A California Girl In Kansas

Fans of The Office (meaning all good people of the world) are all generally bummed that our show has ended rather abruptly due to the WGA strike (which I support, but still… I miss Jim & Dwight & Pam & Angela…).
So I think this is a good time to acquaint you with the British version […]

The cat just barfed and the dog ate it.
And the worst part is that I was kind of glad because there was less mess for me to clean up.

Going into this holiday weekend, I had a list of things to do. It included items like: do dishes, do laundry, put away six months worth of laundry (this is no joke. I have been essentially throwing it all on the floor of my rather large walk-in closet. It’s like a giant clothes […]

This post is dedicated to two beer lovers - Chimpotle and Bull E. Vard.
I’m taking the ACGIK Winter Beer Challenge.  What is the Winter Beer Challenge, you ask?
It’s where I drink these six beers and tell you what I think about them.  Why?  Because it seemed like a good idea when I was at the […]

Great deal on really cute Nike Air Max running shoes? Check.
New cozy fleece PJ pants? Check.
The Goonies on DVD for only $3.89? Check.
Lovely white pre-lit Christmas tree with all the trimmings? Check.

And if it couldn’t get any better than watching movies in front of the fire with a really good New Zealand […]

Happy Thanksgiving to all and may your Black Friday be as bountiful as I intend for mine to be.
As a Thanksgiving present, I give you my recipe for The Best Apple Pie Ever:
1 stick unsalted butter
Golden brown sugar
Cinnamon
5-6 large Granny Smith apples
1 package roll-out pie crust (this is where we cheat - why reinvent the […]

(n.) set·tle·ment.  The items in your possession after a break-up that used to belong to your former significant other but now belong to you as a parting gift.  Most commonly, these items include T-shirts, sweatshirts, baseball caps, CDs, DVDs, books, beer in the fridge, and the occasional baking dish.  

The one thing that I didn’t really understand about Kansas prior to moving here was the weather.
Granted, I came from Los Angeles where it’s basically eighty degrees every day (I Christmas shopped in shorts and flip flops) and when it rains, the entire city suddenly forgets how to drive or even, like, exist.
Kansas is a […]

If I must have a PC, then I will at least pretend that it is a far superior thing than it actually is:

Last Friday I was busy working away and was trying to call my boss, whose area code is 916. I dialed the 1 first for long distance and then tried to dial 916… only I struggled a bit and hit 911. I hung up right away, thinking you can’t call 911 if you […]