I'm an admin (I prefer to go by "secretary" but my peers seem prickly about that) in a huge corporation.  So yes, always in front of a computer, and rarely with a workload that requires more than about 90 seconds of concentrated effort.  There have been long stretches of time where it's seemed as though my full-time…

If you just embrace the notion that compost is a perfectly legitimate use for veggies, it's not too bad keeping up with a CSA…

@Scrawler2:disqus Bill Bryson went on about the possibility of Yellowstone erupting in one of his books (I can't remember which one).  He was really hammering the whole "it will annihilate the entire United States and could happen at any moment, without warning!!!" thing.  I'm worrier about apocalyptic scenarios…

The only time I've been exposed to this notion is when the commercial came on in the break room here at work while I was fixing my morning tea.  I wasn't watching the TV (it's permanently set to Fox News, so I'm very practiced at refusing to make eye contact with it), but just sort of half-listening… and suddenly it's…

Sounds fantastic!  I love that feeling of "Yeah, I did good" when a big cooking project works out well.  Especially when it's a big cooking project that turns into delicious leftovers, too.

That is an awesome deal!

For reals.  I can't be bothered doing stovetop beans anymore.

Those are fantastic shoes!!

I didn't realize it until @avclub-58deef2e771fccf51741836cedecf5e8:disqus mentioned it to me one time when the commercial was on.  But I played it all cool, like, "You're so stupid!  What kind of idiot wouldn't have seen that from the start?"  I finally confessed recently that I would never have figured it out if she…

The Kraken is so good.  I love it with peaches, diced up into tiny pieces, then poured over vanilla ice cream.

I got my CSA confirmation postcards in the mail this week, and am suddenly completely over winter cooking.  Only three more months to go!  I can do this.  Totally.  That's almost nothing.  Three months.  ::breathes into paper bag::

I'm also crazy about olives; they're nature's candy!  A Flickr friend of mine actually sent me seven pounds of fresh olives this past fall, so now I've got scads of "homemade" olives.  Oh man are they good.

While I take @Scrawler2:disqus 's vouching for their character very seriously, at the same time, that label really screams "Douchebag Whiskey!!!", doesn't it?  Perhaps Scrawler's family friends could pass along a tip that the label isn't helping?

I made a turkey roulade last night, stuffed with chipotle cherry preserves and goat cheese.  It was delicious, and I'm especially excited to make a turkey salad out of the leftovers.

It's just another Thursday here in Spinsterville.  (I think I'm doing some shopping at Home Depot and Target.  Where romance is always in the air.)

Carla Bruni was once asked what she was looking for in a man, and she replied something to the effect of, "A nuclear arsenal."  So, for some…

Using dumb slang sarcastically is all fun and games until you suddenly find yourself using the word "chillax" in conversation with your boss.  Um, not that I'd know anything about that personally.

That's so adorable!  I wish I'd read a few comments further before leaving my own Russian DuckTales song comment.  I do love how economical their translation is, though.  Forget the "Tales" part.  DUCK!  WHOO WOOO!

This is a serious concern!  Won't someone think of the grocery shoppers??

@avclub-230e46d19fe78a6c8dc715659a7188d7:disqus I'll back you up on "Elvis Presley In America" too.  I've run hot and cold on U2 over the years, but that song never leaves my iPod.  I also have no idea what he's saying, but I love how he's saying it.