April 6, 2018
I haven’t updated this blog in like 3 years! So, anyway, for those following along (which I haven’t been, haha), it appears that my Silent Sinus Syndrome is starting to recur. I created a group on Facebook so I’ll just point you all to that group.
Here’s the link to my previous blog post about my journey that has a lot of comments over the years. Silent Sinus Syndrome: My Journey
September 10, 2015
Suddenly, every picture of myself on facebook has been removed, because my husband & I dared link to my blog in them. It’s a social media platform – we can’t link to our other social media? That’s not what spamming is.
Facebook, I’m real. This is me: Here I am:
I will upload the same video to Facebook too, just to make the point that this is really me! 🙂
December 22, 2014
Ok, back in February of 2011, Clint & I were having a discussion about The Church. The discussion was about whether Starfish was a better album than Gold Afternoon Fix. I was saying that I actually liked Gold Afternoon Fix slightly better than Starfish. Clint said I was crazy and asked me to rate each song indiviually. It only took me almost 4 years, but I finally got the ratings done:
Starfish:
Destination 5/5 stars, 10/10 rating
Under the Milky Way 5/5 stars, 10/10 rating
Blood Money 5/5 stars, 9/10 rating
Lost 5/5 stars, 9/10 rating
North, South, East and West 5/5 stars, 9/10 rating
Spark 5/5 stars, 10/10 rating
Antenna 5/5 stars, 10/10 rating
Reptile 5/5 stars, 10/10 rating
A New Season 5/5 stars, 8/10 rating
Hotel Womb 5/5 stars, 10/10 rating
Gold Afternoon Fix:
Pharoah 5/5 stars, 10/10 rating
Metropolis 5/5 stars, 10/10 rating
Terra Nova Cain 5/5 stars, 10/10 rating
City 5/5 stars, 10/10 rating
Monday Morning 5/5 stars, 9/10 rating
Russian Autumn Heart 5/5 stars, 9/10 rating
Essence 5/5 stars, 9/10 rating
You’re Still Beautiful 5/5 stars, 9/10 rating
Disappointment 5/5 stars, 9/10 rating
Transient 5/5 stars, 8/10 rating
Laughing 5/5 stars, 10/10 rating
Fading Away 5/5 stars, 10/10 rating
Grind 5/5 stars, 9/10 rating
Based on that data, it turns out Clint was right. On the whole, Starfish as an album is better than Gold Afternoon Fix. Only slightly, though. 60% 5 stars, 10 rating songs on Starfish while there is only 54% of 5/5, 10/10 songs on Gold Afternoon Fix.
That said, I’m looking forward to seeing The Church play at the 9:30 Club in March!
July 21, 2014
» PDAnet and Internet Connection Sharing without DHCP – Step by Step Jeremy W. Langston
Instructions to get PDAnet to work.
LINK URL: http://ift.tt/1o27Oy5
March 27, 2014
Back in April of 2011, I started using henna to dye my hair. I constantly use henna as a verb nowadays. “I’ve got to henna my hair” “Time to henna my hair.”
I decided to share some things that I do nowadays that I didn’t do back when I first started. I seem to have the process pretty streamlined. (more…)
February 27, 2014
This Washing Machine Cleans Clothes With Plastic Beads Instead of Water
The future is now. Does this also reduce the amount of time you have to use the dryer?
And what is with all the haters in the comments bitching about picking plastic beads out of their clothes? They must be afraid of change.
LINK URL: http://ift.tt/1krSff5
February 26, 2014
Stealing Home (1988)
Ca: 3/5, 7/10
Carolyn’s thoughts: I watched this without Clint. My mom has been telling me to see this movie for a few years now, and she wanted me to see it so bad that she gave it to me for my birthday. So I decided to watch it one day while Clint was at work. There were a lot of slow parts where it was just music or not much going on. I watched those parts on the fast speed or skipped through them. It was pretty good, though, but it was sad. My mom kept telling me it isn’t a baseball movie. She said people mistake it for a baseball movie based on the title and how it opens up with a baseball game, but it’s not about baseball. It’s more about coping with life, dealing with loss, finding yourself and doing what you love. It was definitely not Clint’s cup of tea since it wasn’t a comedy, but there were funny parts. I was cracking up at the scene with Appleby’s parents and the sex scene with Robin’s mom just walking through the room but being so oblivious to them getting it on right there in the living room. That was good stuff. I didn’t realize Harold Ramis was in this, and he had just died pretty recently, so it was nice to see one of his movies that I hadn’t seen before. “You had sex with my prom date!”
Written & directed by Steven Kampmann (writer of 1 ep of SCTV, 7 eps of WKRP In Cincinnati) and William Porter (writer of 1 ep of Newhart).
Starring Mark Harmon (Superman in Justice League: Crisis On Two Earths, Freaky Friday (2003), Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas) as Billy Wyatt.
Jodie Foster (The Silence Of The Lambs, Panic Room, Candleshoe, Freaky Friday (1976), Maggie Simpson in 1 ep of The Simpsons, 1 ep of Frasier) as Katie Chandler.
Harold Ramis (Ghostbusters movies, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, Knocked Up, Groundhog Day, SCTV, Year One, Baby Boom) as Alan Appleby.
Jonathan Silverman (The Single Guy, The Hungover Games, Snatched, Weekend At Bernie’s, Caddyshack 2, 1 ep of Caroline In The City) as Teenage Alan Appleby.
Blair Brown (1 ep of Smallville) as Ginny Wyatt, his mom.
Richard Jenkins (the dead dad from Six Feet Under, The Cabin In The Woods, Let Me In, The Broken, How I Got Into College, Wolf, Me,Myself & Irene, Step Brothers, Turbo, A.C.O.D.) as Hank Chandler.
John Shea (Lex Luthor in Lois & Clark) as Sam Wyatt.
William McNamara (Dream A Little Dream) as Teenage Billy Wyatt.
Beth Broderick (Psycho Beach Party, Sabrina,The Teenage Witch) as Lesley.
Helen Hunt (Mad About You, Cast Away, Twister, What Women Want, As Good As It Gets, Chicken Little, 2 eps of Highway To Heaven, 1 ep of The Simpsons) as adult Hope Wyatt.
LINK URL: http://ift.tt/1k9H6Tp
January 2, 2014
Atkins Induction Suitable Recipes : Main dishes Forum : Active Low-Carber Forums
Low-carb friendly recipes
LINK URL: http://forum.lowcarber.org/showthread.php?t=125868
November 18, 2013
November 2, 2013
Kickstarting Kudzilla: a kudzu-covered monster roadside attraction – Boing Boing
Hahah, this sounds hilarious! Making Godzilla out of kudzu… What can possibly go wrong?
LINK URL: http://boingboing.net/2013/10/30/kickstarting-kudzilla-a-kudzu.html
October 17, 2013
October 4, 2013
Amazon App A Day (AmazonAppADay) on Twitter
AmazonAppStore has a free app a day, and they have a twitter to tell you which app is free that day.
LINK URL: https://twitter.com/AmazonAppADay
October 1, 2013
September 19, 2013
wait but why: Putting Time In Perspective
Interesting infographic.
LINK URL: http://www.waitbutwhy.com/2013/08/putting-time-in-perspective.html
September 9, 2013
September 5, 2013
August 6, 2013
July 7, 2013
Tomatillo Salsa Verde Recipe – Allrecipes.com
My “Famous Green Sauce” recipe link is dead. So, here’s a replacement, though this recipe seems slightly different…
LINK URL: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/tomatillo-salsa-verde/
July 3, 2013
Book Titles With One Letter Missing (20 Pics) | Pleated-Jeans.com
These are funnier than I expected.
LINK URL: http://www.pleated-jeans.com/2013/07/01/book-titles-with-one-letter-missing-20-pics/
July 2, 2013
Ian Buckwalter Movie Reviews & Previews – Rotten Tomatoes
Ian’s movie reviews
LINK URL: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/critic/ian-buckwalter/
May 17, 2013
May 15, 2013
May 1, 2013
April 26, 2013
Drive.com.au: The car that glows in the dark
Whoa, glow in the dark car! Awesome!
LINK URL: http://theage.drive.com.au/motor-news/the-car-that-glows-in-the-dark-20130426-2iiqe.html
April 1, 2013
Build A Do-It-Yourself Outdoor Cat Enclosure Or Run
I want to make one of these for my cats.
LINK URL: http://www.catandcaboodle.com/Build-A-Do-It-Yourself-Outdoor-Cat-Enclosure-Or-Run_ep_41-1.html
March 29, 2013
The Gargoyles Fans Website :: Gargoyles Merchandise: Trading Cards
Trading cards for my favorite cartoon, Gargoyles.
LINK URL: http://www.gargoyles-fans.org/merchandise/cards.htm
March 27, 2013
March 11, 2013
http://www.lspace.org/books/reading-order-guides/the-discworld-reading-order-guide-20.jpg
Discworld reading guide recommended by The Jer-Man
LINK URL: http://www.lspace.org/books/reading-order-guides/the-discworld-reading-order-guide-20.jpg
March 5, 2013
The Burlap Bag – High Quality Handmade Goods Shop – Austin Texas
I think I can try this. Seems simple enough. I like bananas… I like oatmeal…. hmm.
LINK URL: http://www.theburlapbag.com/2012/07/2-ingredient-cookies-plus-the-mix-ins-of-your-choice/
February 28, 2013
Guide to Common Home Laundering & Drycleaning Symbols
Here’s another laundry guide that someone had linked to in the comments on the other one I posted…
LINK URL: http://www.textileaffairs.com/c-common.htm
February 28, 2013
CheapClothes_CareSymbols.jpg (530×2334)
Here’s some useful information for laundry.
LINK URL: http://www.primermagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/CheapClothes/CheapClothes_CareSymbols.jpg
February 22, 2013
February 20, 2013
Eat Like A Pagan©: Guinea Fowl – Crock Pot Recipe
Clint got a frozen fowl from the international grocery store, so I need to figure out how to cook it….
LINK URL: http://eatlikeapagan.blogspot.com/2013/01/guinea-fowl-crock-pot-recipe.html
February 20, 2013
Eat Like A Pagan©: Guinea Fowl – Crock Pot Recipe
Clint got a frozen fowl from the international grocery store, so I need to figure out how to cook it….
LINK URL: http://eatlikeapagan.blogspot.com/2013/01/guinea-fowl-crock-pot-recipe.html
February 6, 2013
My Fridge Food – Recipes you already have in your Fridge
Select the ingredients you have on hand, and get a bunch of recipes that you can make with those ingredients.
LINK URL: http://www.myfridgefood.com/index.php
January 29, 2013
Convert Files – Free EPUB to LIT converter. Free online ebook converter.
convert epub to lit ebooks
LINK URL: http://www.convertfiles.com/convert/ebook/EPUB-to-LIT.html
January 28, 2013
Mixing ejuice
LINK URL: http://www.totallywicked-eliquid.com/forum/mixing-discussions/mixing-101-11504/
January 28, 2013
January 25, 2013
Whoops, this was in my drafts folder – it was dated 20120216. Almost a year later, here is my journal about last year’s ski trip:
This year, Angel & Ian planned a Snowshoe trip for Thursday, Feb 2nd through Monday, Feb 6th. Feb 6th was a free day included in the lodging so we decided to take advantage of it and stay the extra day. Since my car is limping along on its last leg, I rode down with Angel & Ian. We listened to some podcasts that became the jokes of the weekend. I think it was called SuperEgo. One skit was Zod meeting with his legal counsel. Another skit was Family Feud. They were pretty funny, and they provided plenty of fodder for inside jokes.
We were staying at the Summit again. It was the same unit we stayed in last year. We all arrived on Thursday evening, and it was pretty chill.
Friday morning, I woke up around 8am or so. When I heard other people were up, I went out. Greg had only had 4 hours of sleep the night before, so he had crashed out early and decided to continue sleeping in bed. Ian made a rice egg breakfast that was so delicious! Thanks for the breakfast, Ian!
We went to the slopes around 11am. Yeah, we took our time eating breakfast and getting ready. Of course, the Summit stairs were annoying, but what can you do. Summit is pretty close and I think it’s cheaper, and the stairs-of-death are just a price to pay.
Angel, Ian, Peter, Quinn, Ken, and I did a few runs on the greens around Powder Monkey and Powder Ridge and then made our way over to the Ballhooter area. Eventually, we moved all the way over to the Widowmaker area. I didn’t do the Widowmaker, but I hear it wasn’t that bad, and there weren’t any moguls.
Lauren made lasagna for everyone for dinner on Friday. It was yummy! After dinner, we went nightskiing at Silvercreek. Only Quinn stayed behind because he wasn’t feeling 100%.
Friday night, I drank the wine I brought. Lauren kept saying that the sign with the skier on it looked like the skier was taking a dump. We had some fun with a slim jim. Good times. We all had fun, and then finally went to bed.
Around 7:30am, I heard a commotion in the hallway of the unit. I heard Lauren say “They’re knocking on peoples’ doors and telling them to get out of the building.” I wasn’t sure what was going on, so I got up. Apparently, the building was on fire. We all quickly gathered a few things and evacuated. When I got outside, I realized my wallet was inside, so I quickly ran back in and grabbed my ski pants that contained my wallet. Ian was rescuing his and Angel’s snowboards, so I also grabbed my skis, poles, and boots. Someone (I can’t remember if it was Peter or Ian) just zipped up their suitcase and had everything they needed. My stuff was all over. When I was standing outside, I realized the camera was still inside on the dining room table. We heard the people in the units next to ours say that the sprinkler system had gone off in their unit, so all their stuff was wet. So then I got worried that the sprinklers were going to go off in ours, soak the camera, and I was going to be responsible for the death of yet another camera. Luckily, though, our unit was perfectly fine.
Greg had a little teensy problem. His shoes were locked up in a locker up by the main slopes. He tried to wear Ian’s snowboard boots, but they wouldn’t fit, so he decided to hang out in Angel’s car “to sleep off the hangover.” Well, poor Greg’s hangover was exacerbated by the cold and not having shoes, and he ended up really miserable.
Lauren & Matt stayed behind while the rest of us decided to get some breakfast. Lauren was worried that they’d let people back in and she didn’t want to miss that. Well, it was lucky they stayed behind because they were able to get us the upgrade, and the resort also provided them a free breakfast. D’oh. The rest of us went to The Junction, which was serving a breakfast buffet. I was still in my pajama pants, but I did have my ski pants with me, so I snuck off to the bathroom to change because it was weird being in pseudo-public in my pajama pants. So I was glad that I had left my wallet in the ski pants instead of my jacket, because otherwise, I wouldn’t have had them with me. Speaking of my jacket, the zipper broke and so I couldn’t take it off. I thought I was going to have to get a new one, and it would have been the end of an era (I’ve had that green Miller’s jacket since 2002. ) However, it magically fixed itself after breakfast. Just one of those things, I guess.
The rest of Saturday morning was spent trying to get everyone situated and moved into the new unit that Lauren procured in Alleghany Springs. Greg sent a text requesting help and to please get his shoes back. Lauren had an issue where she didn’t have her keys. She thought they were at Summit, but when we were able to get into Summit to get our stuff, the keys weren’t there, so she realized they must have been in her purse, which was now at Alleghany Springs. So she didn’t have the key for the locker. We had a plan where Angel & I were going to get Greg and bring him back to Alleghany Springs, while Lauren and Matt were going to go to attempt to get Greg’s shoes from the locker, and go shopping at the convenient store. When we got to Summit, we saw Greg lurch inside the unit, so Angel & I waited around outside for him. Then Peter arrived, and we decided to go get the stuff. Angel tried to send me on a mission to bring the Helement around, but unfortunately, I couldn’t get the emergency parking brake off. I was like, “You push the button and push the lever down. It shouldn’t be that hard!” I tried many different ways to push the button, but nothing worked so I finally admitted defeat. Angel had no problem, but she did mention it was on there pretty tight. Apparently, the OK was given for people to enter the units again, so we gathered everything up. Ken brought his rented pick-up truck and we loaded the stuff and the food in both cars. We weren’t sure about Lauren & Matt’s stuff, but then they showed up and were able to gather their own things.
[ETA: Greg reminded me I forgot an important memory] At some point, Quinn pointed out a spot of what looked like soot on the couch. He said it looked like maybe a firefighter had sat down or something and left a butt-print of soot. When the owner of the unit came in to inspect it, Quinn pointed it out. The owner touched it with his fingers… then he taste-tested it… After the owner left, we were talking about that soot, and Greg said, “oh, that wasn’t soot.” When we asked Greg to clarify, he said he had his electric shaver, and it spilled on the couch and all the hair shavings had spilled out……. So then the joke became that the owner had taste-tested Greg’s pube shavings. Poor owner! [/ETA]
We got back to Alleghany Springs, and everyone moved in. Well, by moved in, we mean all the suitcases were just dropped in the middle of the floor. Greg picked a bed and slept peacefully for the rest of the afternoon. Angel also took a nap at some point, after she put the groceries away. It was just starting to drizzle when we were finally settled. Peter & Ian wanted to do the Western Territories, and I wanted to go out skiing, but didn’t want to go to the Western Territories. Nobody else had any interest in going out, so I decided it was high-time I should go out alone. I’ve been skiing since the third grade, and have never once been skiing alone. Well, first time for everything, I went out all by myself. I only got 3 runs. The rain was getting worse, and it was getting foggy, so I decided I was done. I am so glad I went though. I stuck around the Ballhooter area. I think I did Skipjack first, then GandyDancer, and then I ended on Hootenanny and MidFlume and lower Ballhooter.
The new place had a heated pool and a hot tub. Ian had bought some swimming trunks, but then he found out they left the security tag on them. Angel, Lauren and Matt enjoyed the hot tub on Saturday night. I think the rest of us just sat around watching whatever movies were showing on TV. There was some sort of Angelina Jolie marathon going on. Mr. and Mrs. Smith was on, and someone said Tombraider had been on previously. Inglourious Basterds also came on later.
Saturday’s dinner was jambalaya, as created by Ian. It was so delicious! Thanks, Ian!!
On Sunday, we got out to the slopes earlier than we did on Friday. We did the greens by the PowerMonkey, and then Carolyn did 2 more runs over there while Angel, Peter, and Ian went to the Western Territories. Apparently, Carolyn made them wait 10 or 15 minutes. D’oh! Then we got on the shuttle to Silvercreek. Carolyn had never done Silvercreek in the daytime before. She’s only been there for nightskiing. It was nice because it was less crowded, and the conditions weren’t bad.
Lauren & Matt decided they wanted to stay the extra day, but unfortunately, Greg couldn’t. So they figured out a plan where Greg drove Lauren’s car home and left it in her garage and Lauren & Matt rode home with Peter. So everyone was happy.
Sunday evening, we decided to go out to dinner. It was a challenge finding a place that was not showing the superbowl, but we settled on Foxfire Grille. They were showing the superbowl, but it was all the way on the other side of the restaurant, so it wasn’t a big deal. We had fun with the “singles meeting” napkins that had spaces to write your name and number and email address to potential pick-ups. After dinner, the rest of Sunday evening was pretty chill.
We had some excitement on Monday morning because it was discovered that sometime in the night, Lauren & Matt closed our bedroom door to the suite, but it can’t be opened from inside, so we were locked in the bedroom. We can leave the room, but only to the hallway, and none of us had a key to enter the main suite. Eventually, we got that figured out. We were checked out by 9am and on the road by 11am.
January 9, 2013
“In a study of the Copper T 200, scientists observed that the sperm heads were detached from the tails in a majority of sperm cells.”
Sounds effective to me.
LINK URL: http://www.un.org/popin/popis/journals/network/network162/blck162.html
December 18, 2012
December 15, 2012
Red-Red Stew – Ghanaian Spicy Black-Eyed Peas with Plantain Pillows | Girl Cooks World
Clint & I had Ghana food for the first time today. It was delicious.
December 2, 2012
November 21, 2012
I remember as a kid, we were riding around DC with my Dad, and one of us kids asked him about the neighborhood watch signs, “What does that sign mean?” My dad replied, “No Trick-or-Treating.” Since then, whenever I see one of those signs, I have always laughed at that memory. My dad was awesome.
November 19, 2012
Animal Control Effort Saves Elderly Owl – Fairfax County, Virginia
Awww, nursing homes for owls.
LINK URL: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/police/news-releases/2012/111912owlsaved.htm
October 24, 2012
Here are the specs for the computer I am building. If any technical people want to look these over, I’d appreciate any feedback. I think these parts go together, but I could use a second pair of eyes.
CASE: AZZA Solano 1000 Black/Black Japanese SECC Steel/Metal mesh in front ATX Full Tower Computer Case
Item #: N82E16811517004
UPDATED: CASE: Antec Twelve Hundred V3 Black Steel ATX Full Tower Unbeatable Gaming Case
Item #: N82E16811129100
UPDATED: POWER SUPPLY: CORSAIR Enthusiast Series CMPSU-850TX 850W ATX12V v2.2 / EPS12V v2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply Item=N82E16817139038
MOTHERBOARD: ASRock Z77 Extreme6 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Item #: N82E16813157295
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX80637I53570K
Item #: N82E16819116504
UPDATED: CPU: Intel Core i7-3770 Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX80637I73770
Item #: N82E16819116502
MEMORY: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-1600C9D-16GXM
Item #: N82E16820231568
HARDDRIVE: SSD: Crucial M4 CT128M4SSD2 2.5″ 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
Item #: N82E16820148442
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October 12, 2012
Windows 7 and SSDs: Setup secrets and tune-up tweaks | Page 2 | ZDNet
I’m going to need this for my new computer
LINK URL: http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/windows-7-and-ssds-setup-secrets-and-tune-up-tweaks_p2/2910
September 28, 2012
WISHLIST: Aerogard custom salad green seed kit
Romaine mix
baby greens mix
salad greens mix
arugula
mesclun mix
mustard greens
LINK URL: http://www.aerogarden.com/custom-herb-seed-kit-1.html
September 27, 2012
June 1, 2012
Carolyn’s Newegg wishlist. Not much here…
LINK URL: http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=18529492
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