MissMeliss: Escribition

99% of the time, The Weather Channel isn’t something I even remember we have. I mean, how often do I really need to know what the weather is like in Atlanta?
When there’s a dramatic weather event, however, I enjoy TWC’s programming. Right now, the buzz is all about our friend Hurricane Gustav, currently a Category [...]

My friend Jeremy posted this in his LiveJournal earlier this evening. I loved the poem so much, I had to post it here in my own blog, as well:
Pronunciation Poem
I take it you already know
of tough and bough and cough and dough?
Others may stumble, but not you,
on hiccough, thorough, laugh and through.
Well done! And now [...]

My blog-buddy Carmi hosts some really great meme-type things, most of which involve photos. He’s been doing Thematic Photographic for a while now, but I haven’t participated because – well – I don’t have a good reason. In any case, this week’s theme is Watery, and this is my offering:

For me, shadows generally come in the form of restlessness and lack of focus, rather than deep depression. Whatever the cause though, there are things I do to chase them away. Here are seven.

Sing. Like a little kid, when no one’s around, if I have the time, I can perform entire musicals in my living [...]

…that was caught in the rain.
It’s all Deb’s fault, too, because she got me hooked on ULTA, so I bought shampoo there yesterday, because, even though I do love my Aveda products, every so often it’s nice to use something different.
I fell in love with Freeman/Aussie products 20 or so years ago, but our local [...]

It’s been a rough year for animals, at least in our family and circle of friends.
Zorro is coughing almost non-stop, at least when he’s awake, and while we have drugs to help him, he’s refusing to take them, and has to be hovered over and watched in order even to eat dinner. His new food-avoidance [...]

Today, I posted, mostly in jest, a request to a friend to shoot me if ever I wished for rain again. The truth is, I love rain; it inspires me more than anything else, including chocolate, but this week, the rain is annoying, despite it’s cooling effect, because it means the dogs are refusing to [...]

Bottle Shock is the movie we saw yesterday. It was not only enjoyable and funny, it also made me want to curl up on a deck chair with a good book and some excellent chardonnay. (For the budget conscious, Fetzer’s “Sundial” Chardonnay is quite tasty.)
Today, for Media Monday, I’m sharing the trailer.

Or maybe that should be “Unwrapped.” Whatever.
Thursday
I received a lovely bouquet of flowers that arrived sans card, but were from my friend Deb. This was the official beginning of my birthday weekend.
Friday
A lightning storm woke me around five, and scared the dogs, but we all went back to sleep. I’d stayed up late Thursday despite [...]

I’ve been a Fossil fan since forever, and somewhere in a box, I have one of their original, basic, white dial with moon phases watches that desperately needs to be ‘tuned’ and given a new strap.
Over the years, I’ve purchased other Fossils as well, as they always have something that speaks to me when I’m [...]