Wintuk

Wow - Wintuk SUCKED. Can you believe it? I was so excited and so optimistic but it really wasn't that good. The show was loosely plot-driven yet somewhat random and featured a main character who had no particular talent other than whining like a little bitch that he wants to see some snow. We also went to Becco and that was merely "okay" ... the tomato sauce was really good but the pumpkin ravioli was terrible ... and I guess everything else was fine. I wouldn't go back, though.

I called out sick today and I'm going to hang out at home and prepare for some guests for tonight (Andrea & Jeremy, I'm finally cleaning my house!!!).

Check It Out

Sew Mary has been udpated!

Also today we're going to see WINTUK!!!!!!

Movies

I just watched "My Favorite Wife" which was cute but I liked Cary Grant and Irene Dunne together better in "The Awful Truth."

And now I am watching "In the Good Old Summertime" which is the same plot as "The Shop Around the Corner" which has been most recently redone as "You've Got Mail" -- how crazy is that????

Whistle While You Work in Cubicles

Today I went to work and was very tired and unmotivated but I got home and was Mrs. Clean and did laundry and dusted and vacuumed and cooked.  Now I'm more tired but my sheets are soooo fresh.

Santa brought me some cool stuff this year including a Tivoli radio:

Now I can listen to XPN and NPR in my house!!!

And also Santa brought some sweaters and other goodies for a chilly baby like myself.

Merry Christmas!

I'm SICK

I have a cold!  I've been sore throaty for a week or so... but now I have a cold

I already started making the butter cookies this morning.  Now, a nap might be in order.

LALALALALA

lalalalallallalla - this was the part where I complained about something that hurt my feelings and then decided to keep it to myself -- but only * like * sort of.

Tomorrow, I think I'm going to bake cookies - I'm going to make "H" and "O" butter cookie... Oh, and Andrea and Jeremy, I'm sorry that I gave you a set of alphabet cookie cutters without an "S" -- it fell out and I found it in my car this week.

Tonight, we're going to Target to get some more prezzies.

And Santa comes MONDAY NIGHT!!!!

a little holiday blues

i have a little case of the blues. is it the holidays? high expectations? shortened days? snoozlefarts?  i was thinking that if i get a pair of christmas antlers, i would feel better.

Married Life and Mundane News

Okay, I actually have nothing to report regarding married life. It is pretty much the same except you can be more strange and potentially (but hopefully not) more gross. I find it an adjustment to be a "we" ... I'm used to saying whether I can go somewhere or how long it took ME to get there or MY level of enjoyment or appreciation -- instead of we will be attending the party or we thank you or we drove for 4 hours in traffic or we prefer something or something (not creative enough to make up something right now). All of a sudden we're a team. Team activities. Team decisions. Team feelings. Very strange.

There is a weird rustling in our outdoor closet (no garage - just an attached closet that functions as a shed). I hope that my neighbor is getting something out of her adjoining closet. I imagine (as a worst case scenario) that someone is tunneling through the inside of our closet to break into our house. I am wondering whether I should have the portable phone right next to me to call for help.

Monday was my work holiday party. We had it at a local firehall and it was potluck with christmas karaoke. I was not looking forward to it except when I got there I surprised myself by having a few lemonade w/ vodka drinks! Yum.

Christmas is coming up so quickly. We (note the team) are not as prepared as we (note again) usually are. Tonight we're (note once again -- should I stop) are going to Market Fair to pick up some gifties and maybe go eat at either Big Fish (where we have a gift certificate from Ryan's dad) or TGI Fridays (where we have a gift card from one of my co-workers as a shower gift -- I love to be showered with gifts that result in food).

Why are the holidays a little depressing even when you're not alone?

The Weekend!

This weekend we went to Olivebridge (in the Catskills) with my family. Nothing exciting to report about it. Snow. Trees. Grandparents. Dogs.

I Don't Trust Men in Capes

With Superman being the exception.

We started rewatching Seinfeld. I love taking a break and coming back to it again.

After months of complaining and once contacting the cable company, I found out that we actually HAVE Turner Classic Movies! And the best best best news -- there will be a bunch of Marx Brothers movies aired on Wednesday! Prepare your DVRs!