The dead mall

nobody@vox.com(Miss Scotch) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:02:34 -0800

My first job was working as a make-up artist in my mom's cosmetic shop, which was located in "the dead mall" across the street from the mega-mall, where everyone respectable went to shop. The only folks who ventured into the dead mall were those w...

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5 drops to freedom

nobody@vox.com(Miss Scotch) — Fri, 01 May 2009 16:52:32 -0700

Finances are about to get very interesting - with only one more month of certain employment left, a move to Hawaii, and two major world trips on the books for the second half of 2009...paying off my student loans may have to ta...

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for science

nobody@vox.com(Miss Scotch) — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 18:46:40 -0700

According to Maxim magazine (yes, I have a subscription - don't hate): In Ireland they say a pint should be drained in seven swigs, leaving seven foam rings (laces) inside the glass. In honor of St. Patrick's Day, I decided to put this to the tes...

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the bum patch

nobody@vox.com(Miss Scotch) — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 10:11:16 -0700

I have been staring at this blank page for about two minutes. Whenever I try to write about this topic, I find I cannot, because it is something very close to me, that effects me very much. I don't really know where to start, so I'm just going to...

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7, no - 6 drops to freedom!!!

nobody@vox.com(Miss Scotch) — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 06:08:05 -0700

This is a very special installment in the "drops to freedom" series, detailing my journey to become debt-free. Yesterday, I was called into my boss's office and handed a generous bonus that I was not expecting. Needless to say, I cried like a lit...

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wedding dress pillowcases

nobody@vox.com(Miss Scotch) — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 18:14:52 -0700

Custom made for us by the super mega talented Amy: To read about her process click here

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life list, cont.

nobody@vox.com(Miss Scotch) — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 06:30:54 -0800

A few posts back I revisited my life's list of things I want to do before I die and recounted the many things my husband has helped me accomplish on that list. There has been a disturbing trend in the things I/we have accomplished as of late, in ...

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I JUST RAN A 10 MINUTE MILE!

nobody@vox.com(Miss Scotch) — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:22:46 -0800

And I didn't even barf afterward!

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Mexico City in One Day

nobody@vox.com(Miss Scotch) — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:55:54 -0800

The husband & I will be in Mexico City for one day, while we're making our way over to our honeymoon destination. We will only have time for one major outing - does anyone have any advice on what we should do?

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Home Alone!

nobody@vox.com(Miss Scotch) — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 21:34:25 -0700

So far Rudy & I have baked a dozen cornbread muffins (eaten them all), rearranged the Day of the Dead altar, and gone trick-or-treating.

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