Chocolate & Ladybugs

before brett came home from arizona last weekend, some friends and i decided that the best way to spend a saturday morning was to treat ourselves to bottomless mimosas and a trek through downtown charleston, stopping only at candy stores and weird shops. so we did. there is a restaurant…

Completely Brain-dead

dude. i have done more python and shell scripting in the last month than i’ve done in my entire life. not to mention the unbelievably in depth packet analysis but i LOVE it. despite the fact that it is so mentally exhausting and somehow, physically DRAINING. i absolutely love…

Who Farts On A Dog?

brett does. he seriously farted on my dog today. i don’t even care that i’m writing it on the internet for all the world to see because, well, he deserves it. poor, poor loki. and also because that’s just something that you don’t get to put…

Zero Self Control

i realize my last post talked about how all i was eating was ramen and hot wings, but that is not the usual meal around this house. that’s how i eat when it’s just me. when i have no one to cook for. when i’m lonesome and…

Living Single Against My Will

tonight, i am writing this for the sole purpose of distracting myself from realizing what a lame life i am living (which is actually, completely ineffective) while brett is out of town for work. all week. this is day 3 and i am already sinking into a routine which might…

Thanksgiving Festivities

i was a little skeptical about thanksgiving this year. i don’t know if anyone else experiences this when many of your family members are either divorced, remarried, or living all over the place, but having multiple thanksgivings can be exhausting. and it always leaves me feeling guilty for not…

Jam Packed Week

i left for iowa monday evening. brett dropped me off at the airport, 45 minutes later i was in the air and on my way to chicago. everything went smoothly, got my bags, drove to the hotel, checked in, played angry birds for an hour (dangerous addiction, people) and finally…