a year ago

be of love a little more careful than of anything
-e.e. cummings



today is our anniversary. one year ago today we dressed up like alabama and clarence and went to the courthouse.


















i seriously love him more every day. it is so much fucking fun.
it has, by far, been the best year of my life.
i can't wait for more.





(rare, unseen photo of our real "first kiss" as husband and wife)

workout day: two

surprised? i know, i didn't expect myself to stick with it either.


day two of work out:

exercise: walking/running
time: i would say around 40 min (no watch)
mood: i was with my amazing friend sarah (and her baby, sadie) and was totally distracted from the misery of activity. talking to a friend while working out really helps.

exercise: pushups/lunges/ dips/ squats
time: 20 mins or so
mood: felt the burn. i complained a lot. said things like "TEN more? are you kidding?" and "i think my left butt cheek is cramping".


i am sore. i am going to take a bath and an advil.


also...sarah tried to convince me that i need to eat lots of little meals...and that it is important to eat breakfast....and she tried to give me a protein drink.....

i don't think she believes that the "dana diet" is a healthy option. and even though she may be right, it doesn't change the facts. nothing works like starvation, swapping meals with alcohol or other liquids, and eating cookies for dinner.

proof is in the pudding, sarah. just wait and see. (i am totally expecting to eat these words in a couple weeks)

mmm....pudding.

mmmm......words.

pumpkin night!

we carved jack o lanterns. we ate pumpkin soup. we (ok, only me) drank pumpkin beer. we snacked on roasted pumpkin seeds. i thought about making a pumpkin cheesecake...but ran out of steam.
riley carved her own! with no help!
and check out my obama pumpkin! isn't it cuuuuuute?

workout day: one

i decided to go running. it has been years. i think i went once three years ago. and before that it was at least 4 years.

i don't work out. i did yoga for awhile before the wedding. and then quickly gave it up.


but today is a new day. a day for change. why? you ask. because i am a lazy, chubby, self loathing, comfort food binging, pathetic, squishy, jiggly...pile of poop.

but...i am full of potential.


day one of new life changing workout schedule:

exercise: running / walking
time: 20 min
mood status: it was, by far, the most miserable experience of my life. my lungs burned. my legs hurt. i felt nauseous. i cursed the world. i did a lot of hacking and spitting. i walked half the time and gasped for air.

exercise: stretching/ yoga/ pushups
time: 10 minutes
mood: i did 10 push ups (yes, the girly kind) and wanted to fall on my face after number 8. i did the warrior pose and got distracted by my own pathetic reflection on the television. i can't touch my toes (not even close..think 6 inches). i did downward dog and my head felt like it filled with blood and i felt like my face was going to explode.



overall i would say this is a great beginning. wouldn't you? i can only improve.

it begins

starting today, i will only eat one meal a day. i will also drink black coffee whenever i feel hungry. this is also known as the "dana diet".

sometimes the meal will be a healthy dinner. sometimes the meal will be cookies. sometimes the meal will be three beers.


spare me the health lecture.


i know what works. and the "dana diet" works.

don't worry, i won't stop baking...i will just be dropping off plates of goodies to family and friends for the next month or so.

Scary Movie Month™ List.

scary movies. in the order we watched them. and my opinions.


funny games: crap. awful. watched most on fast forward. anyone who likes this movie is a psychopath.

alien 4: awesome. the alien/ human baby was both rad and disturbing. i felt nauseous at the end. but in a good way.

cabin fever: fun and gross. bloody yet enjoyable.

American werewolf in London: not really scary. but funny. and it made me want to visit london again. sit in a pub. drink whiskey and guiness. get attacked by a werewolf.

dead alive: awful. awful. awful. i couldn't watch it. i lasted about 15 min.

from hell: i really like johnny depp. and i really hate what's her name. she was so wrong for this movie. also, we decided that john mccain looks like jack the ripper.

friday the 13th 4: pretty funny. gotta love a movie with zero plot, boobs, and someone getting killed every 3 minutes.

28 days later: my favorite. i heart cillian. dreamy.

nightmare on elm street: johnny depp is in this. that is all i have to say.

battle royal: disturbing. and pretty great. completely entertaining and interesting....but really fucked up.

harry potter: i know this shouldn't be on the list...but riley watched it and it was scary for her. i heart harry potter. sigh.

carrie: so good. and sad. they're all going to laugh at you! those assholes got what they deserved.

vampire hunter d: also not very scary...but really amazing.

30 days of night: oh hell yes. dan was upset because of the lame adaptation from the comic book. i, however, never read the comic book and found this totally entertaining.

john carpenter's the thing: kurt russle is boss. i really like the dog before it turns into an alien.

friday the 13th 3: i jumped a lot in this. at one point both arms went up (like that reflex infants do)

prom night: this was boring. and jamie lee curtis looks like a 40 year old woman..not a 17 year old high school student.

the shining: i hate jack nicholson. this movie irritates me. sometimes i turn off a movie 15 minutes before the end and demand dan tell me everything that happens, but i won't watch it.....sometimes i do this with movies i have already seen...like the shining.

little shop of horrors: again...not "scary"...but riley watched it with us and it was scary enough. i remember hating this movie as a kid and it freaking the crap out of me. now it just gets the song "suddenly seymore" in my head for days....which is a different kind of terrifying.

the innocents: creepy children really freak me out. i liked this movie. i think it bored dan because he fell asleep.

ginger snap: a fun teenage girl/werewolf story. slightly boring, and slightly funny.

bug: this movie bugged me. harhar. no really....it made me itch a little. and it was slooooow....like they seem normal for 3/4 of the movie and then all the sudden they are schizo and digging imaginary bugs out of each other. the decent to madness is quick, i suppose.

wait until dark: being blind never looked so gorgeous. leave it to Audrey Hepburn. this does have a very scary "jump worthy" scene. i knew it was coming and still jumped into dan's lap and threw the blanket over my head.

holiday dream dress

i can't live without this dress.