I’m addicted to passiveaggressivenotes.com*. So hilarious!
This is my favorite entry so far. Is it bad that I feel sympathy for the person who wrote the note on the grand piano?
*Warning: proceed with caution if profanity offends you.
Archive for the ‘life’ Category
unless you are actually good
Posted in life on June 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »
parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme…
Posted in life on May 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I like having fresh herbs around for my cooking experiments. So far I’ve managed to keep three varieties of mint, rosemary, and basil alive. The latter is now inside, having visibly protested when I found a semi-shaded spot for it on the balcony. I think it doesn’t like the heat. The mint, however, is growing [...]
perhaps
Posted in life on May 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Things that are occupying my time lately:
German-American Lutherans and their stubbornness…oh, the thesis
attempting to be a good plant mommy (stop laughing, Elise)
trying not to be offended pissed off at people who try to tell me how to live my life, unasked
avoiding the infernal desert heat
I’m all finished moving and unpacking and am now launching an [...]
holy week!
Posted in life on April 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
A note. Never move on Holy Week if you work at a church that observes all the festivities. Midweek Wednesday Lenten service, Maundy Thursday service, Good Friday service, 5:30 am call time on Sunday morning for two services.
At least we don’t have Easter Vigil on Saturday night.
I love Holy Week. Just not this year.
More later, [...]
how I almost met the president
Posted in life on February 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
President Carter, that is.
Let me go back a few days. Brian received an invitation to a Bat Mitzvah for one of his guitar students, to be held this coming Saturday. He had no idea what one brings to a Bat Mitzvah (card? gift? both?). I didn’t know either, but I called up one of my [...]
eating habits
Posted in life on February 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Recession cooking for one—fake pilaf! Half a cup of rice (jasmine, basmati, whatever’s on hand), one and a quarter cup water, a sprinkle each of salt, pepper, and thyme, and a bit of butter. Also a chopped tomato if on hand. Heat on high with lid on until boiling, reduce heat to low and and [...]
health care
Posted in life on February 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »
It’s a big topic right now, especially with the advent of a new government administration. I can’t help but think that a lot of countries have a much better system of keeping their citizens healthy than the US does. Many countries in Europe have a system of socialized medicine. The medical community in Japan is [...]
intentions and verbiage
Posted in life on January 5, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I think New Year’s resolutions are stupid, but I’m making one anyway. I will get this thesis done by the end of 2009, so there!
On an unrelated note, this 2009 list of banished words from Lake Superior State University is awesome. I especially dislike the term “green”. Not the concept, but the term. If you [...]
beating the odds
Posted in life on December 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Stomach flu is an effective vacation-killer, but can also help you to bond with your boyfriend’s mother. Brian promptly got sick about six hours after I arrived in Pittsburgh. We decided earlier to stay at his mom’s place because his dad was already sick with the stomach flu on Christmas day, but since Brian had [...]
the Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it
Posted in life on December 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This is my favorite Christmas hymn, both for the chant and for the text. It sums everything up so beautifully.
Of the Father’s love begotten
Ere the world began to be
He is Alpha and Omega
He the source, the ending he
Of the things that are, that have been
And that future years shall see
Evermore and evermore
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Oh, that birth forever [...]
