My Charlie Brown Christmas Tree
Today I bought the Charlie Brown Christmas Tree (pictured). It’s a familiar holiday sight: the twiggy tree, the single red ornament. In the movie, the tree gets a magical transformation into a full-fledged tree with ornaments and lights. Obviously, I don’t expect my replica to get a magical transformation defying physics.
Having just watched Ninja Assassin, I was reminded to write this post. Forewarning: While it may have some bad puns like the movie, it’s not really gonna have blood and guts flying around.
Generally, the most exciting aspect of me doing laundry is to wonder for a few minutes how much I might ruin a shirt that says “dry clean only” or “hand wash” by adding it to the pile of clothes that has a similar shade of color. But due to the physics of my apartment laundry room, I have had to begin my training as a laundry ninja.
Google's 2009 Snoopy/Peants Thanksgiving
It’s been a month since my last entry…
…that sounds like some opening to a Bloggers Anonymous meeting. But it’s true. Life – for better or for worse – has been really busy and I haven’t been able to write in here or keep up with my ‘A Song A Day’ posts at all.
But blogging stuff aside, as I wait for Year 2 of my 2-hour Turkey Recipe to reveal its results (and working…yes, I’m working on a holiday), I find myself contemplating – as others that have crossed my facebook page and twitter feed – the things I am thankful for.
The Trap
You know when you live life and suddenly something just appears? Something you’ve been waiting for and let slip from your mind?
I wish this post was about the appearance of something great, like love or an inheritance or the cure to a health problem, but I’ll take what I can get.
Despite the zaniness of yesterday (See La Vida de Caridad: The Cricket), that’s exactly what happened with the cricket.
I was working from home all day, occasionally annoyed at the chirping coming from my tv. At one point, I pulled my TV cart out and stared evilly at the mess of cords that I couldn’t see beyond, sighed, and then pushed the TV cart back.
Mulan & Crickee - That's how I looked trying to find the cricket
The day after I got 3 hours of sleep (see The Girl with the Red Katana) and worked a 10-hour day, I came home to realize there was a cricket in my apartment. I had suspected as much when I woke up that morning hearing some chirping, but on 3 hours of sleep and the radio on, it all kind of blends in.
But there was no doubt about it when I walked into my apartment around eight pm: there was a distinct sound of chirping.
