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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. WHAT A YEAR. A fantastic, fun filled adventurous year. AND THIS IS WHAT I ENDED UP DOING in 2006 1. I fell in love…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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! 1. I went to Allegheny College with the intent on being a Biology major. (Blame Mr. Sagar, I LOVED his…
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…
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! 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 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… 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 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…
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…
(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…
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…
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…
Ya gotta have friends I read in the Washington Monthly a while back a shocking statistic. A study shows that in 1985 the average person had 3 close…
1. I’m still not on speaking terms with SNOW, in case anyone is wondering… 2. This “cold/allergy” thing MUST END! I am so sick of being sick. After…
Snow, my friend…this time you did me wrong. Very wrong. Friday morning I just walked around in a daze. Saturday? I was sad. Looking at all the destruction….
The World is Flat “Those who get caught in the past and resist change will be forced deeper into commoditization. Those who can create value through leadership, relationships…
Lady Chatterley’s Lover. I read this book during Banned Books Week. Most of it under my favorite tree in Delaware Park while Mark taught his Wing Chun class….
The Four Agreements “The only reason you suffer is because you choose to suffer. If you look at your life you will find many excuses to suffer, but…
The Delorean Turns Legal- Celebrating 21 years of Time Travel! GREAT SCOTT! On the fated date of October 26, 1985 Doc Brown built a time machine… out of…
“You’ve achieved success in your field when you don’t know whether what you’re doing is work or play.” -Warren Beatty 🙂 I am glad to report that I…