Riot and Frolic

a mostly ballroom dance, but also a bunch of other stuff, blog

Category: Domesticality

  • The G and I have been watching the Australian Open this week. For those of you who don't know,  that's a tennis tournament in the land of criminals. I don't really get tennis.  The ball goes back and forth and it's EXCITING.  Or so I've been told.  Like most sports, I can "watch" a game/match/shindig with the…

  • Running is hard.  Especially for lazy people.  Especially for lazy night owls.  Especially for lazy night owls who like to be warm. I started hibernation mode when the weather dipped below 10 degrees and I didn't have my ALL-IMPORTANT running hat.  It's cold and I don't have my hat.  I mean, it was really logical…

  • – new favorite thing: parchment paper! How come I never knew about this stuff?   Remember how I was trying to clean my craptacular pans?  I had many readers suggest that I just get new pans, because, um, yuck. After it was implied that they were beyond saving, I went on a burning-more-stuff-on-them rampage.  Just…

  • This is now a very short list.   Not to be materialistic (but I am, so let's there), but this Christmas was AWESOME, if only because I got the most amazing stuff.   There was some crazy expensive stuff that I wanted and never thought I would own (Kitchenaid mixer, MZ Wallace bag) that I…

  • I've encountered a few things lately which I have not liked and felt I should write them down so I will remember them better.  Because I'm one of those people who will keep eating something just to finish it even it tastes bad.  When I've ordered it before and not liked it. Things I Don't…

  • This is not a comprehensive list.  It's just whatever came to mind in my attempt not to sum up 2011 or make predictions for 2012.   Right! If you missed yesterday, you really missed out and you should hit that "previous" button up there and check it out.   You SHOULD know what Ryan Gosling…

  • Hahaha. I'm so clever.  Today's post title is a play on my first post ever.  Those were the days. It's been about five days since our last hook-up and since my interwebs have been working.   Good golly.  I thought having a TV was a timesuck.  Turns out, if I didn't have WIFI and a…

  • It's a rule of life, really.  "More glitter" is always better than "glitter".  Unless you're talking about the movie, Glitter, which I hear is awful and should never have a sequel. But now I want to watch it, just to make sure.  Because if there was a movie called Rhinestone, I would sure go see…

  • It's my birthday.   I was going to be grown-up about it this year and be all "oh, it's my birthday?  that's neat" but no.   IT'S MY BIRTHDAY! It all started Monday night where I couldn't contain my excitement any longer and the maturity wore off.   "Hehehe, it's almost my birthday." "I wonder…

  • I don't have words.   Just crazy little squeally noises.   Excited!   I will bake my own birthday cake!