Category: Life

  • Same Book, New Chapter

    Now that I have informed all of the appropriate parties, I can finally tell you with sort of certainty (you just never know) that I will be starting a new job in two weeks.!? I credit the odd punctuation 90% to being totally drunk on cold medicine (yay winter!) and 10% to being how I…

  • Do You Even Mosh, Bro? (An essay detailing my hatred of most strangers)

    Guys! I got to see Jack’s Mannequin last night on their Ten Years in Transit tour! Recently, after playing “Satellite,” I heard a Columbus radio announcer say something along the lines of, “And that was Andrew McMahon. He’s not totally new to the music scene. He used to be in another band you may or may…

  • I Wish I Was A Little Bit Taller…

    In a million different ways, I think the internet and social media are extremely beneficial to us in this fast-paced world. Need a quick recipe for a work potluck? You got it. Last minute birthday gift? Amazon prime has you covered. How tall is Josh Hutcherson? Short, says google. Want new makeup without showering or…

  • The Winter Blues

    Well, the time has officially come. Winter is here. And I mean really here. Like… swerve into the turning lane, wheels spinning, brakes skidding to escape death by VW Passat here. I just spent some time outside shoveling the driveway (while hubs was inside making dinner, screw gender roles!) and that all too familiar feeling…

  • My Weekly Winter TV Lineup

    Hayooo, in case you’ve never met me, or read my twitter (@leighannlilly, shameless!), I’m obsessed with television. I truly do mean obsessed. I take on character’s personalities, I look up, “Dress like Jessica Day,” sites, and I even fall in love with some leading men; I’m looking at you, Peter Prentice. I’d like to think…

  • Spotlight Saturdays: Adult Acne

    In case you missed the title, I’m going to do Spotlight Saturdays on people, places, products, and topics that are relevant, exciting, and relatable. Since I don’t have any kind of following yet, (Dear Diary, Thank God I’ve found such a good hiding spot for you, lest my mom know I’m thinking about asking my…

  • New Year, New Blog

    Soooo…. I’ve been toying around with the idea of writing a blog for what seems like 87% of my life at this point. I tend to stumble at introductions, so like… obviously I’ve never gotten too far along with this, expressing my thoughts with the written word thing. So, guess what?! I’ve decided to skip…