Not even a week's worth of posts, when the first time I tried this, I managed all 30! Sigh. Well, that was a stabler time. The good news is, the next time I try NaBloPoMo (which doesn't have to be done in November), I'll have a very low hurdle to vault over. Beat six? I could do that in two days ( Read more... )

One of my few regrets of my holiday season is that I did not get an adorable portrait of my kitten in one of his three new sweaters.  In fact, I took very few pictures at all- I brought my awesome camera to the Underwater Canoe Party, got buzzed perhaps a bit too early in the evening and forgot it in my bag.  Christmas itself, so much work, and yet ( Read more... )

I had a really fantastic time at the Underground Canoe Christmas party this year! I think it helps a lot to finish the Yankee Swap and Secret Santa presents a full day beforehand. I was still feverishly working on a present at the eleventh hour, but that was just a CD of music for silentstephi Before that, I was photographing my weavings for posterity and ( Read more... )

Every year, I get so hyped up for the Yankee Swap at the Underwater Canoe Christmas Party, and every year I'm left with a random mix of bad feelings. This year was no exception, and I drew the number one! That's the best number in the entire game, you perform one last steal, and it can be anything at all ( Read more... )

It feels so, so strange to be sitting here four hours before my ride comes to take me to the Underwater Canoe Christmas Party, just twiddling my thumbs. Not only am I entirely packed, but all my Yankee Swap presents are wrapped and ready to go. This time last year, I was still madly painting an octopus on a bottle and handsewing a little purse ( Read more... )