For the first time, I bought myself a fresh pineapple. I cored and skinned it and cut it into pieces and put the pieces into a zip loc bag in the refrigerator. It was a lot of work, but ooooohhh – fresh cold pineapple tastes soooooo good. Unfortunately, I have learned that while my tastebuds…
My new Kindle Fire just arrived (like less than an hour ago). I have unboxed it. I am looking forward to the adventure of figuring out what all I can do with my new tech-baby. So excited. And a little fearful. This is when it is definitely not a plus that all of my younger…
(Yes I made this – and that’s not applique – it’s knitted as part of the sweater) I was at the monthly craft circle I go to, working on my whatever the hell it’s going to be depending on how far the yarn goes project. The discussion turned briefly to knitting versus crochet. I…
Our house used to be buried in books. Like hoarders for books. It’s better now, although there are still a whole lot of books around. Many, though, have (hopefully) found homes at the library or through donations to Good Will, because now I mostly use my Kindle. It pains me though when I see how…
Last night, I had one of my “story” dreams. In my dream, I’m a young woman in college, who signs up to be part of an experiment. They were looking for someone to get pregnant. I sneaked a look at the files and found out that someone else was considered to be the best “match”…
Last night my dear husband had a hankering for cheap pizza, so off I go to our local Little Caesar’s. There are a couple of ladies waiting for their order, and a guy in front of me paying for his pizza. The guy in front of me offers to pay for the ladies who are…
The first time I got drunk was at a party my sister invited me to. I was not underage (drinking age in Michigan was 18), but I had never been drunk. I decided that I wanted (nay, needed) to get drunk because I had played Vera Charles in Mame, and was about to do so…
Been seeing lots of ads for the movie The Edge of Tomorrow. So let me get this straight – it’s Groundhog Day with guns? I’ll pass. I love Groundhog Day because it’s a clever idea, and I love Bill Murray. Groundhog Day doesn’t need guns. Unless it’s to get rid of Andie McDowell (one of…
My dear husband came down with a cold just as we got to the science fiction con (BayCon). Spending a long weekend in a hotel room with someone with a cold pretty much will guaranty that you will, too, end up with a cold. I kept telling myself I wasn’t going to catch it. That…
You know that dry skin you get around your heel? Here’s a piece of advice. Don’t fuck with it. I was bored and peeled some off. It started to bleed. I went wandering around a science fiction convention wearing sandals. My heel now hurts like a bitch and God only knows what crawled into it…
Thoughts from a Fat Old Lady 