Archive for February, 2007

Familiar sense of smell.

Tuesday, February 13th, 2007

It is amazing. I’d forgotten just how good hair dye and bleach smell to me.
What color, eh? Guess you’ll have to wait and see…
(Unfortunately, I’d also only almost forgotten how messy it is. I don’t think I can go full-color all the time like I used to. Takes too much upkeep. But, enh, a […]

24: season 6, hours 8 and 9

Tuesday, February 13th, 2007

It’s Monday, thus it is 24. And, tonight, a special double helping (without even an impending hiatus).
I was asked to provide a brief key, as apparently my naming scheme is only obvious to, well, me. Also, I’d like to ask–if you’re reading along because you’re watching along? Say something! I’m tired of being […]

This is what they call music, no… really.

Monday, February 12th, 2007

Recent events have led to a renewed interest in the music of my youth (and, I suppose, music in general, though I’m not sure how much one can renew something that, when alone, is the soundtrack to life), and before tonight’s Grammys, I found myself watching the 80’s classic Purple Rain.
Wow. I know I remember […]

24: season 6, hour 7

Tuesday, February 6th, 2007

Another week, another episode. You might have noticed that I’m behind a day. Ah, the joys of TiVo. It allowed me to keep a nearly-forgotten sushi date and say bon vonyage to a dear pal. (Bon Voyage, dear pal. And thank you. And good luck. And, damn, but I’m going […]

Yeah, it’s those who don’t breed who are selfish.

Tuesday, February 6th, 2007

“But with a good insurance plan and Medicaid’s coverage for babies under 2 pounds 10 ounces, we were relieved that we did not have to pay the million-dollar hospital bill. This was not the time to pontificate on how our quest to have a family resulted in a significant financial drain on society’s resources, though […]

Damned disturbing statistics.

Tuesday, February 6th, 2007

1/3 of high school graduates never read another book for the rest of their lives.
42 percent of college graduates never read another book after college.
80 percent of U.S. families did not buy or read a book last year.
70 percent of U.S. adults have not been in a bookstore in the last five years.
57 percent of […]

Menu for a snowy day.

Thursday, February 1st, 2007

Working from home, it’s snowing. Soup and chili on the stove, cats at my feet (well, once they stopped chasing snowflakes out the window). Watching an old episode of Angel. So clever.

“This is only the first layer. Don’t you want to see how deep I go?” (Fred)
“In my time Nightmares walked among us. […]

Dorien’s second snow.

Thursday, February 1st, 2007

Dorien spent every moment of this morning’s snowfall fixed to the window of his cat perch, growling and meowing at the falling snow. As soon as the flakes ceased, he wandered off for breakfast and a nap. When he returned from that journey, he came back to the window and yowled exasperatedly at […]