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12/27/11
I'm not going to go on a walk down the memory lane of 2011. Katie Couric did a very good job of that on her TV special. End-of-year lists usually make me kind of sad, like you're saying goodbye to your constant companion of a year and you'll never see them again. But this year I'm like, "See ya later, asshole!"
With the winter solstice and the return of the light, I'm looking forward to new and exciting things in the year ahead.
And I'm pretty sure that 2012 is going to be a good one - nay, a great one. If only because it'll be 2012, the big cosmic year that will finally answer the big question of "will the world end or won't it?" If it does, John Cusack will save us anyway, so we really don't...
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12/20/11
My daughter loves horses, and I like placing poorly considered boxed exactas, so I figured I could kill two birds with one stone by taking her to the racetrack on Saturday. I am always seeking new and fun family activities as an alternative to watching chocolate milk negate recent strides in carpet cleanup following an expensive visit from Oxy-Clean.
It was a beautiful, sunny day, if a bit brisk, and the grandstand was crowded. There seemed to be an unusual emphasis on pretzels and funnel cake by the paddock, however. We happened to bump into some friends standing by the finish that had also brought their children along.
“Nice to see we both had the same idea,” she said. “We came today because we saw it was ‘Kids Day’,...
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12/13/11
So I'm writing this blog about Christmas songs, but I've just finished watching the season finale of Boardwalk Empire and I can't believe how mad I am right now at a show. Like, I can't think about anything else. I'm really, really mad. And I can't believe how attached I seem to be to a Michael Pitt character. But I digress.
Christmas songs.
Christmas music was always one of the biggest things about the season for me. When I was little (and through high school) I was always in choirs and band (I was and still am a music nerd), so we'd start rehearsing for the Christmas shows in October. And I would always be sad when...
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12/06/11
By and large, my 2-year-old daughter Milly is pretty fearless. If a dog barks at her, she firmly declares, “No, doggie. No!” At the zoo, she hauled off and slapped a Komodo dragon sculpture after she determined it was being fresh with her. However, this Saturday we discovered one thing that does scare her: Mr. Bingle.
We were at the Children’s Museum for their Festival of Trees Celebration Brunch. Mr. Bingle, aka a man in a Bingle suit, was making the rounds, hugging and posing with kids for photos. We asked Milly if she wanted her picture taken with him. She regarded the 7-foot snowman with the ice-cream-cone hat and holly wings. As if on cue, the huge white head swiveled toward her. Their eyes...
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Annie Drummond is a graphic designer and artist from Columbus, Ohio. She has a degree from the Columbus College of Art & Design. Two years ago she made the move from the Midwest to New Orleans' Bywater neighborhood and fell deeply in love as she discovered the rhythms and traditions of her new city. Annie is a production designer for Renaissance Publishing and a Jedi Master. In addition to The Lighter Side, she writes about food, art and design (and other stuff) at www.AnniedelaDolce.com.
