Things I have done since last posting

- Bought a smartphone. So if you follow me on Twitter, be prepared to NEVER STOP HEARING FROM ME AGAIN. – Moved into the new bedroom in the basement. It’s awesome! Unexpectedly – well, totally expectedly, since it is semi-submerged – it’s really dark and quiet there in there in the mornings, so the first [...]

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ROSES!

So it’s mid-June (OMIGOD WHERE IS MY LIFE GOING GAAAAAAAAAAAH), and more things are coming out in the garden. Weird things that I thought were weeds actually turned out to be lilies. They haven’t opened yet, and because of all the shade we get back here I have a feeling they never will, but it’s [...]

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Random things I like

In the spirit of good karma, happiness, and rainbows all around, a brief list of things I’ve seen recently on the Internet that I like (yeah, I know I just made another one of these lists on Thursday): – Facebook Group “Can This Onion Ring get more Fans than Stephen Harper?” is well on its [...]

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OM NOM NOM!

I just made these: and have been lying on the couch watching old movies on Youtube, drinking dark beer, and eating them. Excellent, though I still have a sink full of dishes to do. Keeping in the cookie/Youtube mode, in case you haven’t seen this…well, you should. Marilyn Horne sings \"C is for Cookie\"

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Holiday pet videos

No, they’re not in moose antlers, but here are the dogs at the off-leash near my in-law’s place.  This is an absolutely giant fenced-in area where they do sheepdog trials in the summer.  Here’s Madeline, chasing a ball until she becomes a dot on the horizon: And Gus, demonstrating his superior tracking skills: And for [...]

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Complaining with Kay, Episode 39: A Very Special Complaining with Kay Special Christmas Special.

In this episode: – Chris Brown, I offer you this holiday greeting: Bite me. – I know what you’re thinking, “Oh great, Kay’s going to complain about Christmas now.” – I find the Beatles inspiring, not because I like their music, because I don’t really. – I shouldn’t swear in the Christmas cast, because I [...]

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Things I whole-heartedly and unreservedly like

As another bit of proof that I am not a completely negative loser, here is a list of things that I like very much: – Last week I bought an awesome, completely waterproof jacket. Not only is it awesome and good for all seasons (it has little under-arm zippers to vent it when it’s hot), [...]

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Note to self: check for spam

Hello! I actually had a blog-related nightmare last night.  I dreamt I was checking my stats, and I was down to the “five people a day” level of traffic.  Five people being the SPIKES.  I can’t say it was much of a nightmare, because my reaction was, “Huh.  Guess I should post more…” and here [...]

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