Entries from November 2006
Film
I just had some popcorn at work that left a weird film in my mouth. It was great until I got 8 or 9 handfuls in and then I noticed it. I took a drink of water and it made it worse. My friend, Justin, said “that’s the trans fats.”
Now I’m drinking tea to [...]
Categories: Giggin' · R-R-Rambling
Wiiiiiiiiiii
Jef and I got a Wii this week and talk about addicting. I played baseball for like 45 minutes the other night and I don’t even like the sport! I think my favorites from the “sports” disc are golf and bowling. The Wii controller is motion sensitive, so you just swing it like you would [...]
Holly Days
I know it’s only a few days after Thanksgiving, but I can’t help being a little giddy about Christmas . My friend, Lisa, posted a picture while I was in Pennsylvania of them hanging Christmas lights in 80 degree weather. It made me laugh. It IS harder to get in the spirit in Austin, but [...]
Mom’s Favorite
Whenever I’m around my family I become Jen-Kris and my sister is Kris-Jen. My mom will look right at us, and inevitably say the wrong sister’s name.
Mom: I don’t know why I do that.
Jen: It’s understandable.
Mom: But I clearly know both your names.
Jen: What happens is there’s a list in your head of your [...]
Categories: The Fam
Cacti
More domesticity. Today Jef and I ripped a giant cactus out of our front yard that the last owners had planted in the dumbest location. It had no business in our landscape, let alone in an area where it was forgotten and left to overgrow. The tops were green and prickly, but underneath it was [...]
Categories: Home Sweet Home · Nature-ish
Did You?
Categories: Austin-ish · Daily Photo
To the Birds
Categories: Daily Photo · Home Sweet Home · Nature-ish
Temperature Drop
There are many wonderful things about the onset of fall in Austin. Getting to use our fireplace for the first time, long sleeve shirts (most of which were pushed to the far recesses of my closet during our sweltering summer) and Caramel Apple Ciders at Starbucks.
One of the depressing sides of fall has been a [...]
Categories: Austin-ish · Home Sweet Home · Nature-ish