Crusades: Round One

When I am queen, I shall officially declare that Fruit Loops be spelled as such. This whole "Froot" thing is just ridiculous, Kellogg's.

P.S. Wondering why my posts are backdated at the moment? Wonder no more.

Too Bad I'm Illiterate!

Leave it to a library to make reading fun and sexy again! I can't stop swooning over all the new books I got at the book sale today. I did my best to find the ones you recommended, but things were a little discombobulated. Should I look for Christmas Crime Scenes …

Use Your Inside Voices

As I was driving to work this morning, I noticed that the local library was having a book sale on Friday and Saturday. I haven't been in several years, but I scored more books than I could carry the last time I attended. My wallet was completely empty at the time, …

Honest Abeskirts

First of all, I would like to extend a huge thank you to everyone who has encouraged me after my first attempt at video blogging. I was absolutely terrified to share an unedited babblefest with the world, but I forgot that I have such an amazingly supportive group of …

Video Blogging Premiere

Rachelskirts + Video Blogging = FAIL from Rachelskirts on Vimeo

Video blogging is difficult. Not looking or sounding like a complete idiot is also very difficult (for me, at least).

I forgot that I should say something interesting. I also forgot that I am not …

Quite Content to Be a Noun

When I explain to people that I've had a difficult time picking a major and sticking to it in college, they ask what my interests are. I'll sigh and respond, "English, history, math, marketing, foreign languages, music, and a few others." Because it would be …

Botched Electrocutions, Anyone?

Topics I sincerely regret researching:

• Capital punishment.
• Medieval torture.
• Cannibalism.
• Dust mites.

Run, Skirts, Run!

I'm at that point where my whole life is revolving around work. I wake up and fret about it in the shower. I talk about it on the way to work with my mom. I whine about it on the way home from work with my mom. On the weekends, work rants dominate our conversations. …

Post-It Note Confessions: Part Three

I get really angry whenever I walk past our collection of World Book encyclopedias. I distinctly remember when we bought them. The woman who sold them to us was sitting at the kitchen table with my parents, and I was nearby on the floor of the family room. I was …

Hold the Nerdsauce

It's amazing how many people are concerned about your safety when you have the cord of a mouse wrapped around your neck. "There was this actress whose scarf got caught in the spokes of her car. She drove off, the scarf strangled her, and her head popped off. You …

The Fairest of Them All

There are tiny specks of something-or-other on my monitor here at home, and they've been around for a while. They're not that noticeable when I'm reading blogs, but they magically position themselves in ways that aren't exactly flattering when I start looking at …

When Practice Doesn't Make Perfect

By day, I work at a church. I do a lot of girly projects, since part of my job is to assist the Director of Women's Ministries. My week is filled with butterfly graphics, swirly Photoshop brushes, feminine fonts, and the notion that all women enjoy cooking and tea …

Addicted to Your Love

Today, my brother and I were watching Season Five of 24. Sean Astin plays a fairly prominent role in the season, which means I naturally need to punctuate every other sentence with "Mr. Frodo" and reference Lord of the Rings scenes every five minutes. (Truthfully, I …

Kiss and Tell

I cannot tell you how glad I am that winter is finally over, but I can tell you that I kissed this flower.

Skills Inventory

I'm a bit of a failure when it comes to showing up on time, eating healthful foods, keeping plants alive, remembering movie quotes, doing laundry on a regular basis, calling people back, or being a bad-ass. Thankfully, I make up for it by being really good at spelling …

E is for "Excellent" . . . or "Extremely Boring."

My beloved friend, Seven (a.k.a. Brooke), honored me with a blogging award that has been making its way around the internet for some time now. I am completely touched, although I'd be lying if I didn't admit to being a bit shocked, too. My blog has definitely seen …

A Sad Day for HGTV and PETA

Spring has officially arrived in Skirtsville when the parents move the patio furniture to the edge like that to keep the dog from doing his thing on that particular patch of grass. The dog is a lazy, old fart who is not interested in marking any territory that isn't …

Post-It Note Confessions: Part Two

Before you start freaking out, no, I do not play World of Warcraft. Well, not anymore. I did let my coworkers at Office Depot talk me into playing for upwards of nine months. Then, I went back to school and let my Texas boys talk me out of playing. (It is …

Most Boring Family Ever

Most Boring Family Ever from Rachelskirts on Vimeo.

I love my family dearly, but we seriously need to get out of the house more often. We're never going to get our own sitcom with dinners like that.

P.S. Yes, these entries are all back-dated, so the content …

Post-It Note Confessions: Part One

Well, I don't really have a crush on every boy, but I've been discovering that I'm a bit of a sucker for certain types of guys. Namely, the following:

• Boys who know and appreciate proper spelling and grammar.
• Boys who smell nice.
• Boys who are musicians. (Pianists are …