was away for a few days

actually, i wasn't. i was here all along. i was just feeling boring. i'm really freaked out about the weather. why aren't they freaked out on television? why does the weatherman keep saying how "nice and warm" it is??? it isn't NICE. it is SCARY. i'm really really freaked out. i know i said that but... damn! double damn.

in personal news, one of my best friends, Alyson, is coming to visit this week! yay, Alyson! we're going to watch television and movies and maybe go to the mall and cook meat-free / dairy-free food and maybe go to the gym! then christmas comes and then i go to florida for almost 2 weeks.

a few notes

i cannot see an inconvenient truth. i spend my of my day deliberating in what ways i can make less of an impact on the earth -- paper or plastic? i know i should bring a bag with me to the market but i use the plastic grocery bags for garbage bags. should i bring a bag to the grocery store and buy biodegradable garbage bags? i buy biodegradable products as often as i can (laundry detergent, dish soap, cleaning products) but that doesn't mean that the chemicals in the products are not harmful so i make an all-purpose cleaner out of white vinegar and i try to buy organic white vinegar and am not sure if i should buy vinegar in glass or plastic -- which has less impact considering that i recycle both? anyway, i saw al gore (for maybe 4 minutes) on oprah but he talked about how the polar bears are drowning and i started crying. seriously, if i see that film i will be sent over the edge because the edge is near anyway.

Pretty Okay Day

Today was a pretty okay day. We went to mass at the parish where our wedding is going to be. It is probably going to be OUR parish too but we're trying to figure out where we want to go. We went out for brunch and then Lowes to get blinds and Pier 1 just to browse at the crap and then Whole Foods. Home again to get Franklin so he can spend some CAR TIME while we went to Penny's to get more drapes (obsessed with covering windows? yes - we just got that awesome new tv.) At church, we picked up a name of a little boy to get gifts for and went to a toy store to get him a few things. We had some cozy time and then to Ryan's parents' for dinner.

Oh and last night we saw For Your Consideration which sadly did not live up to my expectations. But I probably need to see it again. Personally, I think that Waiting for Guffman was the best of the bunch.

Also Friday night I hosted dinner for Ryan's family which was REALLY FUN and I got to fuss and cook all day and clean and stuff. (I'm not being sarcastic -- I really like it!)

PS I'm so boring!