I imagine in roughly 3 hours or so, someone will be heading towards the airport, en route to America. I can’t wait.
I remember this feeling of, “Ok, my brain has shut off or all the blood is rushing to my head.. one of those… because I can’t think”. Short-term memory does not exist for me right [...]
Archive > December 2008
U Can Go 2 America
Happy, Happy
It’s two full days and some change until Ian arrives. The fridge is flaunting a few extra cheeses it’s never seen before, a bag of beef sticks and a bottle of the ever-so-mysterious “White Merlot”. The plans are forming. I can’t wait.
Note to self: Print map to airport.
The Nail Varnish Fairy
When she was little, one night after she’d fallen asleep, I sneaked into her room and painted her nails with sparkly pink nail varnish.
She woke up the next morning and noticed it right off, in utter surpise and excitement that only occurs when you believe “the nail varnish fairy must have visited last night.”
“What does [...]
Making Cake
I made this fruit cake last night. My mom sent it and I was instructed to “go out immediately and get the ingredients so it’s ready when Ian comes.” I had enough batter for 2 medium loaf pans and 3 cupcakes.
What I appreciate about this recipe, by Alleene Bary-Cooper, is that it doesn’t [...]
You Know It’s Cold When The Dogs Pee Icicles
-7F, is what it was outside this morning. The windchill was in the negative 20’s. This is weather that we normally reserve for January and February. If it’s THIS cold in December, let’s hope it’s some sort of fluke, instead of a possible trend, plunging toward more freezing temperatures. [...]
TLK-isms
One of my arms (and corresponding hands) has felt oddly cold, off and on, since the spider tried to eat it off.
I went into TLK’s room on Saturday and put my hands on her arm.
Me: “Feel my hands. Does one feel colder than the other?”
Her: “Erm…. No. [...]
Cinnamon Rolls
Hmmmmm…. Do they not have cinnamon rolls in the UK, or do they just call them something else? I know, I know. Gots to have shugah!
Hugh Laurie
I have an ear for accents (doesn’t everyone?). I’m amazed each time that I watch House, MD that I can’t detect any sign whatsoever that Hugh Laurie is British. His accent is perfectly American. I keep waiting for a sign of any sort that he is not authentically American.
How does he DO that?
“If you’re going to repeat [...]
