This pile of books is never going away, so I’m going to cheat to catch up. These are nearly all books I read at the very beginning of the year that I didn’t know what to write about anyway, so I just need to nut up and get them out of my way so I […]
[Continue reading...]I think I might have anxiety issues
April 13, 2005
I just got back from 5 days in SoCal to attend Bear’s brother’s wedding. The wedding itself was awesome as Bear’s bro is truly in love and Bear’s new sis is the best thing to happen to that family since yours truly, but the three days leading up to the wedding were crazy stressful with […]
[Continue reading...]Maybe I’m a collectible
April 2, 2005
Bear has two hobbies: watching television, particularly if a ball is involved somehow, and me. Occasionally this drives me crazy. Like when I want to finish reading my book and he wants my attention. Or when I want to share something I love like art or the theater and he has no interest. But especially […]
[Continue reading...]General Conference weekend
April 1, 2005
Tomorrow I’ll spend all morning and afternoon listening to a bunch of men and women, no one younger than 60, talking about spirituality. Then I’ll do it again on Sunday. And I’m really looking forward to it. I consider myself a devout member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. I go […]
[Continue reading...]50 Book Challange #11
March 30, 2005
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon I loved this book. It’s really great to find a national bestseller that deserves to be a national bestseller. Every time I open up the paper to see the fiction list populated with nothing but trashy novels, I fear for the state of […]
[Continue reading...]Adreneline junkie by proxy
March 30, 2005
I’m shaking right now. We freaking LOVE the Amazing Race here. It is *literally* appointment television for us, but we always get way too into it. We sit there on the edge of our seats, *literally*, gripping the pillows with white knuckles and bouncing up and down waiting to see the outcome. This episode was […]
[Continue reading...]Is it possible to go on spousal disability?
March 30, 2005
With all our recent setbacks, Bear’s been after me to get a job. Who am I kidding, I’ve been after me to get a job too. When I’m staring down all the bills we’ve racked up and then I lay on the couch all day, it’s pretty hard to feel good about yourself. But I […]
[Continue reading...]And our love has been strengthened through this "journey"
March 26, 2005
Bear and I wanted to go out and about today so we don’t kill each other from cabin fever, and I have overdue library books, so we decided to take the bus down to the little downtown Modesto area, return the books, and window shop. It’s a gorgeous day today, so we checked the bus […]
[Continue reading...]50 Book Challenge #10
March 25, 2005
Humboldt’s Gift by Saul Bellow FINALLY! I’ve FINALLY finished reading this book. It’s only taken me like a month! I have 5 other books sitting here waiting to be reviewed, but I have to do this one first so I can put it back on the bookshelf and work on relieving my bitterness. I have […]
[Continue reading...]I’m obsessed with justice
March 22, 2005
When I was in middle school my teachers swore I was going to grow up to be a lawyer. Not because I love to argue or hear myself talk, but because if I see a wrong committed I cannot let it go until it’s fixed. Growing up in my family makes this difficult. For so […]
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