Hey Google! How’s that Sexism Working Out for You?

Posted on January 26, 2012 by andi

Like most people nowadays, I rely on facebook to give me my moderately interesting links for the day that I will click on, possibly find interesting and reshare, then forget all about two minutes later. This is the internet age, I’ve no time to retain information when I have Google to help!

Google. They never really offended me before. How could they? They know what I mean when I derpily misspell something and helpfully point it out without making me feel too stupid. But boy howdy, they have now! So of course, I go right to my blog that about ten people read to righteously complain about WHY they’ve upset me!

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Back to my Roots

Posted on January 24, 2012 by andi

Last night, I made ratatouille for dinner. The “Back to my Roots” blog title references the fact that my family’s ancestry is steeped in Frenchiness. I have no idea if I made it correctly, but it came out tasty and hearty so I’ll put a notch in the win column. I even ate a vegetable (or fruit, since technically it is) that I normally avoid: eggplant. Just never was a fan, unless it’s breaded and slathered with marinara and parmesan. Trying to make at least one meatless dish a week as we’re starting the process of becoming more aware of where our meat comes from. As I mentioned before, once we’re settled in the new house, we’ll be visiting more farmer’s markets than we have been. In light of recent studies about genetically modified corn, I really want to start making the switch to fresh, local foods. I want to consider possibly planning my meals around the seasons, so I can avoid buying produce shipped up from Mexico. So many plans.

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Snowed In

Posted on January 19, 2012 by andi

Joe and I are snowed in, stuck in our apartment on the top of Magnolia. Not even Metro is bothering to come up the hill. We prepared and stocked up the fridge, and have been spending time doing a bit of cleaning, slogging through the most recent Game of Thrones novel, (a subject for another update… will probably be a doozy too) catching up on our backlogged TiVo and of course, gaming. Because really… it’s us. I’m not too keen on walking around much outside, so no sledding or snowball fights this year. I’m clumsy on the best of days, and now with a growing child inside of me I am a walking calamity. Me+snow=badthings.

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In the Kitchen

Posted on January 4, 2012 by andi

In my last post, I mentioned that I’ve been spending more time with my cooking. I’m looking to expand my knowledge base to include more from scratch meals, mainly because I want to change to a more healthy lifestyle both for myself and Joe, and for our new baby. We’re going to be moving into a house with a pretty sizeable yard, which we’re hoping can sustain a small garden. I’ll be within walking distance of a large grocery store, as well as a farmers’ fruit and vegetable stand, not to mention a bus ride away from the West Seattle Farmer’s Market, which runs year round and I’m very excited to be closer to. I’m also curious about possibly getting a couple chickens for fresh eggs, though that’s in the future. Being so close to the farmer’s market, I can get fresher eggs there than at the grocery store for the time being.

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30 Weeks on New Year’s Eve

Posted on December 31, 2011 by andi

Well… today marks 30 weeks into this pregnancy. I really planned on updating the blog more with news on my first (and possibly only) trip down this road, but I didn’t. I’d like to say I was too busy, but that’s not really true, although the next two plus months are going to be a clusterfrak of insanity. We made an offer on a house, and are just waiting for the paper pushers to do their thing. Joe and I will be attending parenting classes every Saturday in January, which should be amusing as well as informative. Once we get the keys to the house, we need to make minor cosmetic updates. We have to pack up our apartment, which is always big fun. All of this while I am big as a house, and needing to pee once every half hour or so. Whee.

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So, this happened!

Posted on August 30, 2011 by andi

Yup! After nearly 9 years of marriage, Joe and I have finally decided to make a baby. This little one is set to arrive in early March, 2012. We’re both excited, and scared out of our minds. I don’t know about Joe, but having babies was never really on my Life’s Agenda. But, neither was getting married, and that turned out all right, I suppose.

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Summer is Here and Has Brought Seattle Sports, Great Movies, More Time with Joe, and More Hours at Work.

Posted on June 27, 2011 by andi

Remember when I said back in March that I was working on another update? Funny thing about that is I didn’t finish it. Not even a little. Then I would look at that draft sitting in my Word Press Dashboard, and I would hate it, more and more each day. Then I stopped visiting my Dashboard, clinging dearly to my out-of-sight-out-of-mindness.

Will I ever finish that post? Who knows! But I will finish this one! Yay!

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A Very Special Update

Posted on March 31, 2011 by andi

Coming up with a few things to post. In the meantime, watch and learn.

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Big Fat Post

Posted on March 28, 2011 by andi

I promised myself that I wouldn’t make this blog about my weight, and my struggles with it. Well, things happened this weekend which kind of stuck with me like a burr in my brainmeats, so here it is, the Big Fat Post. And yes, I am going to use the term fat, because that is what I am. I am not obese, I am not overweight. I am Fat.

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Moments with the Husband pt 1

Posted on March 24, 2011 by andi

Joe: “Would you still love me if when I got an erection, it sounded like when Mario eats a mushroom? *imitates sound effect*”

Me: “…. …. …. what?”

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On Being Sick and Quitting Smoking

Posted on March 23, 2011 by andi

This past week I’ve been battling a pretty nasty bug. I haven’t felt this bad since the last week of 2009. Why is this significant? That was the week I finally, after over 15 years of smoking, quit.

It wasn’t even really planned. There was no going to the doctor for new and amazing stop smoking aids that may or may not lead to me committing suicide. There were no support groups or 1-800 numbers called**. The only thing I did was buy some Nicorette gum and cinnamon sticks for the oral fixation thing. At the time, it wasn’t for any health consciousness, though now my lungs sing my praises. When they’re not buried under a foot of sick-phlegm, that is.

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Return to the Beginning

Posted on March 22, 2011 by andi

I’ve had blogs before. I have journals and social pages. I, along with quite a lot of the rest of the world, am plastered on the internet for anyone with a search engine to find. Most of what you’d find of me (though I’m not sure why you’d search in the first place) will be bits of inanity, parts of my life, and a few pictures I now regret uploading.

I’m still not sure what I want this blog to be, but I made it because I need to write something. It is a need, really. And this will be more of a self-serving thing, somewhere for me to practice saying what I want to say. I write in bursts. I can go for months without writing a single word. The words will be there, in my thoughts, but unable to make the transition from my mind to the page, digital or otherwise. Then I will be taken over by my muse, and she’ll make me sit and write down what’s in my head. I hear from so many writers, different variations of “Don’t be afraid to suck” or “Just write something, every day.” I suppose that’s good advice, though I feel right now that’s the extent of my talent.

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