1. Just got home from going to margaritas with work people. I had a nice time. A little buzzed right now.
2. Listening to Heart “What About Love.” What a great song. Since Friday I have only listened to Heart and Pink Floyd.
3. I love “The Little Couple” on TLC. Way better than the stupid Jon & Kate show…
4. That’s all from me.

1. I have been awful at updating this Web site. It’s a damn shame. Thankfully, I am all moved, so maybe that will help. Possibly. I make no promises.
2. It’s the summer! I work summer hours and we do summer-type of things.
3. We spent all of last Saturday at Summerfest with our friends and kick-ass, band-of-the-world Think Floyd. They rocked the classic rock stage. We had an awesome time. Best time I’ve ever had at Summerfest. For reals. They’re playing the Wisconsin State Fair. You should go.
4. What have you missed in my life: There was a few days at work where I couldn’t get Cher’s “Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves” out of my head. It was pretty awful. “Preach a little gospel… sell a couple bottles of Dr. Good’s” AW-ful.

LIKE
1. “Up” — You must see this movie. J and I both cried. I’ve never seen him cry before. And 3D was a pretty neat experience. Makes the movie look darker. But still, cool.
2. I don’t want to sound like a queer or nothing, but “I Don’t Like Mondays” by the Boomtown Rats kicks ass.
3. Moving out of my apartment, so we only have one rent to cover now. WOO HOO!
4. J is a state-certified EMT now!
5. Got a new Firefox t-shirt. It’s hawt.
DISLIKE
1. Smudging my glasses.
2. Moving out of my apartment. It’s a pain in the arse.
3. Being a girl.
4. Those Bing.com commercials where people recreate “search results.” Those really bug me. It’s a search engine - you get out of it what you put into it. You search for “Breakfast Club,” you won’t get that cute little coffee shop down the street or cheap airline tickets either. And Bing Crosby’s pissed about that name. He knew he should’ve registered that domain years ago, bitches.
5. Blargh. Aren’t you glad I posted another blog after so many months… Yeah. You’re welcome.

On Feb. 14, 2008, a received an e-mail on OKCupid. It was a long letter compared to the usual e-mail messages on that site.

Hi,

So, if you have any ideas about how I might convey this appropriately I’d love to hear your feedback. Maybe we could discuss it over coffee sometime?

I disregarded this message last Valentine’s Day, because, well, it was Valentine’s Day and that made sense to me for some reason.

It’s a shame, because if I had responded, Jon and I would be celebrating our one year this month — not in May after I saw his profile months later and thought he was cute. I know one thing’s for certain — this Valentine’s Day I won’t be disregarding his messages.

Josh gave me a good idea
He posted that on New Year’s Day, and well, I meant to make a blog post similar to his. But instead, I jumped in Lake Michigan as part of the Polar Bear Plunge. I can cross that off my Bucketlist now. I can describe it in one word: Cold.
On New Year’s Day morning, I woke up and made J. French toast and bacon. Then, I decided that I wanted to jump into the lake. At first, J.P. thought I was nuts. (Well, he still does.) Then, he came on board. We picked up my mother on the way down to Bradford Beach as a witness, photographer and stuff watcher.
The walk to the beach after we parked was freezing. The wind was blowing like mad. It felt weird to be wearing my swimming suit under a winter jacket, hoodie and t-shirt.
Once we got to the beach, it was quite crowded. People were in a jovial mood. There was a dude dressed up like Elvis. A few women dressed as polar bears, a lot of drunk people and emergency personnel. MFD was representin’ in full force with their dive team and paramedics. (Firemen are hot.)
Then, I started to get really nervous. The buzz that this is the worst dip in some 20 years — the combination of how cold it was and the amount of ice built up on the shoreline. It was a several foot drop to even get into the freezing cold water. Part of me wanted to chicken out. The other part of me was being cheered on by people decked out in snowmobile suits. J. got in first and helped me as I basically slid into the water. Then, the waves started to pick up. Not just water but icy gray-colored water filled with ice chunks. A wave knocked me down. Thankfully, my fire stud was there. We walked over to the ladder where a friendly fireman stood at the top. He helped me out, which was thoughtful.
After the dip, we went to the City Market in Shorewood for some soup. A lady there recognized us from the beach. She said that I must have guts. That was the first time anyone has ever said that I, Heathercore, have guts. Me? Guts? Un-possible!
It was a great way to bring in 2009. Being brave. Conquering my fears. Freezing my ass off.
I have a list of things I want to do in 2009. Watch for it. It will blow your mind grapes.
How was your New Year’s Eve?
Mine was great. I didn’t drink a drop of alcohol. Not even the bottle of Asti I bought to ring in the new year. J.P. and I went out to the AMC Mayfair and saw “Yes Man,” then we went to the Cheesecake Factory. Both were sponsored by Christmas gift cards. Both places were dead. It was nice.
In other news, I have been cooking up some delicious dishes for dinner recently. On the menu, I made black bean burritos with whole grain Spanish rice inside. (A play on my favorite burrito — bean and rice ones.) I also made a delicious stir fry with a really delicious sauce that had hoisin sauce, soy, sesame oil, peanut butter, the juice of one orange, fresh garlic and fresh ginger. Chicken a shit load of veggies were stir fried. Tonight, I made fish tacos with tilapia from the Fresh Market. The tacos had a Mexican coleslaw on a soft corn shell. I over seasoned the fish, because we wanted mahi mahi and there wasn’t any. J. said that tilapia tastes like loose-leaf paper. Oh well. It was still delicious.
What do you want to do different this year?

1. My middle name is Marie.
2. I am the youngest of 3 kids.
3. I have an older brother and an older sister. Both are considerably more successful than me.
4. I have naturally brown hair and brown eyes.
5. I’m short. 5′4″ to be exact.
6. I have had three surgeries in my lifetime, and was only truly afraid of one of them.
7. I suffer from migraine/tension headaches regularly. I was “diagnosed” with chronic headaches.
8. I can’t take oral birth control because the hormones make me more crazy than usual. Condoms are my birth control of choice.
9. My first concert was in the second grade — It was the New Kids on the Block at Alpine Valley.
10. The first concert I went to without parental accompaniment was Veruca Salt at the Rave.
11. Music is a very important part of my life.
12. My all-time favorite include The Beatles, Belle & Sebastian, Death Cab for Cutie and Elliott Smith.
13. My favorite song to sing karaoke is “Don’t Stop Believin’” By Journey.
14. I love to travel.
15. Plane rides make me apprehensive, but I handle it OK. My first solo plane ride was last year when I went to New York City over Thanksgiving.
16. In New York, I walked from the Metropolitan Museum of Art to Greenwich Village along Fifth Avenue the day after Thanksgiving. It was nuts.
17. I own 2 iPods. A 30 gig photo and an 8 gig blue Nano. They were both gifts from boyfriends.
18. I had a pet turtle when I was little. His name was Sacky… named after the lake upnorth.
19. After that, I’ve had several fish.
20. I’d like a dog. A pug or a Boston terrier.
21. Jon and I have been together 8 months.
22. My longest relationship was Matt. We were together almost 5 years.
23. Jon is a lot more messy and disorganized than me, and that worries me.
24. I love my family.
25. I am very close to my parents.
26. I have two nephews.
27. My birthday is October 27, 1980.
28. I am a Scorpio, but I don’t really believe in that stuff.
29. I was baptized Catholic, and went to Catholic school for elementary, middle and high school, and college, too.
30. I don’t believe in God.
31. I believe that people should just be good to each other — without the motivation of heaven or God.
32. I wonder if my life would be different if I believed in God.
33. I have tried unsuccessfully to be a believer.
34. I blame it on logic.
35. I love writing lists. I find it a nice way to organize my thoughts.
36. Next year is my 10th high school reunion. I am not going to go.
37. Some days, I want to have kids, and other days, I don’t.
38. I am afraid to not have anyone to care for me when I’m in my 70s, incontinent and crazier.
39. I am terrible at math.
40. At my 8th grade graduation, I received the “Most Christ-like” award.
41. I can’t afford to finish college.
42. I was a newspaper reporter for about 8 years. I also edited and did layout. I started as a typesetter then moved my way “up”.
43. Interviewing strangers helped me boost my confidence.
44. I miss the newsroom.
45. I hate answering the phone at my current job.
46. I also hate when people enter the office.
47. A doctor told me that I should get a different job to take away my headaches. I laughed.
48. I used to go out drinking a lot. Now, I don’t. Maybe because I’m not single? I don’t know. It got old.
49. My drinks of choice are Captain and Diet with lime and shots of Jager (with or without Red Bull).
50. I want “In My Life” by the Beatles played at my funeral.
51. I hate doing dishes.
52. I hate when someone uses the last of a toilet paper roll and doesn’t replace the roll. Or they don’t put the new roll on the dispenser — just next to it. Gets on my last nerve.
53. Also when someone takes out the garbage and doesn’t replace the bag.
54. In general, I’m a pretty laid back person.
55. I like to dance to 80s music.
56. I am addicted to Diet Mountain Dew with lots of ice. I love to eat ice. I find it relaxing.
57. My favorite writers include Chuck Klostermann, Chuck Palahniuk, Bret Easton Ellis, Douglas Coupland, Bill Bryson, Tom Robbins, Donald Barthleme, Raymond Carver, Charles Bukowski, Flannery O’Connor and David Sedaris. After I read “The Great Gatsby” in high school, I wanted to be a writer.
58. In my younger days, I wrote a lot of poetry. I haven’t since college.
59. When I was in high school, I met a lot of bands, in particularly Brit pop ones. I’ve met Oasis, John Squire, Ash, Kula Shaker, Bis, Cast and a bunch of others.
60. My hair has been purple, hot pink, black, blue, flame red and blond. My favorite was purple.
61. I love “The Office” and “Seinfeld.” Other favorite shows include “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,” “The Colbert Report,” “Top Chef,” “30 Rock,” “House,” “South Park” and a bunch of others.
62. I’d love to be a food writer.
63. I am kind of food snob, and my snobbery is rubbing off on Jon. After we eat out or cook, we dissect everything.
64. My favorite foods are crab cakes, chicken mole, French onion soup, good Chinese, macaroni and cheese, cheese, bruschetta and anything from Simma’s Ovens in Wauwatosa.
65. Or anything made for me by my boyfriend.
66. In the winter, I don’t shave my legs unless I am wearing a skirt.
67. I love kissing and making out.
68. I lost my virginity when I was 18.
69. One of my favorite movies is Wayne’s World. I watch it when I’m depressed. Other favorites include Amelie, Borat, Rushmore, Hairspray, Mallrats, Goonies, Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Never Been Kissed, Star Wars, Fight Club, The Muppet Movie, Old School, Run Ronnie Run, Clerks, The Jerk, Caddyshack, Fletch, This is Spinal Tap, Pee Wee’s Big Adventure, Little Miss Sunshine, Best in Show, Stranger than Fiction, Ghostbusters, Paradise Lost: Murder at Robin Hood Hills, Paradise Lost 2: Revelation, Knocked Up, anything with Will Ferrell, Zoolander, Death to Smoochy.
70. I am afraid of rollerskating and falling on ice.
71. I dislike anything perfume-y or musky. My favorite scents are fruits, especially citrus.
72. I like to cook and bake. I am quite good at it, if I do say so myself.
73. I like Milwaukee, but I’d love to live someplace a bit warmer like San Francisco.
74. I’ve had at least two songs written about me. None of which are “She’s Got a New Spell” by Billy Bragg.
75. If I had to pick a theme song for my life, that would be it or “Am I Loud Enough?” by Bis. Or “Regret” by New Order.
76. I am kinky.
77. I like to swim.
78. I sang in choir in high school and college. I am an alto. I also took guitar lessons in high school. I can still play a few songs.
79. I like romance … but not in the Nicholas Sparks-type way or any movie featuring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan.
80. I have one tattoo. A lower case h on my right ankle. I’d like another tattoo.
81. I had my tongue pierced when I turned 18. I took it out several days later, because I didn’t like how it felt.
82. I love Twitter.
83. My best friend in high school became my biggest enemy in high school, which made for some sour times that I hope to never relive.
84. Chunky Monkey is my favorite Ben & Jerry’s flavor.
85. I cried when Elliott Smith died.
86. I don’t like Oprah. And “Sex and the City”. Or “Chick lit.”
87. I hate having to be the planner. I don’t like when people depend on me to constantly make the decisions or the plans.
88. I have insomnia.
89. I like eating with chopsticks. And eating fondue.
90. I can drive a manual transmission car. Fear me and my ability to hold in the clutch.
91. One of my favorite moments with Jon is when we slow danced to “The Way I Am” by Ingrid Michaelson in my apartment. It was really sweet.
92. I am a fan of the Green Bay Packers and the Milwaukee Brewers. Forever. No matter how much they suck, and the Pack suck pretty hard this season.
93. I love pajamas.
94. I’d love to learn how to decorate cakes like they do on “Ace of Cakes.”
95. My favorite color is light blue.
96. I laugh when I’m uncomfortable. I’ve laughed at my share of funerals. It makes for interesting situations.
97. “Heathercore” is my name on a bunch of Web things, i.e. Twitter, etc.
98. I don’t have my two bottom wisdom teeth. Getting them extracted was a piece of cake. Didn’t
99. I’ve been told I’m too nice.
100. I can’t believe I’ve actually reached 100. I am relieved.

People (i.e. my mother) have been asking me what I want for Christmas. So, I guess, I will try and come up with a few items.
1. A silicone or nylon whisk. (I need something to make a roux with that won’t scratch my new pots.)
2. A gift certificate to Torrid.
3. A Cuisinart Griddler, Jr.
4. An immersion hand blender
5. A gift certificate to Stir Crazy.
6. “Freaks & Geeks” the complete series on DVD.
7. A bottle of Limoncello

I am encouraging my friends to go to www.livinglakecountry.com and click the contact us, and write a letter to the editor and put “We want Heather Krisman back as the recipe columnist.” You should too. Please?