I know, I've not put anything up recently. I've had lots of stuff happening and haven't had the energy or heart to blog. So I'm sorry. Mea maxima culpa.So, I'm moving at the end of the week ( Read more... )

Do you ever feel like there aren't enough hours in the day, days in the week, or weeks in the month? Yeah, I'm pretty sure all of the above are true ( Read more... )

I'm sitting in Glasgow, waiting for Richard Swift to take the stage before Damien Jurado, anticipating an evening of fantastic storytelling through song. The trains are rumbling past, shaking the walls and the floor of the Arches, reminding us of our smallness in a grand city.

The red lights are strangely calming, especially after all of today's ( Read more... )

Um, well ( Read more... )

So, I'm in Sweden ( Read more... )

and it looks like a week of rain.

and I'm exhausted/still a bit unwell.

and I need to change my attitude - SERIOUSLY.

and I haven't packed yet, though I'm away in 2 1/2 hours.

and I need a shower.

but I'm going to finish drinking my cup of tea, first.

Cold (swine flu?!?) appears to be receding into nothing after a week of rather intense nastiness ( Read more... )

For the first time in nearly three years, I will be in the Seattle area. I found a super-cheap flight and couldn't resist. I haven't TECHNICALLY booked yet, though....so the rug could be pulled out from under me very easily... But I refuse to admit this or fear this. I just hope that the paternal or step-maternal would get in touch ASAP to ( Read more... )

....I hate to unpack after a trip. I just don't do it. My theory is that I can grab whatever crap I need from the bag and live out of it like I was still on vacation. That way, I know that my fun will keep on going and going and going. I mean, I've done some laundry, but the Philippines is so cheap that I paid $5 to get all of my laundry done ( Read more... )

I totally just copied and pasted this from and e-mail to my Mom, so it's ever so slightly edited. (I didn't mention the motorcycle, tap-water drinking, or general fun I've been having since I got here anywhere below. More of that stuff to come.)I got food poisoning when I had my breakfast in Edinburgh, but it didn't hit me until I got off the ( Read more... )