Monday night and I'm waiting
It took four hours, but my car has new tires and new/flushed everything on the inside. Runs like a dream. My baby's got a new set of wheels! And doesn't whine between 55 and 60 mph! I am actively...
View ArticleWhat the world thinks of me
I'll preface this by saying that I don't want to be victim of some weird tropical disease or pregnant with a hellish demon spawn......but you know, if I was, it would at least explain why I've been...
View ArticleWhich is what I'll never be
The first weekend of faire has come and gone. I know it has, because my feet did not let me forget! There's that moment first thing in the morning after you've worked on your feet all day when you turn...
View ArticleIs it getting better?
Mardi Gras has come and gone, and I did not get any king cake. What a life of deprivation I lead. Nor did I get any beads or masks, probably because I sort of forgot it was Mardi Gras at all....
View ArticleWorks for the weekend
The wash and fold service at the local laundromat may well save my hygiene for the next month and a half. Gosh, it's so nice! Drop it off before work, pick it up freshly cleaned and folded (!!!) after...
View ArticleCan't stand leaving you home tonight
Today is officially the Best Day of 2013 (So Far). Let's have the run-down, shall we?-Unexpected day off from work! I slept in today for the first time since January. I woke up at 8:30 and felt like...
View ArticleAct naturally
It's only Tuesday, but this has already been an unusual week. I have to keep reminding myself that it is Tuesday, because any sense of time and place that I possess has been scattered to the wind even...
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Okay, this weekend has been bonkers.On Friday night, I flagrantly waved away my 6:00 wake-up time and went out for history geekery and drinks at the Flying Saucer. Then I had a full day at the festival...
View ArticleUpon request
As an update: I'm still sort-of employed, at a place where I have been working for nearly a year. A year in...mid-May? June? It's hard to say, since I've taken about a month break last year due to camp...
View ArticleI get by
Coworker: So, doing anything this weekend?Me: Well, my sister and I are going to a concert this Sunday. Coworker: Really?! Which one?Me: My choir's chamber group is performing St. John's Passion....
View ArticleVaporize
Spoilers for the associated book series as well as the most recent episodes await you!So far, I have been absolutely loving the extra scenes and changes made throughout the series. Even when I do have...
View ArticleQuiet
I'm currently in the middle of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain. And can I just say? This book is like a paean to my existence. I never thought I could...
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Tuesday was an interesting time to be Texan. Today was an interesting day to be American.I followed the debacle for SB5 all day, in awe of Wendy Davis and her dedication, fortitude, and courage. Hey,...
View ArticleFUS RO DAH!
The following statement will not shock anyone: I enjoy music.I enjoy making music, and I enjoy listening to music. Live, recorded, whatever. I like to listen in a box, I like to listen with a fox....
View ArticleAt least I'll say I did
Another year down.With a name I'd never chosen,I can take my first stepsas a child of 25
View ArticleSleepwalking
I can't quite pinpoint when I got the idea that no one wanted to hear me, but it had firmly taken root by puberty.I am an introvert by nature, and a shy introvert at that. I never understood, as a...
View ArticleWill you be my Rory Gilmore?
In an effort to expand my literary horizons (because, as we all know, good writers are good readers), I have decided to take it upon myself to complete the Rory Gilmore Reading Challenge.If you've...
View ArticleUpdate!
Exciting news in the realm! Well, it's news, anyway. I wouldn't presume to define it in your terms.I have started a new blog!Now, calm yourselves and cease your wailing and gnashing of teeth. Of course...
View Article"Eye of the World" Re-Read
In case you haven't seen these in my other web presences, I have proceeded apace with my Wheel of Time project! Currently, I've done the prologue and first chapter of Eye of the World and they can be...
View ArticleCarry on
I think I had the flu this week. Or something. I did not feel well, is the long and short of it, one of a few episodes per year where I get laid low by something nasty.All was not lost, though. After...
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