This year, I went a little bonkers with the cookie making.To be completely honest, I've always gone a little bonkers, but this year was especially out-of-control.I usually choose four recipes to make, two of which are seasonal "standards": the perfected sugar cookie and my grandma's coconut macaroons that (apparently) only I am able to do … Continue reading On Christmas Baking

I've been guest posting on a new blog, Beethoven's Playlist, and you should read them!The first was a post about Christmas music and today's post included my thoughts on some current musical phenoms...Enjoy!

Today started out fine, I guess. We both slept in a little bit, but I'd made the coffee last night so it was brewing by 6am. Just that extra little bit of sleep was nice.The whole morning really just went off with every amount of normalcy that it could. My drive to work was even … Continue reading Somebody’s got a case of the Mondays…

I know I talk about school a lot lately. Frankly, it's just one of few things that are at the forefront of my mind right now. Justifiably so, if you ask me. I have a countdown clock on my Facebook...I think I'm sitting at somewhere around 400 days left until December 11, 2010 when at … Continue reading The Omnivore’s Dilemma…and my own

Real Jobs I Would Like To Have: Editor for a/any publishing house, specializing in children's and YA fictionWriter for a/any bridal website or magazineTravel columnistEditor for Westword (or something quite similar)Editor for a/any health type magazine. Anyone have any suggestions? I'm seriously asking.Todd is working through this series on his own blog (initialdraft.blogspot.com) about writing. … Continue reading Suggestions anyone?

Todd asked me yesterday what our upcoming plans were.There's quite a list:Friday, I'm going to fashion show and he's going to a cigar bar.Saturday, he's going to writer's group and I'm studying then going to a bachelorette party.Sunday, he's running and I'm going to church, then the gym, then a bridal shower.Monday, I have class … Continue reading Scheduling blurs…

It came up in conversation at work the other day that I am a hippie.Not a dirty hippie, mind you. I shower every single day (but will admit to skipping a shower on the weekend from time to time) and don't generally wear hemp or whatever, but I am an openly yuppie hippie.I don't eat … Continue reading Hippies Unite!

Goals are important for me. I think they're important for everyone.Everyone needs to have something to work toward. I hate change, but change in the sense of personal betterment is a different thing entirely.Stagnation is an absolute killer. In stagnation is where we meet complacency. I'm pretty staunchly against complacency. I'm against it because it … Continue reading Exercises in Futility?

Just watched "the" texting and driving PSA from europe...i feel ill...and will not be texting whilst driving ever again. That was horrible.

Goals for this semester: get nothing lower than a B in any class; hang out with at least one girl friend one day/night per week; and keep the house less cluttered