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There’s something magical about getting a new record album on a sunny Saturday afternoon. Yes, a record album. It feels so good to pull out the freshly pressed vinyl and drop it on the tuntable, hear that first little hiss as the needle touches down (”The Needle has landed,” as Neko Case says) and you’re << Continue reading "A sonic shoulder to cry on” >> I finished “Infinite Jest” this morning, before the kiddos woke up. I’m still trying to process it; I’m not so good with loose, undefined endings. But I certainly did think about the book constantly over the last however-long-it-took-me-to-read-it. I’ll read it again. I hope Rockford will read it, too. He’s much better at reading Thinkers << Continue reading "Not so 'infinite' after all” >> The new Wilco album arrived in the mail today, which means it’s a good day. We listened to the CD while driving around on our errands today, and we put the record on as soon as we got home. P’s favorite is “Wilco (the Song).” She’s singing it right now, while she and Rockford dance << Continue reading "Wilco loves you, baby” >> The June Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Jasmine of Confessions of a Cardamom Addict and Annemarie of Ambrosia and Nectar. They chose a Traditional (UK) Bakewell Tart… er… pudding that was inspired by a rich baking history dating back to the 1800’s in England. This month’s Daring Bakers’ Challenge was something I’d never even heard << Continue reading "Bakewell? Not hardly.” >> It’s a good thing I got the computer back this week, because otherwise I wouldn’t have been able to vote in the N Cereal AAs. A.K.A. one more reason to love the Internet. The folks behind the “Alphabet Exercise” workout DVD sent me a copy for review, and they’re going to send one reader a copy, too. Click on over to enter! We picked the Utterly Unreliable Computer up from the fix-it folks today, and so far it hasn’t died again. This isn’t because it’s been fixed, though, because that would’ve cost $600. And if I had $600 I would buy a pound of chocolate, not a new LogicBoard. (That’s probably untrue.) Anyway. I fully expected to get the howling << Continue reading "And we're back” >> My loyal ol’ laptop has been ailing for a few months now. It randomly shuts down, which is absolutely maddening. So I took it over to the local computer-fixin’ store to find out what was wrong and whether it could be fixed. The answer: It’s the power-management thingamajig in the logic board. And that’ll cost << Continue reading "Harrumph.” >> |
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