It Started with a Journal

Work has been hellishly busy lately. I want to say more, but frankly, to give it any more time than I already have is way more than it deserves.

My cousin and I went to Chez Shea for their 3-for-$15 lunch yesterday (her suggestion)! It was good, but I must say, I'm glad corianderstem and I ended up going to Crush instead. ( We had... )

My cousin and her husband have unpacked their super expensive copper pots and are ready to give them to me, woot!! I'm going to try and make it over there either on Sunday or on Tuesday so that we can go to the 3-for-$30 dinner at Spring Hill, as that will be the last day of the promotion. It'll depend on if the La Compagnie de Provence soap I ordered has arrived by Sunday, as I'm planning to give one of the bottles to my cousin, who loves the scent of lavender.

In house hunting news, my dad has suggested that maybe it's not a good idea to be buying a second home right now. Sigh. Honestly, he's worn me down so much by now with all his back and forth that I don't even care anymore. It's not like I'm dying to take on another mortgage, and if I miss out on this opportunity, well, it won't be the first nor, I'm sure, the last time.

Well, my bracket is pretty much ruined. Stupid Memphis. Seriously, wtf! I'm just cursed. My self-made brackets are crap, and now when I've followed a perfectly legitimate computer-generated bracket, it too is crap. Sigh.

Borders has their 40% off coupon circulating, so I took the opportunity to get City of Glass, the last book in the Mortal Instruments trilogy, and the Watchmen comic. I've heard that the movie is a lot better when you know all the backstory. :D

Sometimes, I really wish I still lived in L.A.. A ready-made list of NY-style pizza places!! If I could only find ONE such place here, I'd be happy.

I've been watching Angel again. I'm on the S2 finale, with them all stuck in Pylea. BTW jade_okelani, I finally see what you were on about all those years ago about the sudden change of personality in both Angel and Cordy. I still don't think I mind as much as you did/do (and I definitely agree that they could have achieved the same thing, particularly with Cordy, with a little time and patience, rather than just making it a presto-change-o thing), but at least I finally see it.

Speaking of Joss Whedon shows, I have seen the famed sixth episode of Dollhouse. ( Dollhouse 'Man on the Street' )

Meanwhile, I have made THE most delicious chicken carbonara two days in a row. It's very simple. Unfortunately no photos of it have come out looking as good as it tastes, so I'll just keep trying.

How you know when you need to lose weight: Your gardener, who sees you seldom enough that any changes in your physical appearance garners attention, says that you look like you've gained weight. >< He was quick to be all, "You look prettier with meat on your bones!" But I know the truth. OK. Losing weight was one of my new year's resolutions, which I promptly did nothing about. But when you've gained so much weight that it spurs spontaneous comments, it's time to face reality, and the scale, once more. I don't want to waste food so I'll finish what I have in the fridge, but I am going to be super careful about buying or making anything else. I'm also going to have to turn on my treadmill again. Assuming the lack of use in the last 6 months hasn't caused it to stop working entirely. I may also have to quit Daring Bakers, because having to make a whole big dessert every month is not going to help matters.

SIGH. Going on a diet when you haven't been on one in a long while is hard, because it's like a whole lifestyle change. You also have to start shrinking your stomach, which is the hardest part in the first phase, so that eating less still fills you. But in those early stages your stomach SO isn't filled, and those hunger pangs can be overwhelming!

I was playing WoW last night, and usually I ignore the Trade channel. But this really annoyed me. ( I know. I shouldn't read Trade. )

Not much update on the housing front. My dad is starting to drive me crazy again with his pedantic, overly thorough, analytical/critical assessments. In his mind, you can't do enough research. You have to do as much research as possible, and then when you've exhausted your avenues, you find new avenues to research some more. It makes me INSANE. I'm not against caution, but I am against caution to the point of paralyzation. In my view this is an opportunity, and with his tortoise-like ways it may just pass me by. Anyway, his latest thing is that he thinks a casita should be a top-level requirement. A casita is a separate detached room that is inaccessible from the main house that has its own bathroom and therefore can function as a living space on its own. He's looking at all the different building areas that he remembers having a casita option back in the day. We have seen ONE house so far that's had a casita. And now it's a requirement?! *pulls hair*

Going to Crush with corianderstem tonight. Yay! I forgot my camera. Boo.

Edit: Dollhouse's 6th ep is this Friday. This is supposedly when Joss wrested control back. Here's an interview he did regarding the episode and the show in general.