Sunday: LR and Mr. Burt discovered that six-and-one-half-foot Christmas trees look pretty dumb in living rooms with ten foot ceilings and resolved to shop for a new one the next day.
Monday: LR’s and Mr. Burt’s resolve to shop for a new Christmas tree wavered when they watched an episode of Studio 60 on the Sunset [...]
Archive > November 2006
How the Sleet (Plus TV, Illness, & Procrastination) Stole Christmas
Mustard Seeds
It feels like the aspect of my faith I’m continually dissatisfied with is prayer. No matter how much I know I should pray, it’s so easily shoved aside for something more tangible — like having a good rant or whine to Mr. Burt or a pal; or frankly, for something more interesting — like [...]
Gone With the Trash
Today was like starting a new job. Many mornings I linger over coffee, answering emails and just generally taking a leisurely time, convincing myself that I really don’t need to do my aerobics, until I drag myself upstairs at about 9, take a shower, slowly do my makeup, and sit down to work [...]
Vertically Challenged
No. I’m not talking about myself. I mean, I am vertically challenged. I need a stepstool or to climb on countertops in order to reach just about everything in my kitchen. And I have to sit on a little cushion in order to drive. But this post isn’t about me.
It’s about our Christmas tree.
I got [...]
Absolution From Obsoletion
For the past seven years, I’ve done all my computer work on a first generation iMac. It’s an adorable little lime green thing, and served me well through the end of high school and all of college, as well as the writing of my first novel. But it’s only got a 333 MHZ [...]
