Last night we stuffed ourselves with Thanksgiving food and went to bed. This morning, er, afternoon, I got out of bed and ate more Thanksgiving good. And pie, since I didn’t have any (room for any) on Thursday night. That seems especially pathetic when I see it in print.
Archive | November, 2008
Fighting fire with strongly scented body lotion
by Amy on 26. Nov, 2008 in My Every Day
I have always had a keen sense of smell, but lately it seems to be magnified exponentially to the zillionth power. Sorry, I don’t know if that even makes sense; I was an English major in college. If you haven’t put on deodorant this morning, just walk by my desk, and I will know. I [...]
The post where I lose all of my vegetarian readers
by Amy on 25. Nov, 2008 in Food
With Thanksgiving coming up and kids present for this year’s dinner (it’s an every other year thing) we’ve been planning our menu for the past week. It’s pretty basic Thanksgiving fare: Turkey, (garlic) mashed potatoes, corn, peas, cranberry sauce (homemade, boo yah), dinner rolls, sweet potatoes, cranberry jello, and pie (pumpkin and apple this year). [...]
Here for the holidays
by Amy on 21. Nov, 2008 in My Every Day
This year, my immediate family isn’t really doing the Christmas gift thing. I told this to Scott tonight after we returned some birthday gifts to one of the local stores. Walking through the aisles, I looked at all of the sundry items that I wouldn’t have to think about buying, or wonder if they fit [...]
Why I can’t concentrate today
by Amy on 20. Nov, 2008 in My Every Day
I’m supposed to be writing a short article for work and my brain just is incapable of writing anything good lately, especially when I’ve been supplied with crap. I’m distracted, tired, hungry, have a headache, and just want to go home. I’m still thinking about the disturbing dreams I had this morning.
Comfort me with frozen pastry
by Amy on 17. Nov, 2008 in Food, Home & Style
I don’t know if I’ve ever mentioned this before, but our range is a piece of shit. I’d date it at almost 20 years old, a hand-me-down Westinghouse something or other that Scott’s had in this house for years. Electric, uneven heat, door that won’t stay closed on the oven. Keeping it shut while baking [...]
This never would have happened had the bed not been so warm
by Amy on 13. Nov, 2008 in My Every Day
My brain seems to have taken a vacation without giving me prior notice. Normally, I wouldn’t mind. After all, how freeing it can be to not have to, well, think about things. Unfortunately, this affects my adventures in the kitchen, leading me to burn $3 Mrs. Smith cherry pies that I bought on impulse tonight, [...]
I’ll take the odd over the new
by Amy on 11. Nov, 2008 in My Every Day
I miss our slightly odd Apostolic neighbors. Sure, there were the occasional strange gatherings of hundreds of people on their front lawn, and the dog who would routinely come into our yard to take a dump. But they were quiet. They didn’t rev snowmobiles at 11PM at night and then ride them back and forth [...]
Hope
by Amy on 06. Nov, 2008 in My Every Day
Tuesday night I went to bed around 12:30AM a very happy camper. Happy because my candidate won. Happy because for once, I felt truly invested in the election, that the words “Yes We Can” really meant something. I’ve never felt part of a campaign before, and it felt good. It felt even better that millions [...]
Vote!
by Amy on 04. Nov, 2008 in My Every Day
Voting in the U.P. is vastly different than voting in Detroit. When I lived in the Detroit metro area, I could easily count on waiting in line for at least an hour before getting anywhere near a ballot. But before I even got in the door, I could also count on being harassed by last [...]
Oops
by Amy on 03. Nov, 2008 in My Every Day
Someone alerted me that my individual post pages aren’t working, including comments. Evidently I did a sloppy upgrade the other day. I will try to fix it. Thanks for your patience.
Random thoughts
by Amy on 01. Nov, 2008 in My Every Day
I’ve always found writing therapeutic. I don’t do nearly as much of it as I used to or should. Even though I’ve had a public presence online for almost ten years, every time I hit the Publish button there is a part of me that cringes. I think I’ve kept from having an anxiety attack [...]
