ROMP is over!  And I have to admit--it was awesome.  I didn't get to hear much of the music, but I heard the last band--The Dan Tyminski Band--(aka this year's headliner, aka the band that won a Grammy for their song featured in O Brother, Where Art Thou)--and I have to be honest...they kind of majorly converted me as a bluegrass fan with one of ( Read more... )

You know it's summer break when you're out on the backyard deck on your hands on knees, cheering on a snail as it makes its way across the cracks between boards ( Read more... )

 Things are going well.  My short story is nearly ready, I think--I'm just waiting to hear back from a friend to see what she says about it, what she liked, didn't like, etc.

Sunday was awesome.  Sadeysa, Ben, and I hung out and played Life at the Warehouse, but then Sadeysa had the idea to play Spoons, so we taught Ben the game and then played a ( Read more... )

Thank God, oh, bless Him, I am home!!! Home feels so nice and welcoming, and I missed it so much. The trip really was great, but I do like Kentucky more. The Northwest climate no longer suits me, unfortunately; I missed the warmth here (though not the extreme humidity as my hair has a terrible, wicked tendency to become oily). Aside from the ( Read more... )

So, uh, yeah, we're still here. This is ridiculous. Part of me jumps for joy (on the inside lest I offend my eager parents), but the remaining parts itch to hurry and end this entire thing. Aside from the desire to never leave the house EVER (except to earn money and hang with friends and shop), I dislike vacations because they force me to dine ( Read more... )

Huuuuuuugh. I have been dreading this all summer. I go on vacation tomorrow. I should be excited, overjoyed, thrilled, all that. However, as I mentioned in a previous post, I am a hermit during the summer, and I despise detaching from my routine. Adding to my resentment, this trip is a "no-roots" vacation. We'll be moving about constantly, ( Read more... )