I am an outgoing, gregarious person;  I talk a lot.  I like to meet new people.  I laugh easily and loudly.  I enjoy being around people, having new experiences, and i find the humor in most situations.  I sometimes think that i give the impression that not much goes on in my head, that i simply live in the moment and that's all there really is.  ( Read more... )

 Maybe it's because all people are inherently narcissistic or maybe it's because i'm completely insane but i'm starting to think that i'm moderately to fairly good-looking.  Possibly even a little hot.  And that's in spite of the freckle massacre on my face and the havoc that my progeny wreaked on my body.  But with the right clothes and when i ( Read more... )

A couple of nights ago when the Perseid Meteor Shower was at it's height, i had something of an existential epiphany.  I came home from work, saw that Silas was already peacefully snoozing and grabbed a blanket and a pillow and headed out to the deck.  I arranged myself neatly and proceeded to look heaven-ward.

Being in the suburbs of Seattle ( Read more... )

Call me old fashioned, if you will.  Prehistoric.  Luddite.  Behind the times.  Maybe even just a little jealous.  But i sincerely dislike eReaders.  The make me shudder the same way that skinny jeans, dreadlocks on white people, and gull-wing cars do.

A woman just came in the store and bought a bargain greeting card.  I asked her if she wanted a ( Read more... )

So kimith asked me 5 questions about myself that i am supposed to answer honestly and at length. Here goes then. Oh yes, and if you'd like to participate leave me a comment and i'll ask you 5 questions of your very own.

1. How are you feeling about motherhood?- I feel great. Like, 95 percent of the time. Which i feel is a pretty good number for ( Read more... )

In August i posted this entry about the words that i collect but am slowly realizing the number of words that i've left off the list.  Not wanting to leave them unacknowledged i'll continue...

Tonight i told a customer that they could mosey over to the book signing after the reading and realized what an absolutely delightful word that is.  It sounds ( Read more... )

The first time i saw a pair of Vibram Five Fingers i very nearly threw up in my mouth.  The first adjective that came to mind was "hideous".  That was followed swiftly by "ridiculous", "stupid", and "silly".  But as conversations with the owner of said pair of "hideous ridiculous stupid silly" shoes progressed i became interested in them and why ( Read more... )

 I am a word collector.  I've always been charmed and fascinated by interesting vocuabulary and even words that, while their definition may be mundane, flow off the tongue like water.  Even as a little girl i had a large vocabulary and often surprised people with my conversational skills.  As a 2 year old i wouldn't get off Santa's lap becuase i ( Read more... )

 I very occasionally get a chance to take myself out to my little place of bliss in the city called The HotHouse.  This tiny oasis in the middle of the din of Capitol Hill is a women's spa and sauna consisting of a hot soaking tub, a cold plunge, a lavender-scented steam room, a dry sauna, and heated-floor relaxation area.  All told the place is ( Read more... )

This time last year i was so so so very pregnant.  And every single day since September 7, 2008 i have said out loud at least once (and often more) per day, "I am so happy i'm not pregnant anymore".

Especially now, as the temperature creeps toward 100 degrees, i recall the nights i had to get out of bed and sleep on the couch to escape the the ( Read more... )