It must be the heat, but I've been getting up earlier these days without as much trouble as before.  It could also be the focused stare of my dog, who is usually up before me.  You know, that "will you get your ass out of bed so I can pee?" stare.  Dog owners will symphathize.Continue reading "Best morning ever, or, why my dog is awesome"

Who is "they", anyway?  I'm not sure, but they told me that butterflies are aggressive.Ahem.  Sorry - allow me to explain.Today, while walking through the sweltering heat to lunch, I passed the beautiful little garden that sits next to my theater.  It's a lovely spot, and contrasts mightily with the black, sticky parking lot nearby. Continue reading "Aggressive butterflies and other not-so-made-up paradoxes"

There's nothing that makes a gal reflect and ponder quite like a wedding.  I imagine it's the same for everyone; if you're married, a wedding makes you think about your wedding, and your marriage.  If you're not, a wedding makes you think about the wedding you hope you will have some day.  Relationships, family, loyalty,Continue reading "A wedding, a world cup, and Harry Potter…week in review"

You few (you happy few) who read this blog have probably figured out that I'm a geek.  Not a full-fledged-early-adopter-can-name-every-creature-in-the-bar-scene-in-Star-Wars-attends-Comi-Con-religiously kind of geek, but a Battlestar-Galactica-watching-forensic-html-amateur-Joss-Whedon-fan kind of geek.  I dig YA fiction, have a special place in my heart for sci-fi disaster movies and I've read all of the Outlander and Wheel of TimeContinue reading "Can Lord of the Rings stand the test of time?"

Day 3 of the #trust30 project, a writing and self-reflection initiative.  Today, it was tough to be honest.  ***It is easy in the world to live after the world’s opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps withContinue reading "I believe in salary caps"