It's beginning to look a lot like...that time of year I hate.

Snowy, snowy day here in the wonderful Upstate NY region, you know, you know just a little south and little east of those wonderful Great Lakes. It's very beautiful, I admit, looking out the big windows in the aforementioned house that I am sitting for again...the backyard is all blanketed in white, and it appears to be extremely blustery. I find it nicer inside. It's cozy here with a blanket, a cup of tea and I Love Lucy on the tube.

Other than that, not too much else is happening here other than SNOW. Tonight, we're supposed to go see Anthony (formerly known as BFF), Harley and Vinny perform at the Tramontane Coffee Shop as Draculatron. Plus I get to see my lovely Duchess G perform tonight for the first time. That is, if we're not snowed in.

Last weekend we went to the annual record fair and scored big!! $80 bought us about 50 records, including The Beatles' "Revolver", some CCR, alot of Clapton and Cream, unfortunately too much Dylan for my taste, Johnny Cash, a Simon and Garfunkel when we thought there couldn't possibly be more, and, the first box of $2.00 records that I began pawing through, I found an amazing 1986 'Til Tuesday album!!!!! Wooo! Aimee Mann in her punkish phase, with white-blonde hair and a rattail braid to match. "Welcome Home" is simply fantastic. She has yet to fail me. (Ok, "Superball" I said it.)

So, that dreaded holiday season is upon us and sorry to surprise any of you out there who didn't know I'm a total scrooge! I suppose it doesn't help that Travis and I are torn between families and each other. Being a scrooge, of course, doesn't mean that I can't have 90% of my shopping done. And on a budget!

In speaking of a budget, how would I go about selling my skills at being frugal and wedding planning on a budget, ebaying, secondhand store owner...? I need some sort of snazzy title or catchphrase...

Dryer buzzed, gotta go fold some clothes!

Well you just might find...

It's Friday afternoon and I am house-sitting for Travis' parents, one of my favorite things to do. I find myself in a sea of delicious yet low-fat munchies, the kind that are always too expensive to buy...endless bottles of red wine (if I like red wine, that is...Travis lucks out) and a wonderfully big bathtub...Okay, technically I am cat-sitting but their princess Fiona isn't quite keen on her catsitter, moi.

But right now I'm in the basement in the midst of an unproductive workout...Hey, I did 10 whole sit-ups on the big purple ball...I'm in between reps. I got to wandering and found Travis' old brown rug from a previous apartment that will cover-up those beer stains in front of the couch quite nicely...I also came across some maps, maps are so interesting to me...places I've been, places I haven't been and incidentally that question that's been lingering in my system for quite some time now...where will we live once we're married? All the choices, all the dealbreakers. Lake effect snow? Con. Potential hurricane/earthquake/war? All cons. Big City. Con. Lack of social healthcare (there, I said it)...CON. In looking at the maps of the great ol' US of A I found a whopping 6 states...will it be Vermont? New Hampshire? New York? Montana? Wyoming? Colorado? And don't forget about America's hat...CANADA!

On another note...I'm really excited to see Jon Stewart tonight! He's speaking at Hamilton College and we have tickets. I'm also really excited to wait in line for a speaker at Hamilton College and actually get to see said speaker. Four or Five Novembers ago, I waited in subzero temperatures to get to see Bill Clinton only to be turned away.

Alright, back to those fab-ab sit-ups.

My Bubbies!!!!!

Dear Prudence...

My Mr. Mayfield...