I made one of my rare trips to the movies to see Black Swan, a film I’ve been excited about ever since the first promotional pictures came out over the summer. She’s getting major Oscar buzz for her role as a childlike, uptight ballerina having a mental breakdown as she tries to encompass both the…
Like every year, next to a number of Christmas presents I liked hugely (thanks again ever so much, guys!), there were two items under the tree that I was not quite to pleased with. I speak of them in the past, because in the week since Christmas I have managed to be rid of both…
We all make them, regardless of the arbitrariness of the notion. What will we change in the new year? As there are only a few days left of 2010, I’m going to share one of my resolutions with you, one that I hope you also will consider making. That goal is to eliminate my own…
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cszCAE6YfBY&feature=related Many of us are just now coming down off a sugar-high. The combination of lots of Christmas cookies, and saccharine sweet holiday movies can eventually get to be just a bit too much.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLKIPv0b6JM&feature=player_embedded#! One of my recent favorite places to visit on the web is the Historic Royal Palaces website. The site is so much more than a place to buy tickets or get visiting information about the palaces. It’s full of fun information about the royals who lived at the various palaces, interesting historical events that…
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIr8-f2OWhs&feature=BF&list=PLFB2A700B1A28B590&index=5 You may recognize these guys from a holiday-themed Hyundai commercial that’s been making its rounds on TV. The duo is known as Pomplamoose. They’re a bit more hipster than I usually like, but there’s some incredible talent there. I haven’t seen any original songs of theirs, only covers — really good, unusual covers. I…
I’m not quite sure why, but the days before and just after Christmas are the perfect time for me to watch animated cartoons (is that the right term to use?). Somehow it’s the perfect moment to snuggle under a woolly blanket on the sofa, pick up the remote, and start watching a cartoon on the…
Yes, it’s the time of year when our office is being inundated with cookies. Every few days, someone brings in another plate of festive, holiday cookies. Sugar cookies in every shape imaginable, topped with bright frosting and sprinkles, gingerbread men with dashing silver buttons, candy cane twists, macaroons, and too many other varieties to name….
Me! Yes, today is my 22nd birthday. My plans involve sleeping in, reading, and getting pizza from my favorite restaurant for dinner. I had a big birthday last year– I went out the night before, had my 21st shenanigans, and then went out for dinner with friends the night of my birthday. Being older, wiser,…
My husband recently got a DVD box of the first season of The Muppet Show, and that’s what we’re watching together right now. And my, isn’t it wonderful! The very first episodes show the show still hitting its stride, but a lot of the elements are already there.
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