Category: Life here is just scintillating

Summer Solstice, advice needed, and a bunch of other random bits of my enthralling existence

June 22, 2006

Happy Summer Solstice. Yes, I know, Solstice was yesterday, but I was celebrating and did not spend much time on the computer. Actually, that is a lie. I forgot that yesterday was Solstice because I had no idea what day it was–as far as I’m concerned, the first sign that summer is truly underway. I … More Summer Solstice, advice needed, and a bunch of other random bits of my enthralling existence

The one where I grovel and assure you all I’m still alive

June 8, 2006

Imagine a sheepish look on my face. Imagine, even, that I’m on my knees, humbly bowed in an act of contrition. Even better, imagine this: There’s a scene in the movie “Forget Paris” where Debra Winger is trying to free a pigeon that has somehow managed to get itself stuck on one of those adhesive … More The one where I grovel and assure you all I’m still alive

Random

May 3, 2006

1. Have you heard about the 33 year-old Malaysian man who married a 104 year-old woman yesterday? If you’re thinking it was for money, think again. According to this article, they married out of mutual love and respect. It’s the first marriage for the husband, but Granny’s been around the block–21 times! 2. I have … More Random

True confessions

April 13, 2006

I have read four books in five days. I have only compared my BBT chart to other charts on Fertility Friend once a day, in the mornings when I enter my daily temperature. I have only been out of my yard once since Monday. I have been walking around the house and deck wearing the … More True confessions

Grand Central Station

April 5, 2006

“This isn’t Grand Central Station!” Someone in my family used to say this about the bathroom–my mom or my grandmother, maybe both–when she was trying do something that required concentration or privacy (like pee, or take a shower, or get dressed, or any number of other things) while surrounded by children. I never understood. Having … More Grand Central Station

What I did today

March 23, 2006

I know. You were just sitting there thinking, “God, I can NOT go on with my day–my life!–without knowing what hd did today. And that’s what I’m all about here, helping people. So, in no particular order, I give you my day. You’re welcome. I spent a considerable amount of time perusing this website. The … More What I did today

My motorbike is ugly

March 22, 2006

I started audio Italian lessons last weekend using a program designed for the car. The lessons are short and conveniently divided so that a 10 minute drive to Target is equivalent to one lesson. There are four CDs, each an hour long, and the first CD is called the “On Ramp to Italian.” It consists … More My motorbike is ugly

A series of unfortunate events, or, the most boring post ever

March 21, 2006

I woke up at 3:30 this morning. A few weeks ago my friend Joy told me she’d been waking at 3:30 since she returned from her Uganda trip in February. She told me she’d been getting up and practicing yoga instead of tossing and turning. I think she might have been smiling when she said … More A series of unfortunate events, or, the most boring post ever