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Save Carl Kasell’s Coffeemaker!

I *heart* weekend NPR. (Not so much the pledge drive, but tis a necessary evil.) Are you a member? And that damn pledge commercial with the teenagers singing…

Gotta Have Friends

The man who I dated-not-dated for a good part of my 20’s was friends with my friends, for the most part. The man I dated long distance, he…

Drunk dialing?

Drunk dialing? Perhaps… This time I called Erin. Because Rob Bass came to get down and she wasn’t there to dance. You know, he’s not internationally known but…

I *heart* Mardi Gras!

Buffalo. Mardi Gras. PARTY! ONE of my favorite nights of the year, indeededy! THIS YEAR will be my first with my *spousal equivalent* by my side, if he…

Rod Stewart Set List

Rod Stewart Set List? The set list. From the concert. GREAT TIME. And I think this would be my very first non-Canadian set list in my collection. Nice!…

Do You Showtunes Love Me?

Do You Showtunes Love Me? Yahoo Showtunes Music playing in the background… “Mark, is this “I honestly love you?” “Um…” “Oh my God it is! And it’s a…

What I Know Now: Letters to My Younger Self

What I Know Now: Letters to My Younger Self I read this one in Barnes & Noble one afternoon and found lots of tidbits of good advice to…

Confessions of a Slacker Wife

Confessions of a Slacker Wife “I love the man and I know I ‘ll miss him, but shout hallelujah once he’s backed his car down the driveway and…

The Philosopher Cat

The Philosopher Cat I gave this book The Philosopher Cat to my friend Melissa in Rochester for Christmas (who practices Wing Chun and loves her two cats Tony…

2007 Year in Review

2007 Year in Review. WHAT A YEAR. A fantastic, fun filled adventurous year. AND THIS IS WHAT I ENDED UP DOING in 2006  1. I fell in love…

Nighttime Thoughts

From 2007. I recently grabbed a bunch of loose pages from a notepad I keep next to my bed…these are the tidbits of my brain I captured at…

Family Christmas

Part 1: Smith Family Christmas Part 2: Jen Family Christmas Since Day of Thanks was held at Lil Brother’s my mom thought we should have Christmas at my…

“Do what you love. Fuck everything else.”

And in with the new! I’m home from my last Christmas celebration with the family. This year, I managed to make it through five gatherings. (Blogging them soon,…

2006 Books Read

I read 81 books this past year. 81. Confessions of a Slacker Wife 80. How to Ruin Your Love Life 79. Memories of My Melancholy Whores 78. Why…

Babysitting

Ok, I love babysitting my niece. Nothing in the world makes me smile more than Baby A. But man, oh man…my heart is breaking! I put the little…

The year in review.

1) Where were you when it turned 2006? In Rochester, NY with Mark at his apartment. 2.) What was your status by Valentine’s Day? Seriously coupled! And talking…

5 things most people don’t know about me!

5 things most people don’t know about me! 1. I went to Allegheny College with the intent on being a Biology major. (Blame Mr. Sagar, I LOVED his…

Winter Present

Tis the first day of winter so I let Mark open one of his presents. I call it a WINTER present. I think I like this tradition! When…

Saturday Cookies and More

Random Item One: Kitty Hat was a birthday gift from Mark last year…(which was the week we realized we fell in love.) The Starbucks girl in Rochester called…

Early Gifting!

Early Gifting! Damn it! A gift I ordered for Mark came in the mail today. Artist/Comic Book person that he is… Of course, he is sitting in the…

Conversations

Conversations My Grandma approached me at Thanksgiving and said “Where’s your ring” while grabbing my left hand. “Gram? He just moved to Buffalo” “But he was here last…

Maybe just a half a drink more…

Maybe just a half a drink more… Ah man. I’m listening to Jessica Simpson’s Christmas Album. (Yes, I heart Jess) Why oh why did Jess and Nick breakup?…

Club Diablo

Club Diablo is to Alternative/Punk Bar as Chi Chi’s is to Authentic Mexican Food. Needless to say, I enjoy Chi Chi’s but I expected much more from Club…

Musings on Baby Names

After spending time in a room full of new mothers and mothers-to-be this weekend, it is difficult not to think about well, babies. Specifically: 1. Finding out the…

Who am I?

(24601?) I woke up this morning. And actually got out of bed. Made coffee. Took a shower. Packed lunches for me and my honey. Checked my email and…

Seventy-Six…

I was sitting there in the courtroom along with everyone else I know. High School Friends, College Friends, Buffalo Friends. Everyone I know! Don’t know why, don’t know…

Sorting and deleting and organizing (and baking)

This weekend I have pretty much been in front of the computer. Trying to sort. You know, pages and pages of bookmarks. And notebooks full of tidbits of…