Archive > April 2008

Getting ready for vacay

If I’m getting ready for vacation, you’d think that I was packing, or cleaning, or doing something productive, right?  Instead, I’m working too much so that I can leave for a week and not feel guilty or have to think about anything.  It’s going to be so nice to be gone for awhile.  We’re heading [...]

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A Jamocha Frosty??

Arby’s just bought Wendy’s. Mmm… Jamocha Frosty.
PS - OMG on How I Met Your Mother this week! It made me squeal like a 13 year old girl at a New Kids on the Block concert.

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Earthquake!!!

Did you hear about the earthquake down in southern IL this morning?  I missed the first one (although I think it might have woken me up & I didn’t realize it - I didn’t look at the clock, so I can’t be sure), and I was kind of bummed, because I wanted to be able [...]

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Weaning off Toprol

After seeing my cardiologist a few weeks ago, I was still unsure about how I was going to proceed with the medication decision.  Then one night last week, I forgot to take my pill - I couldn’t remember taking it, only that I had put it on my laptop, which then went on my lap.  [...]

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Walk-off

Someone reminded me that I haven’t put up any Grovetionary words lately, so here goes:
Walk-off: When you poop and don’t need to wipe; also known as a “clean-cutter.”
In my world, it’s a beautiful thing.

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CSI deleted scene

I don’t keep up with CSI at all, but I read about this on TVGuide.com and had to watch it.  It is the red-headed chick in Grissolm’s apartment, snooping around, and she finds a picture of him & Sara and asks him about it.  I guess it got cut out of last week’s episode.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nyTQBE7vCI
The birds [...]

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Power grids and my heart

Three things:

I heard on the news that the Chicago power grid was reduced by 7% on Saturday night during Earth Hour.  Well done, Chicagoans!
My blog has been spam-tastic recently, I don’t know what’s up with that.  So when you log in and see all the nasty spam in the recent comments section, please ignore it.  [...]

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