Today is December 15th, 2009.

you know me, i’m your friend

[Twenty points for whoever can name the song that quote's in.  Don't know what the points are good for yet.  Maybe some cookies.]
Look, this is kind of hard for me, so I’m just gonna say it: I’m starting to think caffeine is really, really evil.
As some of you know, I stopped drinking coffee in August.  [...]

Today is December 13th, 2009.

shopping for two

I’m just curious: does anyone else in the world successfully go grocery shopping only once a week?  Every time I go shopping, without fail, I think I’m getting enough groceries for a week and it only lasts about four days.  Maybe it’s because I don’t plan out meals anymore– I need to get back into [...]

Today is October 7th, 2009.

yerba and i are becoming fast friends

So, I haven’t mentioned this yet on the blog, but I officially quit consuming coffee on August 28th.  And judging by the fact that I know the date (and time passed since last cup of coffee: five weeks and five days), you may be able to guess that that is a pretty big deal.  I [...]

Today is September 28th, 2009.

only complain if you’re going to do something about it, too

I’m usually not a terribly productive person, ever, but I do have my exceptions.  Today was one of those.  Among other things I rarely do but I did today, I prepared my backyard for Operation: Stray Cat Elimination.
Remember the essential oils I ordered?  Well, they came today.  (So did some awesome looking tea and yerba [...]

Today is September 5th, 2009.

je comprends pas

If you read this blog regularly or somewhat regularly, you may have seen a complaint or two about Philadelphia.  I’ve lived here for six years and I like to complain about it a lot, extensively.  I complain about how dirty it is, the crime, how rude people are, the racial tension, how nothing ever happens, [...]