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In my apartment I have this weird little extra space I call “The Nook.” I live on the second floor of a two story building and it is the area that is above the door/entryway to the stairs. Looking around at the other buildings in the area, all the others that are like mine are [...]

As a reward for her not biting anyone at the vet, and also because she’s old and spoiled, I got Mac a window perch for my office. I think she likes it.

That is the question for the day.
Like the Amazing Race, my apartment has both pros and cons (but sadly no Phil).
Pros:
affordable rent
can have my cat
already moved in there
nice closet space
close to movie theater
Cons:
shifty neighborhood
far away from most stuff (realizing that “far” is a relative term in Iowa City)
So I don’t know. I swore I’d [...]

Disclaimer: this post is rather gross (but probably amusing), read at your own risk.
I wake up this morning around 8:30am after a lovely night of sleep that included fragments of a dream where Jerry and I were singing the Star-Spangled Banner with BoyzIIMen. I get out of bed and smell the lingering bits of fresh [...]

Forty three minutes left in today and I’m just getting time to sit down with an internet connection.
It was a lovely day after Thanksgiving day. This morning my mom and I went and got my Christmas tree. It was a spur-of-the-moment change of plans before she left town. The tree was procured at my local [...]

Today, I went to the new ginormous Menards and bought a carbon monoxide/gas detector. I woke up this morning, after a night of horrible dreams that paralyzed me with fear, and thought that maybe my cat and I were slowly being poisoned by my apartment. According to the detector, I am just crazy, but maybe [...]

… a trip to the gym, getting my mail, and a few hours makes.
I’m starting to think this regular blogging thing really has therapeutic merit for me. After my long lament about my weight [Thanks to Lisa and Jeff (Utech, I have so many Jeffs) for their kind and encouraging words], I went to the [...]

I just folded and turned on the heat in my apartment. It was 65 degrees when I got up this morning and it wasn’t that chilly post-shower. Mac has been looking extra fluffy the last couple of days. Earlier this week, it would be chilly in the morning but have warmed up by the time [...]

I hope everyone was able to enjoy as much of a relaxing, yet productive weekend as I was.
Right after work on Friday, I went to see The Simpsons Movie. The theater was pretty full and the crowd was entertaining. Though one of the biggest laughs for me came before the movie even started. Sitting [...]

I’m still unpacking. I know, its kind of ridiculous, but I’m nearly done. Just a few more boxes to stash away and I still need to hang things on the walls. More things. Don’t freak out and think I’ve lost my mind, there are some things on the walls already. The important things: the photos [...]