A 'Magnificent' Weekend

Category: Concerts, Friends

Donor, BC, and I after night two of U2′s concerts in Chicago I had a fantastic weekend in Chicago seeing both U2 shows this weekend at Soldier Field. The show had a scope I can barely describe, photos won’t do justice, and I can’t imagine I’ll ever see something like that again. At least not [...]

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I like vacation, why doesn't my body?

Category: General Thoughts

I haven’t been out of town for more than a day (that I can recall) since I went to New Orleans for Mardi Gras back in February. And I was sick. So very sick with a bad sinus infection. I haven’t been sick since then. So of course, with a couple days before I’m going [...]

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We're puttin' the blog back together…

Category: General Thoughts

Quick: source that post title… I’ve decided to give my actual website another spin. I enjoy Twittering my life away because it constrains me and I can’t ramble on for 14,000 words, but I would like to keep my photos more updated and put out there for people (independent of the crappy compressed photos that [...]

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NKOTB : video from St. Louis show

Category: Concerts

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PHIL!

Category: TV

It was worth standing outside in the freezing wind! He’s even holding my Sharpie (a good fangirl always has a Sharpie on her) and he signed my copy of his book. I have a lot more pictures that I’ll post after work, including some humorous ones with Herky. He was quite bemused by the presence [...]

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Meanwhile, back at the ranch… insanity!

Category: Current Events, Family

My mom just sent me these pictures from Bussey. This is right outside our house! An old man somehow lost control and drove right into the telephone pole and now the only thing holding the pole up are all the wires that run to the nearby houses! My mom was told to either leave her [...]

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Heading for NOLA!

Category: Mardi Gras, Travel

Live via the free wifi in the Eastern Iowa airport, I’m waiting for my 6am flight to Dallas and then on to NOLA! I got most of my pre-trip chores done at my apartment, but this beginnings of a cold or some other illness made it difficult. I managed to get to bed at 10pm, [...]

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Cat-ching Up

Category: Cats

Realizing that I’m more than a year behind on posting some of my photos, I offer up the really important ones: Mulder and Scully:

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12 Days of Christmas + 10

Category: General Thoughts

I figured it was time to move on from the Christmas theme. (Though JoAnn’s Fabrics still has Christmas items on sale for 90% off if you still need to stock up for next year.) Tweaks to come, as per usual. Getting ready to head out the door into the balmy 4 degree (a heatwave from [...]

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7 weeks and counting

Category: Friends, Mardi Gras

I’ll be in New Orleans 49 days from today. I can’t wait!! After way too much Christmas sale shopping (75% off at Target!), I came home to find a box outside my apartment door. Imagine my delight when I opened it and found this: Mini King Cakes from Randazzo’s Camellia City Bakery. A post-Christmas, pre-Mardi [...]

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