBCwashington.com!
And I think I'm getting the hang of it now, so yeah, I think I plan to continue writing -- whether you like it or not! heeheehee
The only differences are that I forgot to include the flashlight that I always carry, my "old" phone now works because my lost phone was returned and then stolen, and it's way too cold outside to include the fan… SOOOO I'm skipping that day.
And then Day 26, I was supposed to post a picture of some place I travelled. Well, beentheredonethat too!
Oh alright, I guess I could post my favoritest picture, which I took in Kitty Hawk a few years ago (MUST go back!):
Or a Key West sunset
Or just the Mall (hey, I "travelled" 10k that day!)
But Day 27 was about me, a year ago. What's most interesting to me is that a year ago is when I started this blog. It was a weird time because I had to go to a funeral the day before Thanksgiving. I haven't been the most regular of posters, but I have thoroughly enjoyed this journey and I've loved the feedback and it was kind of cool to become "famous" for a day when I got called out by DC Blogs *and* quoted on NBCwashington.com!
And I think I'm getting the hang of it now, so yeah, I think I plan to continue writing -- whether you like it or not! heeheehee
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Something
I skipped a couple of days, because I think that they are related to today's topic - so I'm going to bunch 'em up together. The topics for Days 21, 22, and 24 are: "Something that makes me rather happy", "Something that I miss", and "Something that means a lot to me".
The "something" that makes me rather happy should really be "someone" or "the people who" because I'd have to say it's my nieces and nephew. I've been so happy to find that they have all grown up into amazing people. They're intelligent, talented, kind, and they are funny. They are all gorgeous and they just make me so happy to KNOW them, much less to be related to them! And they like me! They really really like me! (Thank you, Sally Field! heehee)
I really don't miss a lot of things (vs. people), but I think the thing I miss the most is playing my piano. Yes, I live in an efficiency apartment and I have a piano (upright, natch). Problem is that I haven't gotten it tuned since I moved in three years ago, and therefore have not played it at all since then. I played a bit at my sister's house over Thanksgiving, but I would really love to spend a few hours with my music! It's so relaxing and I think I might need the stress therapy!
As for something that means a lot to me, I'd have to say my friends. Being single (not by choice) has it's good side, but when you are experiencing the bad side, good friends are like gold. It's hard sometimes to be alone, but good friends have a way of reminding you that you are not alone, and that can just lift you up in ways you never thought. And MY friends make me laugh… a LOT. I love that we have catch phrases that mean nothing to anyone else, but we can just say the words and bust out laughing. Like "HOW DARE YOU!!!" or "F*#$ me and grow a beard" or "Shepherd's Pie" or "Plural" (in a Scottish accent) or just pulling your lip when you talk. And now I can't stop giggling…
The "something" that makes me rather happy should really be "someone" or "the people who" because I'd have to say it's my nieces and nephew. I've been so happy to find that they have all grown up into amazing people. They're intelligent, talented, kind, and they are funny. They are all gorgeous and they just make me so happy to KNOW them, much less to be related to them! And they like me! They really really like me! (Thank you, Sally Field! heehee)
I really don't miss a lot of things (vs. people), but I think the thing I miss the most is playing my piano. Yes, I live in an efficiency apartment and I have a piano (upright, natch). Problem is that I haven't gotten it tuned since I moved in three years ago, and therefore have not played it at all since then. I played a bit at my sister's house over Thanksgiving, but I would really love to spend a few hours with my music! It's so relaxing and I think I might need the stress therapy!
As for something that means a lot to me, I'd have to say my friends. Being single (not by choice) has it's good side, but when you are experiencing the bad side, good friends are like gold. It's hard sometimes to be alone, but good friends have a way of reminding you that you are not alone, and that can just lift you up in ways you never thought. And MY friends make me laugh… a LOT. I love that we have catch phrases that mean nothing to anyone else, but we can just say the words and bust out laughing. Like "HOW DARE YOU!!!" or "F*#$ me and grow a beard" or "Shepherd's Pie" or "Plural" (in a Scottish accent) or just pulling your lip when you talk. And now I can't stop giggling…
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Fifteen Facts about Me
1. I'm generally 5'2" but I have actually been measured at 5'3 1/8" at the doctor's office once. That's when I found out that you are taller in the morning than at night because your back stretches when you sleep. And then gravity pushes you back down into the ground all day. But 5'2" rhymes better with "eyes of blue" so I just stay with that. Speaking of…
2. Blue eyes, no matter what that girl at the Clinique counter says! I tried green contacts once and they actually just turned my eyes bluer. *sigh*
3. I've got a weird laugh. So weird that people routinely pick me out of a crowded room, just by my laugh. But they also tell me that they generally like my laugh, so it's not all bad, eh? :-)
4. I loooooove broccoli! If possible, I would have broccoli with every meal. I actually pack up zip-loc bags of broccoli spears to take to work so I can microwave them (90 secs) and have steamed broccoli. Delicious!
5. I ran a marathon in 2003. Well, I ran/walked the Baltimore Marathon in 2003 after training for six months with the AIDS Marathon Training Program. I thought I was all cool and stuff because I was 40 and running a marathon and then found out that my running partner was 65. Way to take the wind out of my sails, Jim! BTW, we finished: 7 hours, 26 minutes. But we finished!
6. I love to swim. I don't actually remember learning how to swim, just being taught how to do the strokes correctly. Maybe it's because I'm a Pisces, but I'm at my best and most relaxed in the water.
7. I was engaged to be married once when I was 20. But I got better! Nuff said…
8. I am an American, born in a British colony in the south of China, in a Catholic hospital, raised by Southern Baptist Missionaries, and graduated from a Lutheran high school. No wonder I'm messed up!
9. My natural hair color is probably gray. I haven't seen it in 22 years, but I started turning gray when I was about 13.
10. My house is such a wreck I don't even know where to start to clean it. So I don't… yikes!
11. I don't have a car. Haven't had a car since 2001. Now, had I been smart enough to sell my car when I first thought of it, i.e. July 2001, I would have been OK. But no, I waited until October and got virtually nothing for it. Dang terrorists...
12. It took me 17 years to finish my Bachelor's degree. I wasn't going to school for seven of those years, and most of the last seven were taking one class a semester while I was working full-time and part-time. I look back at those times and wonder, "Who WAS that person? I'm far too lazy to be that person…"
13. I love to read everything written by an author, in order. Maybe that's a bit OCD, but still – when I meet a new author, I like to read their first book, followed by their second, etc. Most times it doesn't matter character development wise, but it's always fun to see the writer's progression as a writer. The problem with this method is when an author dies or just stops writing. What do I read next?!?
14. I believe that people should treat people the way they would want to be treated. If everyone did that, then the world would be a much better place.
15. When I was a kid, my favorite Barbie name was Elizabeth Donahue Megalopolis. Doesn't it just roll trippingly off the tongue?
2. Blue eyes, no matter what that girl at the Clinique counter says! I tried green contacts once and they actually just turned my eyes bluer. *sigh*
3. I've got a weird laugh. So weird that people routinely pick me out of a crowded room, just by my laugh. But they also tell me that they generally like my laugh, so it's not all bad, eh? :-)
4. I loooooove broccoli! If possible, I would have broccoli with every meal. I actually pack up zip-loc bags of broccoli spears to take to work so I can microwave them (90 secs) and have steamed broccoli. Delicious!
5. I ran a marathon in 2003. Well, I ran/walked the Baltimore Marathon in 2003 after training for six months with the AIDS Marathon Training Program. I thought I was all cool and stuff because I was 40 and running a marathon and then found out that my running partner was 65. Way to take the wind out of my sails, Jim! BTW, we finished: 7 hours, 26 minutes. But we finished!
6. I love to swim. I don't actually remember learning how to swim, just being taught how to do the strokes correctly. Maybe it's because I'm a Pisces, but I'm at my best and most relaxed in the water.
7. I was engaged to be married once when I was 20. But I got better! Nuff said…
8. I am an American, born in a British colony in the south of China, in a Catholic hospital, raised by Southern Baptist Missionaries, and graduated from a Lutheran high school. No wonder I'm messed up!
9. My natural hair color is probably gray. I haven't seen it in 22 years, but I started turning gray when I was about 13.
10. My house is such a wreck I don't even know where to start to clean it. So I don't… yikes!
11. I don't have a car. Haven't had a car since 2001. Now, had I been smart enough to sell my car when I first thought of it, i.e. July 2001, I would have been OK. But no, I waited until October and got virtually nothing for it. Dang terrorists...
12. It took me 17 years to finish my Bachelor's degree. I wasn't going to school for seven of those years, and most of the last seven were taking one class a semester while I was working full-time and part-time. I look back at those times and wonder, "Who WAS that person? I'm far too lazy to be that person…"
13. I love to read everything written by an author, in order. Maybe that's a bit OCD, but still – when I meet a new author, I like to read their first book, followed by their second, etc. Most times it doesn't matter character development wise, but it's always fun to see the writer's progression as a writer. The problem with this method is when an author dies or just stops writing. What do I read next?!?
14. I believe that people should treat people the way they would want to be treated. If everyone did that, then the world would be a much better place.
15. When I was a kid, my favorite Barbie name was Elizabeth Donahue Megalopolis. Doesn't it just roll trippingly off the tongue?
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Day 18
(Yep, still working through the Blog-A-Day sweepstakes! According to them, "Day 18 = What I wore today" - and somehow I translated that in my brain to what happened on the 18th, and what was I wearing. I think I need some mental help...)
January 18th it was in the 50s – very unusual for a DC January – and it's a holiday. I was able to walk around in jeans, a t-shirt, and a sweat jacket. And of course my Timberlands to trudge through the snow… I went to a movie. What movie? I have no idea… ;-)
February 18th – recuperating from a fabulous few days in New York City, where I attended the Westminster Kennel Club show, visited the Bronx Zoo and played a lot of Wii with Chats, her dad, kaspi, Max, and Magoo. It was a lovely time but I was very glad I was able to work from home today, especially in the wake of Snowmageddon last week. So, of course, I am wearing my jammies all day. Snuggly and warm! (And Happy Birthday sister o mine!)
March 18th is my birthday – or rather, the aftermath of my birthday celebration. Because I was born in Hong Kong, I start my birthday a little after 12:30pm on St. Patrick's Day (yes, I play that International Date Line to my advantage). On a rainy day like this, I indulged my hangover and sleeeeeeeeeept, still wearing the whatever green I wore yesterday.
April 18th – Daphne and I were scheduled to go pick up a dresser from a horse farm way out in Virginia, but Zipcar called me yesterday to tell me that the car had been in an accident and would not be available. We rescheduled for next weekend, so I ended up enjoying Earth Day by bundling up in sweats and reading a book out in my park.
May 18th is still dank and damp. It feels like it's rained for months, but I am in a good mood. Last week I went with higher level people in my company to Yonkers, NY for a meeting to begin a beautiful relationship with a very well known consumer quality magazine. Today I was able to tell the rest of our team what we would be doing in our team meeting, so I dressed up a bit.
June 18th – Ahhhhhh Friday! I love working 1/2 day Fridays! It's a gorgeous day before the regular summer weather starts in DC, you know, hazyhotandhumid chanceofthunderstormsintheafternoon. I love this weather, just before it turns ugly: warm enough to wear shorts, but not so hot you start sweating as soon as you walk out the door.
Happy Birthday M & E! July 18th, I went down to Virginia to celebrate my niece's 21st birthday. While she and her friends groaned and moaned about their hangovers, I reminded them about hydrating while you dehydrate and kicked their butts playing Balderdash. It was a good day!
On August 18th I am in the middle of the first delivery of my major project so I am wearing black pants and some colory shirt. Yes, "colory" is a word! Isn't it? OK, maybe not. My brain hurts!!! Oh yeah, and it's raining. Argh.
September 18th - Saturday, glorious weather and did I mention it's Saturday? We released the first phase of Major Project yesterday and it's… yes, I'll say it again! Saturday! Maybe some day I'll get caught up on sleep.
October 18th – I slept and worked from home today because I went to the Redskins/Colts game last night with my sister. Tooo much fun, except for the ending.Weather news came out today indicating that not only did we have record-breaking snowstorms last winter, but the summer was the hottest on record too. Maybe the Fall will be the most average temps ever?
November 18th – Ahhh my summer vacation finally begins! (And my mom is back home from the hospital, yay!) I went to the new Russell Crowe movie sneak preview last night (The Next Three Days – slow to start, but really good!), gone to the doctor's and now I'm getting ready for an evening at the THEeah-tah. Going to the Kennedy Center to see "Hair" – so what to wear? Should I dress up in nice clothes? Nope, I decide to go hippy-chick. I'm in a tie-dye t-shirt, jeans, tennies, silver rings on every finger, silver feathers in my ears, tiny braids in my hair and glitter ("my own personal starshine" as someone said) on my face. Let's get groovy people!
And of course, everyone else was wearing nice clothes and I was the only one in "hippy chick chic" … oh well! It was a blast!
December 18th – I don't know where I'll be or what I'll be wearing. It's very possible I will be on my way down to Georgia to stay with my parents for a week or so. If so, I think I'll be wearing something very unusual for me: jeans, t-shirt, and/or sweats. If not… probably the same! LOL
January 18th it was in the 50s – very unusual for a DC January – and it's a holiday. I was able to walk around in jeans, a t-shirt, and a sweat jacket. And of course my Timberlands to trudge through the snow… I went to a movie. What movie? I have no idea… ;-)
February 18th – recuperating from a fabulous few days in New York City, where I attended the Westminster Kennel Club show, visited the Bronx Zoo and played a lot of Wii with Chats, her dad, kaspi, Max, and Magoo. It was a lovely time but I was very glad I was able to work from home today, especially in the wake of Snowmageddon last week. So, of course, I am wearing my jammies all day. Snuggly and warm! (And Happy Birthday sister o mine!)
March 18th is my birthday – or rather, the aftermath of my birthday celebration. Because I was born in Hong Kong, I start my birthday a little after 12:30pm on St. Patrick's Day (yes, I play that International Date Line to my advantage). On a rainy day like this, I indulged my hangover and sleeeeeeeeeept, still wearing the whatever green I wore yesterday.
April 18th – Daphne and I were scheduled to go pick up a dresser from a horse farm way out in Virginia, but Zipcar called me yesterday to tell me that the car had been in an accident and would not be available. We rescheduled for next weekend, so I ended up enjoying Earth Day by bundling up in sweats and reading a book out in my park.
May 18th is still dank and damp. It feels like it's rained for months, but I am in a good mood. Last week I went with higher level people in my company to Yonkers, NY for a meeting to begin a beautiful relationship with a very well known consumer quality magazine. Today I was able to tell the rest of our team what we would be doing in our team meeting, so I dressed up a bit.
June 18th – Ahhhhhh Friday! I love working 1/2 day Fridays! It's a gorgeous day before the regular summer weather starts in DC, you know, hazyhotandhumid chanceofthunderstormsintheafternoon. I love this weather, just before it turns ugly: warm enough to wear shorts, but not so hot you start sweating as soon as you walk out the door.
Happy Birthday M & E! July 18th, I went down to Virginia to celebrate my niece's 21st birthday. While she and her friends groaned and moaned about their hangovers, I reminded them about hydrating while you dehydrate and kicked their butts playing Balderdash. It was a good day!
On August 18th I am in the middle of the first delivery of my major project so I am wearing black pants and some colory shirt. Yes, "colory" is a word! Isn't it? OK, maybe not. My brain hurts!!! Oh yeah, and it's raining. Argh.
September 18th - Saturday, glorious weather and did I mention it's Saturday? We released the first phase of Major Project yesterday and it's… yes, I'll say it again! Saturday! Maybe some day I'll get caught up on sleep.
October 18th – I slept and worked from home today because I went to the Redskins/Colts game last night with my sister. Tooo much fun, except for the ending.Weather news came out today indicating that not only did we have record-breaking snowstorms last winter, but the summer was the hottest on record too. Maybe the Fall will be the most average temps ever?
November 18th – Ahhh my summer vacation finally begins! (And my mom is back home from the hospital, yay!) I went to the new Russell Crowe movie sneak preview last night (The Next Three Days – slow to start, but really good!), gone to the doctor's and now I'm getting ready for an evening at the THEeah-tah. Going to the Kennedy Center to see "Hair" – so what to wear? Should I dress up in nice clothes? Nope, I decide to go hippy-chick. I'm in a tie-dye t-shirt, jeans, tennies, silver rings on every finger, silver feathers in my ears, tiny braids in my hair and glitter ("my own personal starshine" as someone said) on my face. Let's get groovy people!
And of course, everyone else was wearing nice clothes and I was the only one in "hippy chick chic" … oh well! It was a blast!
December 18th – I don't know where I'll be or what I'll be wearing. It's very possible I will be on my way down to Georgia to stay with my parents for a week or so. If so, I think I'll be wearing something very unusual for me: jeans, t-shirt, and/or sweats. If not… probably the same! LOL
Friday, November 12, 2010
Three Blogs I Like
According to the November to Remember list, today is when I'm supposed to tell you about three blogs that I can't get enough of. Disregarding the grammar issues in that last sentence, I still had to think a bit on it because I don't have a lot of time during the work week to read blogs. There are a few other great blogs that I check out about once a week, but I read the following three blogs just about every day.
In no particular order:
The Pioneer Woman
Officially "confessions, cooking, photography, and home schooling" but truly a treasure trove of hilarious pictorials of Ree Drummond's family, home, and animals; great stories of her life and travels on the road; lots of her insecurities and strange sense of humor; and fun contests of trivia, photography, or just to win a Le Creuset french oven or Nikon camera.
Officially "confessions, cooking, photography, and home schooling" but truly a treasure trove of hilarious pictorials of Ree Drummond's family, home, and animals; great stories of her life and travels on the road; lots of her insecurities and strange sense of humor; and fun contests of trivia, photography, or just to win a Le Creuset french oven or Nikon camera.
My favorite posts lately have been about her basset hound Charlie and the new cat "Kitty Kitty", but I also love how much she loves her family, including her brother Mike whose favorite curse words are "turkey damn butt hell ass!" and the lovely "Things I appreciate about my mom" volumes. I love the fact that she has a tendency to break into Ethel Merman and that she is just as much of a goof as I am.
All Hail the Pioneer Woman!
T-T-T-TURKEY DAMN BUTT HELL ASS!
*snicker snort*
OK, I'm slightly biased on this one, but it just makes me SO proud! My niece is a senior in college, learning to be an English teacher. Her insights and beautiful way of expressing them have made me laugh, cry, and just beam with pride. She inspired me to write a blog too, so I guess all I can say is "It's all your fault, Em!"
I might have mentioned this one before… ;-) This is the DC version of a blog that was started in NYC called "Gothamist" which focuses on "local news, events, food, and entertainment for an avid audience of young urbanites." I seriously don't know how I survived without DCist! I read it in my Google reader, so I am alerted whenever there's a new post, and I must admit, I read almost every one!
"Overheard in DC" and the commentariat are hilarious and I have learned so much about what goes on in the District. And I love anything which elicits the response of "Sqweeee!" such as the current plethora of lion cubs at the National Zoo and I read the Morning Roundup and Go Home Already features every day. DCist has figured out how to provide the news of the day with a heavy side of snarky. RIGHT up my alley!
"Overheard in DC" and the commentariat are hilarious and I have learned so much about what goes on in the District. And I love anything which elicits the response of "Sqweeee!" such as the current plethora of lion cubs at the National Zoo and I read the Morning Roundup and Go Home Already features every day. DCist has figured out how to provide the news of the day with a heavy side of snarky. RIGHT up my alley!
Look for an "ist" near you - there are quite a few of them!
Enjoy!
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