On Drive-bys and other Christmas activities

When we were younger, I always dreaded the Christmas season for one reason. Okay, two reasons, but we’ll leave my terror of Mall Santa Claus out of this for now, thanks. I dreaded the holiday season because I knew that sooner or later Mom would exclaim, “Let’s go look at the Christmas lights!” and the [...]

*cue music*…Here she comes…Miss Havisham…

Me: Judge me!! Think Simon rather than Paula: On a scale of 1-10, 1 being innocuous, 10 being “I won’t be ignored, Dan!!” Glenn Close in Fatal Attraction frightening, where does “buying a wedding dress before you’re engaged” fall on the scale? Normally I don’t even really like them, but I happened upon one the [...]

November, I love you, for you are now over

Tonight I am going out to see a movie to celebrate today, the first weeknight I’ve had that sort of free time in a month. After that, two straight days of staring a the ceiling, muttering things to myself, followed by three days of catching up on all of the laundry, cleaning, and dishes that [...]