random list

Dinner tonight.

* Rosemary croccantini
* Cambozola blue cheese
* Stonewall Kitchen roasted garlic onion jam
* Clementines
* Israeli couscous in cranberry ginger glaze
* Organic 3-year old extra sharp Canadian cheddar
* Green grapes
* Sweet onion crackers
* Forest mushroom pesto
* Maplebrook cherrywood smoked mozzarella
* Thai beef salad with sesame dressing
* Organic raspberries

A single bag from the grocery store where I never shop (except the onion jam, which was already in my fridge). A week's worth of grocery budget (which is why I never shop there), though there will certainly be leftovers. Beverages to be determined. A nice pinot noir might be good. Now if only I had a corkscrew and wine glass. And a dining room table.

in case you forgot

word wonk strikes again

It could just be me, but I find this thesaurus entry particularly enjoyable.

Great:

Synonyms
A1, bang-up, banner, boss [slang], capital, classic, crackerjack, dandy, divine, fabulous, fine, first-class, first-rate, grand, great, groovy, heavenly, jim-dandy, keen, marvelous, mean, neat, nifty, noble, par excellence, prime, sensational, splendid, stellar, sterling, superb, superior, superlative, supernal, swell, terrific, tip-top, top, top-notch, unsurpassed, wonderful

Related Words
acceptable, adequate, all right, decent, good, OK, passable, satisfactory, tolerable; better, exceptional, fancy, high-grade, premium, special

Phrases
out of sight

Near Antonyms
bad, inferior, low-grade, substandard, unsatisfactory; mediocre, second-class, second-rate; atrocious, execrable, vile, wretched

Antonyms
poor

... but at least i included myself!

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my co-workers might kill me...

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feels like negative eight

watercolors

I discovered Peter Welsh when a number of his paintings were on display locally. Lovely.

gratitude

Happy Thanksgiving, my friends.


Cartoon blatantly stolen from Meet-shell's blog.

i heart m & h

Go read them.

fun with names

A meme of sorts from Lauren. First, do your own. Then go check out her blog. Incredible photos.

1. Rock star name (first pet, current car):
POOKY SCION

2. Gangsta name (favorite ice cream flavor, favorite type of shoe):
PEPPERMINT STICK KED

3. Native American name (favorite color, favorite animal):
PURPLE CAT


4. Superhero name (2nd favorite color, favorite drink):
GREEN FRESCA

5. NASCAR name (the first names of your grandfathers):
ROBERT RICHARD

6. Stripper name (the name of your favorite perfume/cologne/scent, favorite candy):
ETERNITY MAPLE SUGAR

7. TV weather anchor name (your fifth grade teacher’s last name, a major city that starts with the same letter):
FULLER FARGO

8. Spy name (your favorite season/holiday, flower):
AUTUMN HYACINTH

9. Cartoon name (favorite fruit, article of clothing you’re wearing right now):
CLEMENTINE BROOMSTICK SKIRT

10. Hippie name (What you ate for breakfast, your favorite tree):
CINNAMON OATMEAL WEEPING WILLOW

vote tomorrow

And tonight enjoy the Old, Fat, Naked Women For Peace!

dare you not to laugh

OK, yeah, so it's this cute cat sitting on a horse's back and rubbing affectionately against it. But the real draw of this video is the music. You must listen to the music.