Saccharine Thoughts

True Story.

While I was on my unannounced hiatus over the holidays, my collection of flatmates expanded quite a bit. Just before Thanksgiving a really ( really ) great roommate was sent my way. Adam is respectful, clean, loves on the animals and is really ( really ) an all-around great guy. If you'll notice, I said animals. Plural. This is Joe, the newest addition to my Barton Creek pad. He previously belonged to Burnie of the Rooster Teeth Staff and resided at their office on Congress, but their newest addition is, sadly, allergic. While I personally think "Known Allergies" should have been a required field on their employment application, I am happy to have this handsome little guy living with me now. This is his usual roost, between my cooking utensils and Kitchenaide. He sits there and quietly supervises (read: judges) while I'm busy in the kitchen.

SingleChrista ™ is like Haley's Comet. It comes out and, oh, it's bright! and shiny! and glorious! and then, shit, it goes away for a few more years. Thanks Jack .

I have quickly learned that dating a theater nut/drama teacher brings with it a few things: good taste in movies, exposure to lots of great art in many forms, and a guarantee of random song and dance at any given time. Unfortunately for BlueEyes, I cannot sing. Fortunately for me, he absolutely can. Throughout the month of November he had a tendency to break out into song in my passenger seat with pieces from a musical I had neither seen nor heard of - The Last 5 Years. He explained: It’s a touching, tragic story about 2 people that are absolutely perfect for each other, but for whom tough breaks simply stand in the way of being happy together . Despite chalking their failure up to to circumstance, he sided with the female role, Cathy, and laid more blame on Jamie. Interesting. Shortly thereafter I found myself semisecretly piecing the production together through YouTube clips, insanely curious about this story that had laid such an impression on my man. Once I had

Happy New Year from Saccharine Thoughts! I know I have long neglected my space here, and I'm sorry! I have dozens of outlines and half-written entries just waiting to be polished and posted, but for now I must put things on hold. I aim to post once or twice a week while I re-prioritize my offline life. I gotta take care of me before I can love on you, and I know you understand! It's a new year, a new decade with new opportunities for happiness. Let's make the most of it!