Why Do They Call Them "Apart"ments…

…when they’re stuck together?
Unlike many people our age, Paul and I have never owned our own home. We’d like to, naturally, but we have a few things we want to do first—like paying back our student loans in a timely fashion so the Feds won’t have to send Guido (head of “Special Collections”) to extract [...]

Perks

A carefully folded note lies on my desk, sealed with a glittery heart sticker:
“Mom,I love you!If I had to pick 1 out of66,00,00,00 moms,I’d pick you.Love,Your girl, Katie.“
Some days I really love my job.

iReturn

My self-imposed exile is over; I am now one with my iPod.
Okay, that may be overstating it a bit, but I do know how to work all the buttons, and I’ve gleefully updated my music collection with such gems as Adam Ant’s “Prince Charming”, “New Body” by Audio Adrenaline, and Matthew Sweet’s “Girlfriend”.
I’ve also met [...]

We Interrupt This Blog…

This blog is on very temporary hiatus while the blog owner downloads songs and futzes around with her new iPod. If you have an emergency, she can be found in and around downtown Coeur d’Alene, dancing in silhouette.
Please check back next week for more exciting blog content:
*handy tips for removing irregularly-shaped objects from any of [...]

I Hear Music When I Look At You

Can you smell me?
Yes?
That might be because I’m spoiled rotten!
This year our wedding anniversary falls inconveniently on a Tuesday, so this Friday, Paul took me out to celebrate. Diamonds, no kids, high heels–we held hands and kissed under streetlights like two kids who are late for curfew and too drunk on each other to care.
We [...]

Slush Bags

If happiness was a bag, it would be this one.
Its clean lines, sturdy construction, and sweet, girly details delight me, and I just want to take a moment to applaud its creator, the inimitable SlushTurtle. Slush and her husband are raising money for an international adoption, and selling these bags is just one of [...]