Thursday, November 26, 2009

Happy birthday to me (part 6)

›
Is ABC airing this for me? I think so. I'm watching Good Evening New York City as I post this. I still love him so. In addition to the ...
4 comments:

My virtuosity continues

›
Not even noon and I have completed three loads of laundry (lights, darks and whites req. bleach). I hate doing laundry, and I'm relieved...
2 comments:
Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Feeling ambitious and virtuous

›
I am going to scrub my tiny bathroom from stem to stern and then sort my laundry before I go to bed tonight. I promise myself this. Let'...
3 comments:

Aren't they something?

›
Seeing them at their first state dinner, I'm so glad the Obamas represent me. No, I'm not 100% sure I like where healthcare is going...
3 comments:
Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Heads or Tails -- Soft

›
Make any kind of post using any form of the word "Soft". You just know that everything about her -- her coat, her purr, her grip a...
2 comments:

Happy Birthday to me (part 5)

›
One of the art directors and I went downstairs for a delicious (I had the lobster roll) celebratory lunch. I also had a rather potent gin bl...
3 comments:
Monday, November 23, 2009

This isn't supposed to be happening

›
Since this afternoon, I have battling something that seems distressingly like menstrual cramps. Which is impossible, since I'm in menopa...
2 comments:

Movie Monday -- Victory

›
Share on your blog movies focusing on champions, victories and winners and link back here at The Bumbles. The first one that comes to mind i...
6 comments:
Sunday, November 22, 2009

Welcome to Chicago, Michael Vick

›
I still think you're an ass.
2 comments:

Happy birthday to me (part four)

›
It's my actual birthday and I'm home from Springfield. We had a great time with The Abester. Saturday began with a big breakfast, th...
5 comments:
Friday, November 20, 2009

Happy birthday to me (part three)

›
All aboard! My oldest friend and I are taking off to Springfield this evening to spend my birthday weekend with Abraham Lincoln. I don't...
2 comments:
Thursday, November 19, 2009

My favorite moment

›
I love the Colbert Report best when Stephen looks like he's just on the verge of breaking himself up.
2 comments:

Happy birthday to me (part two)

›
Got a promotional birthday card from a local salon, inviting me in for a free facial. Since I was there and reclining and scrubbed clean, I ...
3 comments:

Happy birthday to me (part one)

›
Today (Wednesday) was my last day at work this week. It was a busy day. Since I was unable to get away for lunch, I was grateful that the ag...
7 comments:
Wednesday, November 18, 2009

A DVD for the Somali pirates on your gift list

›
Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid. Clearly they haven't seen it. Somali pirates attack US-flagged Maersk Alabama for the second time, ...
2 comments:
Monday, November 16, 2009

Movie Monday -- Memorable Death Scenes

›
Humorous, horrifying, tear-jearking, realistic and ridiculous. Here are a few that stood out for us. WARNING!!! It is impossible for these n...
6 comments:
Sunday, November 15, 2009

Is it bad that this made me kinda happy?

›
Today, while playing Monopoly with my now-10-year old nephew, the subject of my birthday next weekend came up. I told him I was spending the...
5 comments:
Saturday, November 14, 2009

Sunday Stealing

›
Sunday Stealing: The Over the Top Meme Part One - Describe: Your hair? Short again, and probably forever more. Your mother? Doing better, th...
5 comments:

"Why Me?"

›
When the movie's main character/narrator, Precious , writes this in her class notebook, she broke my heart. As she considered her young ...
3 comments:

I need me some corn

›
I am a connoisseur of corn. When the days grow shorter and winds blow colder, there's only one corny dish I want: Andy Williams. He alwa...
4 comments:

"Our boys are afloat again"

›
Well, this puts it all in perspective for me. I just watched The Fighting Sullivans , about the brave Iowa boys who enlisted together after ...

It's that most wonderful time of the year

›
Yes, it's the 4th quarter. That time of year when those of us in advertising realize how badly our accounts have been managed all year l...
4 comments:
Friday, November 13, 2009

I am strong! I am invincible! I am woman!

›
I fixed my own slow-running bathtub drain last night! All I needed was this lovely Turbo Snake (just $9.99 at CVS). Using the smaller, point...
2 comments:
Thursday, November 12, 2009

Something beautiful amid all the ugly

›
I am so impressed with Carol Williams. She is the first wife of Washington DC sniper John Allen Muhammad and the mother of his oldest child,...
3 comments:
Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Starting with the books

›
Paper, paper, paper! This condo is overrun with paper and stuff! Something must be done! So this evening I am going through the books on the...
3 comments:

Lordie, but I'm a geek!

›
Last night, on the way home, I was able to shake off my blues. The reason was two-fold. 1) I knew I was on my way to see my shrink, God bles...
2 comments:
Tuesday, November 10, 2009

A nice pick-me-up to battle my bad mood!

›
People Love That You're Kind and Compassionate You're the kind of gal who really enjoys putting other people first. You enjoy pitchi...
1 comment:

I'm in a weird mood

›
I think it's because I didn't get to work out on lunchtime. A coworker, pregnant and in her fourth month, came by just as I was off ...
3 comments:

Tuesday Tunes

›
It's November and this month is about giving thanks, tell us a few of the musical things that you are thankful for, be it albums, shows ...
2 comments:
Monday, November 09, 2009

Movie Monday -- Life Changers

›
What movies had such an impact that they caused a change in our behavior, beliefs, or exposed us to a new passion? The Way We Were (1973) ....
4 comments:
Sunday, November 08, 2009

Sometimes ...

›
As introduced by Snarkela: The “Sometimes” Meme: All you have to do is finish the sentence… Sometimes I just need: to have a quick touchpo...
2 comments:

Ok, I admit it!

›
Every time this Ally financial commercial comes on, I try to make the noise he does to summon the "real pony." I always fail miser...
2 comments:

12 years already!

›
Yesterday I bought a bargain book called Diana: Unseen Archives . What a beautiful investment of $4.99! Most of the book is photos, and that...
2 comments:

Sunday Stealing

›
Sunday Stealing: The Strange Question Meme, Part 2 26. What color is your watch? I have several watches. The one I think I'll wear today...
1 comment:
Saturday, November 07, 2009

My color for fall/winter

›
#161 = Teak Rose. Yes, I got a pedi today, first one in ages! Going from sandals all day/everyday to tennies and flats and even heels every ...
2 comments: