I feel like this is a case of life imitating art, tragic though it is . I prefer to think of it like this , even though Willy Wonka gives me...

Recently the antenna on the Volvo broke, so I've struggled to find a radio station that gets reception. I normally just listen to NPR, ...

It's pretty much been a terrible week for a dog. I hate the Fourth of July. What kind of stupid human holiday is this? All they do is se...

For most of the meals we cook, Matt and I look for simple, quick recipes that use very few dishes and require ingredients we can find at the...

Remember that time that I boasted about how I would beat Matt at the new Punch Out for the Wii? I didn't realize what I was getting mys...

Hugh and Cassie got their new son yesterday. Meet Fletcher. (I stole these pictures from Cassie's web album.) I'm obsessed. And I ...

Ever since my old college friend, Matt (not husband Matt, though this Matt and I did have a scheme to get married to get better financial ai...

I've been reading lots of stuff lately about having an outdoor eating area, which is really appealing to me (probably in the way that ca...

During my mostly unproductive day today, I have managed to catch the critically-acclaimed film Center Stage on HBO not just once--but twice...

I'm pretty tidy. I'm not the cleanest person on the planet, but I'm nowhere close to the dirtiest. I'd say that I'm in...

Matt and I have added a new tradition to our Monday Fundays at the beach--margaritas. Margarita Mondays with Matt and Mandy. . . Mmmmmmmmm. ...

Above: New Year's 2008 Our good friends Cassie and Hugh moved away yesterday, and I'm even more sad about it than I thought I would...

My blueberry muffin baking endeavor started off fine this morning. I had my fresh blueberries. . . And I started to reduce them to make som...