Hi there, all! It seems that the month of September came to school, ate my lunch and then kicked my rear end like you wouldn't believe.  I can count the amount of time I had to spend on the computer in minutes per week, instead of hours.  It was refreshing, in its way.  Here it is in one neatly wrapped up post.  Ready?  Here we go.

( Theatre, football, writing, and other stuff... )

I memorized this poem when I was Ethan's age. Happy Sunday, everyone.

( Go placidly amid the noise and haste... )

Except, imagine the above sentence in Italian. Because... get me a tuffet and a spider and prepare to be amazed ( Read more... )

( A photoessay of our last trip to the cabin... )

( today's list... )

I've been so pleased with the turnout for these contests! They bring me joy. :D

All the entries for last month, should you want to read them, can be found here. Go give the authors some love!

First place this month goes to abitofayla, for her fantastic untitled Ziva-centric NCIS drabble. The voices were spot on. The girl knows her NCIS ( Read more... )

And it's 45 degrees.

My, how I adore fall.

This day has sucked baboon butt. Seriously.  So, instead of bitching, I give you my top ten things that have made me happy today.

10.  Fresh blueberries that don't cost $5 for a handful.  Fresh fruit season, in fact.  Delightful.
9.  Recipe Blogs.  The Pioneer woman, in particular.
8.  The story for ronpansy_fest rocking right along.  seegrim  and I have a nice little ( Read more... )

I'm sick.

Food poisoning perhaps?  This on top of feeling cranky, hormonal and having a crushing headache.  Completely icky.  And I've found everyone and everything gets on my last nerve, lately.  I've felt talentless, replaceable, and about a breath away from saying something really awful to everyone I've talked to for the last few days.

So what do ( Read more... )

"Sometimes it's difficult to be alive, you know? Just to try to function.  There are all these people to deal with.  I used to find it difficult to leave the house because of them.  People, I mean."   - Laughing Wild, by Christopher Durang

That line's been running through my head on a loop for the last week. It was from a monologue cutting I did for ( Read more... )