Yeah, That Looks About Right: Illinois Solutions for the State Budget Crisis

Looks like Illinois is finally coming up with creative solutions for the state budget crisis, but I’m not sure they’ll be successful. I was driving my husband home from an appointment yesterday, and we passed one of those big old billboards announcing the lottery jackpot amount. It looked a bit like this (*Note– this photo [...]

What’s Mine is Yours

So the other night as we finish dinner, I pick up my empty tea mug and head to stove to put the kettle on. “Can I have some tea, too?” my husband asks. “Sure. Where’s your mug?” He points to the one in my hand. “I think that one’s mine.” “Nope. Yours is probably upstairs.” [...]

Can We Twalk?

I love a good pun as much as the next person (okay… that’s not actually true. I love them wildly more than most folks, but that’s neither here nor there) but this whole twitter-speak practice of adding a “TW” into pretty much any word is getting on my nerves. Don’t get me wrong… some of [...]

If I Were Scripting the DVD Commentary for Half-Blood Prince…

So, I saw Harry Potter & the Half Blood Prince shortly after it came out. I have mixed feelings about the film, as I found plenty to both love and hate about it. I figure the movie has been out long enough now to safely post details, but if you haven’t seen it and are [...]

Well… That’s a Little Freaky, Frankly.

So, I had to coordinate a series of interviews today for a new doctor in my department. I offered to take her to lunch afterward, but she needed to leave for an afternoon shift. Which left me all ready to go to lunch, but completely on my own. This doesn’t happen often. Due to the [...]

Who Doesn’t Enjoy a Makeover Once in a While?

I heart my wordpress blog. Seriously. I love the post editor here. I love that I can have as many pages as I want and keep everything neat and organized. I love the threaded comments and the stat reports. I love WordPress more than the other blog sites, and I can say that fairly objectively. [...]

Under Cover

Kate Schafer Testerman posted this little activity over on KT Literary. You can read the full rules on her site, but in a nutshell: the task was to design a book cover using a randomly generated author name, book title, and cover image. So I decided to play along (It’s the least I can do [...]

Another Mystery Solved!

My husband, affectionately known around these parts as “Mr. Kiddoc,” has baffled me for years. He can make things disappear without a trace. Give him a set of keys or a remote control or a scrap of paper with a phone number on it and– in under a minute– it will be gone. He won’t [...]

Today, In a Nutshell… or Pages and Pages

Today has been an uberwacky sort of day. Here’s a little rundown of the highlights: Woke up. Late. (cuz I was up late coughing. It’s the end of a stinky virus) Scuzzled around like a madwoman and lead-footed it to work. Arrived to big banner announcing that the hospital is switching pager service providers, which [...]

U Got the Look: Novel Marketing and Prom Ensembles

Well, Prom season is upon us. You may wonder what the heck that has to do with marketing a novel. Well, I’ll tell you. But first, I’d like to introduce this into evidence: That’s me (with my sister) on my way to the prom circa 1992. Now, if you’re like me, after looking at this [...]

This one time… at band camp…

Okay, I never actually went to band camp. But I was in a band. No, not that sort of band. A supercool 80′s rock band, circa 1987. Of course, we had no musical training whatsoever, unless you count forcing my 7-year-old cousin to show me what she’d learned in piano lessons for the previous 2 [...]

Gather ’round, Peeps! Tis the season…

The season to enjoy one of my all-time favorite websites, that is. The Peeps Research site is deliciously entertaining evidence of what happens when awesomely funny medical students meet extreme boredom (with tasty marshmallow chickens). The effects of smoking and drinking on Peeps cracks me up. But my heart will always belong to the attempt [...]

Be Careful What You Wish For! (In Deep Smit 1/30/09)

Another Friday and again, I am deeply smitten with my own husband (affectionately known on these internets as “Mr. Kiddoc”) Case in point: I’m driving, Mr. Kiddoc is shotgun. (several quiet moments pass uneventfully) Mr. Kiddoc turns from the window. “I’m thinking maybe I should become a rock star.” “Sounds good to me.” “Of course, [...]

Avast! ‘Tis a Mite Tardy Postin’ I Be Makin’ (In Deep Smit 01/09/09)

It’s awful late for my weekly posting. I got distracted with shoveling my driveway and cleaning my kitchen. But it IS Friday, and I am abruptly deeply smitten! I’ve just discovered a new feature on Facebook (which I already loved). If you go to your settings, you can change your language to “English (pirate)”. You’re [...]

Storming Out! I’ve Had Enough!!

To my old love… We simply can’t go on like this. For years, you and I have pursued this on-again-off-again relationship, and we always end up right back where we started. I’m miserable with you. I feel numb. I’m tired of fighting with you when you just bury everything. We fight every time we go [...]