Delicious

So I had a whole post written about how boring my life is right now and then the computer crashed. So instead of boring old me, I give you Nathan.

He is so very pretty. And has a new show coming out soon (with the mad genius Tim Minear) called Drive. Be sure to check it out so that it doesn't get cancelled after a handful of episodes. Someone that pretty should be on my TV screen constantly.

(Okay, I watch Firefly and Serenity all the time so Nathan is already on my screen constantly but he should be on every TV constantly. And lots of movie screens too.)

Nathan also has a movie that was just shown at Sundance and there's rumor that he'll be back on Lost. Okay, fangirly linking over. Have a great weekend!

Update: I am 28 days soda free. Hope Ewan is still not smoking because I'm so jonesing for a Jack and Cherry Coke.

So that sucked

We missed the concert the other night. It was freezing and although the doors were supposed to open at 8 o'clock we finally decided to bail nearly 30 minutes later. Poor Mary had tears running down her face, which is really not fun when it's only 10° outside.

Last night was a blast however. Macaroni participated in the Young Inventors Fair at his school and ended up on the news. Okay...in the background for about three or four seconds...but still, he was stoked! He did a great job with his Remote Cleaner invention, if only it could really clean his room.

Daddy must be driving!

Netflix review: But, I'm a Cheerleader
Cute, but not as good as Saved! Three stars.

Happy 34th Anniversary Roe!

Today of all days I wish I time to write a really good post. Pro choice bloggers are busy blogging about why they're pro choice today, the 34th anniversary of Roe v. Wade.

Shayne turned me on to a great blog and Cecily did an excellent job explaining why she's pro choice right here. I'm sure there are thousands of other great blogs out there today. I'll also recommend this site and this one and of course this one.


I'm pro choice because I trust women to make the best decision for themselves. Best, not right or wrong. I think the decision to have an abortion is very personal and should remain private, between a women and her doctor and whoever else she chooses to involve. I know some women who are very anti choice because they regret their abortion. I can't even count the number of women I meet who regret giving birth. There's never going to be an easy answer, so if you don't like abortion...don't have one. Better yet, don't have unprotected sex.

People are not free unless they're allowed to make mistakes.

Every situation is different, every pregnancy is different and the consequences are different for everyone. I'm pro choice not only because I demand the right to decide if and when I'm going to have more children but also for Mandy and KK, and my boys and the millions of other men, women and children on the planet. We all deserve control of our bodies, if nothing else.





Here's a photo of my parents from a counter protest at PP on Good Friday last year. How cute are they? Now, let's hope there are some cute boys at the Rock for Roe show tonight!

Six weeks old

I spent the afternoon with Rubeydoobey and then hung out with the girls. We had SO much food, it was a little ridiculous.

Not much going on today. It's snowing and I've got plenty of cleaning to do, so we'll probably just hang out at home.

Tomorrow a couple of my friends are taking my goddaughter Mandy out for dessert. We're finally going to give her her Christmas present. It really shouldn't be so hard to get four people together. If only I had the social calendar of a sixteen year old.

After dessert my friend Mary and I are going to this in honor of the 34th anniversary. Should be a good time, staying out late on a school night.


Netflix review: Mansfield Park
Based on Jane Austen's book, five stars. Just a few minutes in and you totally get why Brangelin@ married Jonny Lee Miller. I've loved him since Trainspotting but he's just adorable in this one. Always a sucker for a period piece, Mansfield Park is sharp and smart and very, very pretty.

I've also recently watched Danny Deckchair (five stars), Mallrats: 10th Anniversary Extended Edition (five stars...I LOVE Kevin Smith & Jason Lee), Ocean's 11 and 12 (four & three stars), Sideways (4 stars? I remember liking it but not as much as I thought I might. Hype and all.) and a bunch of travel shows about Scotland. And one of my all time favorite movies Muriel's Wedding. Thanks Shayne!

Hang the paper lanterns

I'm going to a Chinese New Year party tonight and I can't wait. Is today even Chinese New Year? My friend Kata is having a little Girls Night at her place and is cooking all kinds of vegetarian yummies just for me. We're going to sit around and binge on vegan egg rolls, Salt and Pepper Tofu (Kata never would have thought about tofu if the recipe hadn't been in this month's Rachel Ray) and lots of other scrumptious nibblets. Kata is a great cook and has recently started doing some catering. After dinner they're going to binge on season two of some cop show...CSI, CI, CIU2. Are those even names of shows? CIU is a work term, so I'm pretty sure that one is wrong. Can you imagine?

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CIU: Central Imaging Unit.

Where mail is opened and documents are scanned.

On tonight's episode:

What the fuck happened to Jane Doe's pay stubs?!?!?

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Whatever,it's the one the Vincent D'Onofrio is on. I plan to fall asleep on the couch all fat and happy.

Nothing else to report really. The new job is going well. Very busy and sort of emotionally draining (all of the clients I see now are in crisis) but so much better than where I was. Jboy and Macaroni are good. J is bugging me to let him on the Internet (he just might get a laptop for his birthday after all) and M is with his dad this weekend, hopefully skiing now that it's finally cold.

I'm going to see Rubeydoobey this morning. Hopefully the two of us will get a little nap in before my party tonight!

Akemashite omedetou gozaimasu! (I think that's Happy New Year in Japanese...I need Uriel to help me spell in Chinese.)

Guess my middle name

I'm on the way to the mail box right now. To mail my "holiday" cards. Don't ask which holiday, I don't know.

I waited until the last minute, then the last second, then just sat around for awhile. Finally out of frustration and exhaustion I uploaded my little photo collage and ordered cards instead of printing them myself. (At least I didn't just go out and buy a new printer...as I have done twice in the past under similar circumstances.)

The company I ordered the cards from will remain nameless, however I will tell you that the name rhymes with Poop. And that's not just a funny coinkydink either. The cards are crap.

And still I'm dropping them in the mail tonight. The cards kind of reflect who I am and where I'm at this year. Still super disorganized, running late, too cheap to care about the cropped faces and words missing, hanging over the edge but loving every minute of it.

Okay, maybe not the ten minute walk to the mail box in 20°. But I am loving the rest of life right now, flaws and all.

What I wouldn't give for a little fizz

I haven't had any soda since New Year's Eve and I've got a killer headache to show for it. I think I've had plenty of caffeine, a Venti tea every morning and all the chocolate I can get my hands on. Cheap chocolate too, almost half of Macaroni's solid milk chocolate Santa. So much for that resolution.

I think I must be missing the carbonation. Every afternoon I start to crave a Pepsi. Or Dr. Pepper. I can hear the pop machine humming from my desk and just caught myself digging for quarters. We're going to Happy Hour tonight to celebrate my new job and I just know I'm going to cave and order a Jack and Cherry Coke. Which makes the real whiskey drinkers turn over in their graves I'm sure, but ever since the almost-mishap-in-Scotland with a cute 21 year old Aussie...I'm not allowed to drink whiskey straight.

So, what else is good to drink? I'm sure we'll be doing shots so maybe I'll just do a wussy Smirnoff Ice or something. Such a horrible dilemma, huh? What am I going to drink at the bar tonight? Sheesh, I'm lucky that this is my biggest problem right now.

I'll be hooking up the high speed internet at home this weekend and hope to finally get some photos and links and stuff up. Here's one to tide you over.

My niece K, nephew J, crabby Macaroni,

Rubeydoobey and Jboy on Xmas Eve

Happy New Year

So I actually made it to midnight this year. Of course I was playing Scrabble with Jboy and almost missed the countdown altogether. Not exactly a rockstar night but I whopped his ass so I guess that's a good way to start the year. Macaroni stayed up later than either of us...playing with a sword in his bedroom.

I haven't made a resolution in years but I was inspired by my boyfriend Ewan. He's going to try to quit smoking, again. So our resolutions this year are:

Macaroni: "To make Jboy not be mean." His brother has been super crabby all day, otherwise I'm sure this would have been "sucker mom into paying for cable and a plasma TV."

Jboy: "To get a frikken laptop already!" Again, he's super crabby.

Sunshine: To be better about staying in touch, writing letters/making phone calls. To have more fun. To eat less junk and better chocolate. To go skydiving in Vegas next December. To get a new tattoo. To take a class, maybe Japanese, maybe an art class. To seriously think about starting my own business. And most importantly, to sleep more. Goodnight!