Month: August 2010

  • Chronically optimistic

    My boyfriend says I’m never on time. (Well, really he says, “WHY ARE YOU ALWAYS RUNNING LATE?!”) But me, I like to say I’m chronically optimistic. Kind of like vertically challenged? Yeah, I’m that, too… But seriously, today is a perfect example of my chronic optimism. See, I woke up 10 minutes earlier than usual…

  • While Amazon tortured me by withholding my (pre-ordered!) Mockingjay, Sarah sent me a little something to tide me over: (Thanks, girl!) Fortunately a coworker lent me her copy of the book (which she pre-ordered and then picked up from Barnes & Noble) and I read it yesterday. Folks, I was WRECKED after I finished that…

  • Writerly Wednesday

    I am an idiot. Despite my intense, extreme, borderline-embarrassing obsession, I have yet to read Mockingjay. Apparently I chose the wrong shipping option when I pre-ordered months ago. My book might get here tomorrow. -_-‘ While I wait (and neurotically refresh the Track My Package page) I’ve been catching up on stories that I marked…

  • Not a rant

    I don’t want to rant about this, because that won’t accomplish anything, but let me just state a couple “rules” that I think ought to be obvious but apparently are not: If you haven’t read it, watched it, listened to it, or partaken of it in some way, DO NOT JUDGE. Just because women like…

  • Game, set, match

    No nap this week, but I admit, I’m finding it harder to post on Fridays. Like my brain is checking out early for the weekend. Blargh. Well, last night Andy and I went to ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) World Tour games in Cincinnati. It was my first time watching tennis live (okay, let’s be…