When I heard that I was going to have the house to myself this evening -- for only the second time in four months -- I abruptly changed my mind about tonight's Solstice plans and decided to stay in and indulge in some quiet, solitary reflection. It seemed like the most fitting way to celebrate the changes the last year has wrought in my life ( Read more... )

tinctoris' shoes, as set off by a hotel carpet in Providence:


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Another one of tinctoris, taken one Saturday afternoon on a trip to NYC:


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tinctoris has been out of town for four days and I've officially reached the mopey stage. I'm consoling myself by doing the post-processing on photos of him. ;-)

Here is another version of "Make A Pretty Chord":


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tinctoris helping to while away the time at SOS:


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I got on the train tonight at 6:10 at Central. I got off at 8:45 at Porter. For those of you who aren't local, that's two stops (Central - Harvard - Porter). We spent an hour and a half sitting between Porter and Davis on a train with no ventilation. There was a sign outside the window that tantalized us with the fact that Davis was only 600 feet ( Read more... )

tinctoris would like to have an acoustic guitar to play around with at my place when he's hanging out there. From his post: "Does anyone have a neglected acoustic guitar they are willing to part with for barter or money? I find myself in need of one."

Are you really moving?

Yes. I'm moving in with tinctoris and idlewild_. Things with them are fantastic and solid and we collectively can't wait to start building a life together. The lease on their apartment is up at the end of July, so that's the hoped-for timeline.

So what about Edgewood Below?I'm selling it. There are a few prospects already, but if you know ( Read more... )

The UK continues to be taken over by the evils of sucralose. It's apparently now impossible to get Bitter Lemon soda that is not artificially sweetened. Very disappointed ( Read more... )

More gushing about my new relationship...

( Cut in case you don't want to get gushed on )