I will spare you my rationalizations about why I watch the Duggars’ reality show, “19 Kids and Counting,” and simply say: I am repulsed yet strangely fascinated. Also, I have always enjoyed learning about foreign cultures. I didn’t think their beliefs could shock me anymore, but the season premiere proved me wrong. The camera scanned…
For one week out of every year, the two cherry trees in front of my house make me the happiest person on Earth. That week is now. Also, the instructor of my photography class earlier this year said cameras automatically focus on what is closest. My camera missed that memo. Could someone please explain why…
You know what? I really don’t have time to blog. This is annoying, because I enjoy blogging so much more than many other activities (for example, work). I’ve been obsessed with the ice cream thing. I made five versions of vanilla ice cream last weekend in the continuing quest for my perfect ice cream mix….
On the surface, it may seem counter-intuitive for a perfectionist’s office to look like a cyclone hit it. But those of you who have the perfectionism affliction, or love someone who does, see the truth. Am I comfortable with this picture? No. Do I enjoy working in this environment? No. While a normal person might…
They say laughter is the best medicine. So when I laugh at people, I’m just looking out for my health. One of many reasons I’ll be in hell if it exists is laughing at an impassioned speaker during high school who said, “we will no longer take your condensation!” Expressing frustration with condescension but messing…
My blogger friend Jill at the Cinquecento Project tagged me on a meme featuring 11 questions (I guess because it’s one louder than ten). It was called “Blogger Tag” in Jill’s post, but I’ve decided to rename it the Spinal Tap 11 Meme. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuzpsO4ErOQ Spinal Tap 11 Meme Rules: 1. You must post the rules. 2….
Grampa started in early with offers of Cold Duck. The same Cold Duck he had obviously already been enjoying. Even my Dad didn’t want any of that swill. Instinctively, I shrunk back, standing behind my Mom. Although Mom and Dad assured Grampa no one wanted any Cold Duck, he would check in with us on…
From Ice Cream Sixth Edition by Robert T. Marshall, H. Douglas Goff, and Richard W. Hartel: “Ice cream is a complex food colloid embodied in a product the consumer associates with pure enjoyment. It is paradoxical that what can seem so simple is indeed so complex.” And that about sums up Ice Cream 101, y’all. In…
How do you feel about getting up in the morning? Do you need an alarm…or four? When my alarm goes off on work days, I sometimes ask God to kill me. I don’t mean it, of course, but that gives you a taste for how much I hate waking up. Thus, I use several alarms….
Every day for the past few weeks, I have walked by this advertisement. Part of a set of ads with “humor” customized for DC, they miss the mark for me in that they resonate just enough to remind me how annoying DC can be (it’s an election year, so I’m extra cranky) but not so…