One of the side effects of pouring oneself wholly into non-self driven endeavors is that one tends to forget about the stuff one planned on doing in one's off time. Which is why I haven't written - at least, not outside of my head - since last month, but to be fair, things have been moving very quickly and I know how important it is that I get a ( Read more... )

How funny to be back here after such a prolonged absence. Granted, I know full well that I've gone far longer than 4.5 months without updating before, but those times were mostly because I just didn't want to put what was in my head to paper. This time, well, I suppose it's partially that to some extent, though the majority of my lack of will to ( Read more... )

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Adeline had a hard time falling asleep tonight. We got her brushed, washed, and into the softest Spongebob pyjamas imaginable. She was well snuggled in all manner of bed clothes and read more than the usual allotment of books. In spite of all this and even though we stayed up later than usual coloring, she was fidgety, distracted, and generally ( Read more... )

The past couple of weeks have been such a steady, yet unexpected mix of ups and downs that I'm exhausted an almost too head spun to think, let alone write. Good things happen, but then not so good things happen, which are, as you may imagine, more of a whammy than I'd like. It strikes me as wise to list both sides to keep things in perspective ( Read more... )

As I said before, this week has been one of the best in recent memory. In spite of me nursing an annoyance with Fred that seems to have been building for some time, I can't remember the last time I felt to socially fulfilled. Matt came down today and took me to lunch, which was of course a lovely time, and I get to spend most of tomorrow hanging ( Read more... )

There are so many reasons to yell at the TV these days. Granted, I don't watch nearly as much TV as I used to, but beyond my time simply being spent on other things, the other reasons have everything to do with the fact that there are very few stations that still believe in picking one thing and being the very best at it. Our cable system used to ( Read more... )

One of the nicest things in my life is having somebody call the one of shows and say they've gotten something from it. Today we got what may have been the best one ever. A man called to make a couple of requests for his kids - three of them all, under the age of ten - and he said not only did his whole family love the show, but the kids liked ( Read more... )

Time for the year-end recap! You know how it works, so first sentences ahoy!

January - "While I feel bad for Liz, the complete lack of anyone showing up for the New Year's Eve party meant that I got to spend a lovely evening watching a That's Entertainment! triple feature and knitting the last of my Christmas gifts (which was only left so long ( Read more... )

Last night was one of the most amazing nights I've had in recent memory, probably ever. The opening band The Silent Years was spectacular and Phoenix did not disappoint, in fact, they put on a show, and gave me an experience, that was ecstatic in every sense of the word.

They walked on stage in a haze of smoke and jumped in head first with " ( Read more... )