Currently riding the prescribed narcotic train because:
This afternoon I took it upon myself to (ungracefully, naturally) hurt my back today while WASHING MY HANDS at the sink. There I was, being a Germ! Warrior, and then all of a sudden it hurt to walk. Hurt to stand. Hurt to laugh at how ridiculous (it is that I hurt my back while washing my hands, yes! and also) that my back was behaving like it was 65 years old, rather than the not even 25 years of old it actually is.
After work today my momma saw the grimaces I was so diligently trying to hide, and watched me limping around her kitchen scouring for leftovers, and convinced me to take a muscle relaxer, and boy howdy! are they ever really working. And affecting my spelling and typing and word choice (did I just type “boy howdy?” Am I drunk?) and other basic motor skills.
So, thanks for being patient with my belated storytelling, and for no doubt laughing at me. If I were you, I would be laughing, too. In fact, I am laughing, right now. Because, hey, muscle relaxers. Really working.
This week I have been:
Writing, editing, and organizing grant proposals, and preparing gargantuan-sized grant budgets feverishly, to meet deadlines both old and new.
Snuggling with my pug and enjoying any downtime I have been able to muster.
Writing! I’m so excited about three different stories I have in the works, and thanks to a recent prompt by Danny, I’ve been sitting down daily to translate my excitement into actual words on a page. (Not unlike snakes on a plane. Only → Read more...
This post inspired by my friend and partner in movie quote crime, Home Sweet Sarah.
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Some of the most memorable places I have stood, in no particular order:
On The Great Wall of China. Next to my sister as she took her wedding vows. In front of the Kremlin in Moscow. Next to my favorite Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle. Priest Lake. Specifically, my family’s Priest Lake dock spot. On Mt. Seorak, South Korea. Poolside for countless summers with friends, and cousins, and awesome(ly ridiculous) bikinis. At the base → Read more...
Full disclosure: I initially considered titling this post !!!!!!!!! but Wordpress started laughing at me, and threatened to throw spam.
At this point to say I cannot contain my already typically excessive exclaiming is to understate. HOW am I going to refrain from blurting out, “Hawaii! I’m going there!” from now until I leave at the beginning of September? Better yet, Maui! + getting to see my sister in TWO WEEKS = how am I going to sleep tonight? And the → Read more...
Originally aired: January 19, 2007. Watched by Kerri Anne: August 1, 2010. Courtesy of: Netflix Instant Watch. Because: a) I was in the mood for a lighthearted, kid-centric story; b) Netflix told me I would four stars enjoy it and saw fit to leave out crucial somber-tone-revealing plot points in their synopsis; c) Netflix is a lying liar face; d) ALL OF THE ABOVE.
Starring: A slew of great Spanish actors you’ve probably never heard of, most notably Ivana Baquero and Maribel Verdú. Protagonist’s → Read more...