I stopped leaving the house after Friday night.

Granted, that was a good night! First to the holiday sale and party at the Monroe Street vinyl shop, Strictly Discs. (Say that name out loud. Haha, you said "Strictly Dicks," didn't you??) Everything in store was at least 10% off, plus free beerz and snacks left and right.

Then the group moved to The ( Read more... )

Neil Gaiman has taught me that anything that must die or end has too brief a life.

Little boxes on the hillside ( Read more... )

OK folks, it's time for The Epic PJ's Visit Post. The Cliff's Notes version: I feel revitalized, I've been traveling, and I am over-the-moon in love. My life was a puke-bag of cuteness (thanks Pen) for three weeks.


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Here are some totally believable headlines to come out of the game Man Bites Dog:

Tough Missing Beauty Shoots (the) Dead
(She disappeared to slay zombies, obvi)

Fake Intern Bites Nude Czar
(Fake... because the intern is a zombie? Why else would someone bite The Czar?)

D.A.: Terror Fake Drugs
(Verbs are optional when you're so terrified that your ( Read more... )

More reminiscing from me--sorry friends! But it's that time of year when I think about the 52 Books in 52 Weeks Challenge ( Read more... )

A decade is over, friends. I know we're going to be bombarded with reflective pieces in the media, about politics and pop culture. I can't help but fall victim to it, too. ( Indulge me. )

A coworker lent me her copy of A Little House Reader: The Collected Works of Laura Ingalls Wilder. I can't believe how delightful it is to curl up and read her childhood/teenage poetry and community journalism, as well as the diaries and poetry of her parents/sisters.

Also, I am knitting hats like it's my JOB.

In other words: Geeking out. Be back

I can’t believe how much I haven’t written this week, but I suppose I’ll summarize as best I can ( Read more... )

Ten days on the road (inside a Greyhound or MEGA Bus), three cities, and many unexpected gifts later, I am back where I started. But I love my apartment on campus and I am excited about life this summer.

I don’t know how to talk about my whirlwind tour of the Midwest, except in terms of gratitude. I am, as always, indebted to many people.

Thank you ( Read more... )