Lounging in bed, sipping a margarita (made with patron and cointreau), watching Wimbledon and reading magazines in front of a fan. And the occasional kitty jumping up to visit.

Sometimes, I <3 summer.

1: Anyone who looks at this entry should post this meme and their current wallpaper at their LiveJournal.
2: Explain in five sentences why you're using that wallpaper.
3: Don't change your wallpaper before doing this. The point is to see what you had on.



I love Joan from Mad Men and these were once available as paperdolls, but I can't find them now. Too bad as I meant to buy it but never got around to it. I think I found this artist through a Mad Men blog. Her work is on Flickr. I did have a shirtless Obama as my desktop for months but it felt slightly inappropriate when I took my laptop out in public places.

from marstokyo

I actually did this dance as a kid for a dance recital (albeit sans gold pants):


It will never get old.

And it will get me through the day as I head into work on a Saturday.

Profits in the first three months of 2009 at Hershey Co., the nation's second-largest candy maker, surged 20 percent and beat Wall Street's expectations. Kraft Foods Inc. reported double-digit growth in macaroni and cheese dinners — the consummate comfort food.
I'd have to admit, I probably contributed to that. I pretty much eat mac and cheese in some form at least once a week.

Some of my other favorites from the article:
- Dollar Tree Inc. sneaked into this year's Fortune 500 for the first time, at No. 499.
- Sales at Goodwill Industries International stores in the U.S. and Canada jumped by 7 percent in March.
- The Wine Institute says that despite the recession, U.S. sales of California wines totaled about 467 million gallons last year — 2 percent more than the year before

March is my second least favorite month, but I'm so glad we're heading towards lighter days.

I actually heard about this through my theatre class. I'm sure it's already made the rounds, though.