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No, Larry does not have an autoimmune condition – I think I’ve got enough for both of us, thank you very much.  But he’s most definitely in an autoimmune marriage. And not to toot my own horn, but I picked really well back at the ripe old age of 18. I knew he was an [...]

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Ashamed of Myself

I haven’t gone out very often by myself yet, it’s too easy to get tired, I can’t carry anything anyway and I don’t want people bumping into me, not to mention it’s still warm and sticky so working up an extra sweat is doubly uncomfortable, but I did go out to get DVDs by myself [...]

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Scratch That

Another one to scratch off my 101 Things In 1001 Days list:
54.  Finish a Sublime Stitching pattern.
I chose a couple of dish towels.  Exhibit A:

Exhibit B:

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TGIF

A few hours ago the bottom of my laptop felt hot so I propped it up using an empty eyeglasses case.
A little while later I realised the case wasn’t empty.  Damn.
I re-propped with a DVD case.
A little while later a melty plasticy smell caught my attention.
OhJesusLordMotherMary this has been a long week.

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Medicinal Hairspray

I recently told someone I use hairspray medicinally.
Then I had to clarify that I meant watching Hairspray, not huffing hairspray.
Surprisingly, that person seemed to need the clarification.

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Cultural Zeitgeist

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I’m Positive

It’s not been a great few days, so to combat the very, very negative post I want to write I’ll try to focus on the positives.
Positive:  Only a few more hours and then Larry and I have two days to hang out.
Positive: Asparagus, goats cheese and lemon pasta from Smitten Kitchen is on the menu [...]

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Hoping for Bana Bum

Ooh!  Double ooh!  Triple ooh!

(Please, no negative comments.  Just let me have this one.)

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This Nation’s Niche

Ireland is a country that is fantastic at fundraising.  Seriously, it’s this nation’s niche. From street collections to Denim Days, coffee mornings to pub quizzes, mini-marathons to gala balls, somehow the Irish find a way to take a nice act of charity and turn it into a social event that gives back.  And I would [...]

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Pop Culture Train Wreck

I just described a sun-induced lupus “butterfly” rash by saying “You know how Edward Cullen sparkles in the sun?  Well instead of sparkling, a rash appears across the nose and cheeks.”
Perhaps not one of my finer moments.

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