Cephalopodian

Things I Am Happy About

2009-11-12T13:53:00.003-06:00

That Hurricane Ida fizzled out

The child is back in school

EGL

The Wings won last night!!

The Caps won last night!

Puffins

Eye Rolling

2009-11-08T23:27:00.001-06:00

The schools are closing Monday and Tuesday to prep space in case the schools are needed for evacuation. *shakes fist at Hurricane Ida*

happy sigh

2009-11-04T14:35:00.001-06:00

It's 77° and gorgeous outside- bright blue skies and mellow sunshine. I have all the windows open.

2009-11-02T08:31:00.002-06:00

Went to the gym this morning to swim, only to find that there was a class in the pool. =\

I have a dental appointment at 11:00 to get a tooth fixed (it cracked!) Pray for me.

Dia de los Muertos

2009-11-01T16:40:00.003-06:00

Feliz Dia de los Muertos!

I took the child trick-or-treating last night, and she made out better this year than last year (last year we did the neighborhood and two malls, this year we just did the neighborhood. Went to some houses we'd never gone to before (don't know why we never have!)

A Journey to Suzhou

2009-10-27T10:58:00.002-05:00

We went to visit the Mother in Law this weekend, and had a generally good time (except Saturday, when I was sleep-deprived, travel-lagged, dehydrated AND had a monster headache.) Saw some family, some hockey players, and some of the historic downtown area. Ate entirely too much food. Drank some really good wine. Played with an adorable 3 year old and tried to kidnap him from his father (no dice.)

Greek Festival 2009

2009-10-16T15:46:00.000-05:00

We went to Greekfest today. I have to admit, the main reason I went was for the food, which was amazing! I had spanakopita, tiropita, Greek salad, loukaniko (smothered in tzatziki sauce, chopped onions, shredded lettuce and wrapped in pita bread), and Greek fries (fried in olive oil and seasoned with Greek spices.) For dessert we had a slice of Grecian torte (three-layered chocolate cake with chocolate creme filling, dipped in chocolate) and a Napoleon (layered puff pastry filled with custard).

Calories don't count during Greekfest, right?

It was a perfect day- clear skies, bright sun, and a cool and breezy 69°. Welcome, Autumn!

Busy Bee

2009-10-15T16:07:00.003-05:00

Today I cleaned the master bath (including organizing under the sink), did the dishes, wiped down the counters, swept the kitchen floor, and scooped out the litterbox. There are two baskets of clean clothes to fold and put away, but laundry is technically a M-W-F chore, so I'm not sweating it.

There's a Wings game tonight but it's not televised. You used to be able to listen to games for free on NHL.Com, but apparently that's been disabled in favor of links to NHL Center Ice Live, which is not free. hmph.

And We Laughed at the Moonlight

2009-10-12T12:21:00.002-05:00

30 hours of no sleep + 12 hours of broken sleep = 1 groggy girl.

I should probably stay away from the stove and knives today.

Zero

2009-10-11T14:20:00.002-05:00

I am suffering from a rather nasty bout of insomnia- I haven't slept since 5 PM yesterday. I AM WIDE AWAKE OMG.

Return

2009-10-09T22:21:00.001-05:00

Went to the gym again today. Swam a little over half a mile in 30 minutes.

Homesick

2009-10-06T23:29:00.001-05:00

Watched DVR'd episodes of Ace of Cakes and it made me miss Baltimore. =\

From Florida With Love

2009-10-04T00:45:00.001-05:00

Dear Red Wings,

Please stop losing. Especially to the Blues.

Thanks.

Love,
Me

2009-10-02T18:32:00.000-05:00

Zombieland=awesome.

Walk the Dinosaur

2009-09-30T08:42:00.001-05:00

We saw dinosaurs last night.

It was awesome.

Lipstick

2009-09-29T15:03:00.001-05:00

A nice little article about wearing red lipstick.

Happy Happy Joy Joy

2009-09-29T10:19:00.000-05:00

Hockey begins on Thursday! *squee!!*

How We Go Out

2009-09-24T21:42:00.003-05:00

My new favorite maiko, Ayano:

Photo from ewoodham. Originally uploaded to Flickr.

Hey Ya!

2009-09-19T14:37:00.001-05:00

Going out with the girls to the Mellow Mushroom tonight! Pizza, beer, and sports, what more could a girl ask for?

At Least She's Consistent

2009-09-16T15:39:00.003-05:00

My child wants to be a black cat for Halloween. For the third year in a row.

At least we've gotten the costume down to a science by now.

Shame For You

2009-09-13T17:00:00.003-05:00

It's been a very lazy Sunday. I woke up late, then fell asleep again, and didn't get out of bed until 3! Now I'm going to be up all night. >_<

Ai

2009-09-09T14:43:00.003-05:00

Look what Tahanala posted over at the IG forums

GORGEOUS

Ugh.

2009-09-08T17:41:00.001-05:00

Politics give me a hairy stomach ache. =(

Whoda Thunk It?

2009-09-06T21:43:00.002-05:00

I found out yesterday that in addition to my Puerto Rican, Sicilian, Taino/Arawak, and Spanish ancestry, that my family also has Belgian, Greek, Irish and Jewish ancestry as well. huh.

Infrared

2009-09-04T22:12:00.005-05:00

The child is doing MUCH better, and is now directed to take meds only when necessary. Her doctor isn't wholly convinced that we're not looking at asthma, so she has another recheck in 2 weeks, when she will also get a flu shot.

Poor kiddle!

She created this with the Gofukuyasan.Com kimono simulator. Can you tell it was designed by a 9-year old girl?