In the three years that I've been on the East Coast, the impending Frankenstorm that's supposed to clobber us later today is only the second hurricane/epic superstorm that I've ever experienced (yeah, I'm talking about you too, Irene). Though you wouldn't know it by looking out my window right now—the calm before the storm, right?... Continue Reading →
The Dog Days Are Over
Now it's time to say goodbye to all our company... After six and a half years of happy, joyous, rewarding, unnecessarily stressful, and OCD-inducing employment at the house of mouse down in sunny (and blazing hot) Orlando, Florida, my days as a WDW cast member officially came to an end last weekend. A new company-wide... Continue Reading →
Tuesday Night Ramblings
Well, I think it's official: I'm an adult. Not only did I do my own taxes this weekend (true story!) but I also got HBO. Two very adulty things, if you ask me. I somehow managed to finish my taxes at about the same time I finished my traditional Saturday morning cup o' Alterra Coffee... Continue Reading →
12 for 2012
I will freely admit that I'm not one for New Year's resolutions. In fact, I kind of dislike them (I really don't know why; the word 'resolution' just bothers me for some reason). However, being severely under the weather these last few weeks has afforded me some much unexpected downtime (both a blessing and a... Continue Reading →
Your Black and White Needs a Little Bit of Red
I recently came into possession of a nifty (and free!) piece of furniture from a co-worker who was looking to unload it from the living room of her new apartment (thanks, Emilia!). It had been left by the previous tenant and I believe it may have been/was intended to be used as a china cabinet/hutch... Continue Reading →