The Original Drama Mama

A few months ago I blogged about a book I was reading for one of my book clubs: Empire Falls. Didn’t hate it, didn’t love it – whatever – but a random thought occurrred to me yesterday as I watched a Star Wars special on The History Channel. It was an interesting special – and [...]

To the annual nerd convention video game geek convention Midwest Gaming Classic! As I mentioned recently, the husband is a fan of computers, video games, and all things operated by a joystick…well…most things.
So we take a mini vacation to Wisconsin where hubby can indulge in an arcade wonderland – and I can relax in the [...]

- and the rewards are so great! I’m talking about the commerce of compliments. Real ones – not made for personal gain or out of guilt or obligation. Giving someone an honest heartfelt compliment is a wonderful gift…for that person, and for each person they encounter after that, and the people those people encounter. So, [...]

At least my daughter thinks so. I was so incredibly flattered when, the other day, she came home from shopping with my husband – excited to show me what she bought: a ruffled prairie skirt very similar to the ones I favor in warmer months. “I’m going to dress like you, Mama” she told me, [...]

I have always thought of myself as smarter than the average bear  human…but I never claimed ownership to a healthy serving of common sense. I have a habit of acting before I think, looking before I leap, if you will.
Such was the case yesterday, when I was in a hurry to shower and change so [...]

Of Harry Potter fans who have made the jump and posted predictions about what will happen in Book 7. I can honestly say these are my own thoughts, which I did not beg, borrow or steal from another site. To be honest, other thank J.K.R.’s own site, I have never been to a Harry Potter [...]

Hubby is happiest when surrounded by the Golden Age of video games: the 80’s. Pac-Man, Mario, Link – these are his loves. I swear, if he was standing beteen Miss December and a hairy hag with a stack of vintage Nintendo games, there’d be no question whose merchandise he’d be ogling.
His lust for all things [...]

…I’m addicted to love blogs. It’s true, I can’t believe what a time snatcher reading blogs/message boards has become! I get up early (usually by 6am) and somehow manage to lose all track of time for at least 2 hours – Argh! Like any addiction, the more I read, the more pages and blogs I [...]

Yep. That’s where my daughter told us she wants to go: Princess College. “And what will you learn at Princess College?” my husband asks. To which my daughter immediately replies, “The butt shake.”
Hm. So this is what our 529 $ is being saved for: butt shakes and tea parties at Princess College.
Dear God, we are [...]

What’s in a name? I just finished reading The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri. Yes…for my book club. Yes…we are going out for margaritas to discuss it tomorrow night – but we don’t just get drunk – we really do talk about the book, REALLY!
The book was recently made into a movie, that’s out in theatres [...]