Keep your knee caps in the proper place please

Oh my God knees!

I can't handle things happening to knees. I was innocently watching So You Think You Can Dance and this girl dislocates her knee. Not only does she dislocate her knee but they show it in slow motion with her knee cap sticking out awkwardly. Apparently this happens to her often. I would be like can we get something put in my knees to stop this from happening?

I had a real life knee incident happen before me when I was a kid at overnight camp. I think I was 11 or 12. It didn't happen to me but it is burned in my brain forever.

This girl and I were running down the hill to the dining hall. She was a bit ahead of me. She tripped and rolled the rest of the way down the hill. I ran to her at the bottom to see if she was ok and she was very much not. Her knee cap was now in the back of her knee. I was probably more freaked out than she was. I told her not to look at her knee and don't move. At this point some counselors saw us and came over to help. Thank God because all I know how to do is not look at a messed up knee. I'm good at that.

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I'm kind of freaking out (in a good way) after reading Unravel Me. If there is a love triangle I usually always able to pick a side and it won't change. After reading this book I think I've switched sides. I have never had that happen while reading a book. But besides that Tahereh Mafi has the most beautiful way of writing. It's like poetry, I love what she does with words.

“Loneliness is a strange sort of thing. It creeps up on you, quiet and still, sits by your side in the dark, strokes your hair as you sleep. It wraps itself around your bones, squeezing so tight you almost can't breathe. It leaves lies in your heart, lies next to you at night, leaches the light out from every corner. It's a constant companion, clasping your hand only to yank you down when you're struggling to stand up.”

On the non YA reading front I'm reading Sharp Objects and really enjoying that as well. I'm waiting for the twist. What will it be?!

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Good news for me. I think stopping one of my meds for my crazy allergies has brought my raging appetite under control. I didn't realize that one of the side effects was increased appetite. I mean I'm sure I was eating Boston's supply of Sun Chips so this is good news for all.

I know this is not the most exciting blog post but just you wait until I write about my newly purchased granny cart.

I think there's something on my face

The secret to Charlie's kitchen is to go when it's nice out because everyone is outside in the beer garden. I can't stand being packed like a sardine so I'd rather find a seat inside.

The bathroom at Charlie's Kitchen is pretty gross but they have Raspberry UFO and waffle fries.

My back has been feeling a little bit better. It's been bothering me for a week or two. I don't know what I did but it's really annoying. I'm trying exercise more but with a bum back I can't do much more than walk. Walking actually makes my back feel better. I'm going to go to the doctor if it doesn't get better soon, I promise.

My mother and the raisin thief

In honor of my mother on Mother's Day I shall tell you the tale of my mother and the raisin thief.

My mother loves cinnamon raisin bread. One morning I came down to the kitchen to find my mother very confused and investigating a loaf of cinnamon raisin bread.

"Where are the raisins? Do you see this? It looks like someone picked them out."

I looked at the bread and confirmed that there were no raisins but it did look like there were at some point. My mother had just bought the loaf and she was not happy with her defective bread.

She brought the loaf back to the supermarket and showed an employee her raisin-less bread. The man looked at the loaf and then at the bag and said "Ma'am this is just cinnamon bread. You grabbed the wrong one".

Mystery solved! There was no raisin thief after all.

I love this story because this is totally something I would do and my mother found the whole situation hilarious because it is.

Happy Mother's Day mom! I hope you enjoy a nice piece of cinnamon raisin toast today.

I never knew how much I loved closets

We found an apartment! I'm sure everyone is glad as they will no longer have to hear my complaining about apartment hunting.

The apartment has 7 closets! I don't even know what to do with 7 closets. Even the bedroom has two closets so Derek and I can each have our own. It's a woman's dream. Derek doesn't know it yet but I think we should have a kitty closet. I'll set up little boxes and beds for them. I think it's a brilliant idea and the cats agree because cats love closets about as much as ladies do.

Other perks of the apartment:
+ closer to work
+ near a super market
+ has a dishwasher
+ a small room that can be used for storage or an office (we're going with office)
+ having a door to my bedroom (no longer living in a studio)
+ a "linen closet" and since I don't have linens I'm thinking this can be my nail polish closet.
+ and last but very much not the least - I get to live with my boyfriend!

Can you tell I'm excited? Because I am very very excited.

Always a book worm.

I miss the library in my home town. I know that library like the back of my hand. I had my favorite quiet corners where I'd read or study. I never left with just one book (I still am a book worm). When I was old enough my mother allowed me to walk to the library by myself. When I got my license the first place I drove to was the library. No joy riding for me. I wanted to read.

The library is still there. I need to visit sometime and see how much its changed.

Photo is a painting by Delphin Enjolars "Young Woman Reading by a Window". 

I look a little less fancy while reading.

I'll pass on the King's Landing pool thanks

Derek and I are apartment hunting and quite frankly it sucks.

We're not asking for much. It has to not be a shit hole, allows cats, has a dishwasher and is public transit accessible. Apparently realtors on Craigslist think we should pay them a full months rent as a fee for shit holes.

If you're too lazy to post pictures on Craigslist why would I even bother calling about the apartment and why would you ever deserve a fee? You don't.

Would it kill you to spell words properly? Can you read a rental contract because I'm concerned a 6 year old is posting ads.

One apartment we saw advertised a pool. Derek thought awesome! I thought this is too good to be true.

The pool was in the middle of a parking lot with giant spikes around the top. Am I swimming here or is this where Ned Stark's head goes? No thank you King's Landing pool.

The search continues and I may pull a Joffrey level fit soon.

She's a real cool cat

90s and cat ladies forever