Thanks for all of the pat-pats. I definitely needed them. Fortunately Simons came home last night, took one look at my face, which had crumpled off in despair and was lying on the floor moaning, and hied himself off to the grocery to purchase a rather large block of manchego (mmmm….cheese) and a reasonably priced […]

I’m having an awful day.
Blew a telephone interview for what would have been the easiest damned freelance job EVER. The dog was vomiting in the background. My landlord was outside mashing door buzzers because he forgot his keys. I was sore and tired and out of it and made not a lick of sense. And […]

I hope that all of you had a weekend full of chocolate and Tivo, to make up for mine of dirt and pain.
Oh God, I’m so tired I may perish. Simons and I went camping on Saturday in the Sierras near Tahoe, and it is HUMILIATING how out of shape I am. But it was […]

Here are the fruits of two days’ labor.

Ten chicken pies for Simons to take to work.

Rather than have him spend a lot of money on lunches, I went and spent even more money so I could spend two days making these.

And why are there only ten instead of the promised twelve.
Because I ate two of […]

I’m getting as bad as the malls, talking about Christmas when it’s not even Halloween yet. But what with the writing and the plane ticket searches for the trip home, I guess I’ve just got it on the brain.
First, yes, Charleston has had White Christmases…at least one that I can recall. Sometimes it’s 70 degrees, […]

I hate fake Christmas trees. I hate researching their statistics. I hate learning about their synthetic makeup. I hate that some Chinese mother is withering her ovaries sniffing their cheap PVC chemicals. I hate their buying trends. Hate. Hate. Hate.
MOST OF ALL, I HATE THAT I HAVEN’T FINISHED THIS DAMNED PRESS RELEASE YET! I […]

Another freelance job came rolling in today from the media company, and on top of the whole linking of gastric bypass to dementia and Alzheimer’s (furious eye rolling and tsks of disbelief), now I have to promote ARTIFICIAL CHRISTMAS TREES. And is it about how artificial Christmas trees are the devil’s playthings and inhabited by […]

…one runner at a time.

I’m off this morning to volunteer for Team In Training, at the Nike Women’s Marathon. If you’ve ever wanted to run a marathon (it was on my list of things to do before I die), TNT will train you, coach you, map out your goals, show you how to eat, lift […]

Simons has invited some fun but definitely snoo snoo arty types for dinner tonight. Therefore I am mucking out the house, beating the dog, and trying to sell my car, all at the same time.
Here is what we’re having:
Butternut squash and apple soup with saffron
Baked spiced sweet potatoes with garlic and olive oilGoat’s milk yogurt […]

A Little Pissed
Simons has lost his wedding ring. Okay, well, maybe not totally lost, but it’s at work and he’s home without it on his finger. Am I right to be slightly pissed about that? It bothers me that he just takes it off while he’s doing AutoCad because it hurts his finger. Um, TOUGH! […]