I was sorting through a ream of family photos for a thing I'm doing. There are many "gems", of course, but here are just two for the moment. They are from my high school years, so about 10-ish years ago judging by the fashions I'm sporting.


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My dad recently pointed out to my mother and me that, in the midst of our patio furniture--our rarely used patio furniture--there was what appeared to be a stalk of corn growing out of the seams of the two concrete slabs that comprise the patio. Wha-huh?! Why yes, that is a stalk of corn, and yes, it is growing up out of our patio:


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Newsy news first: I got a job! It's six months to start, and if the company decides they want to keep me at the end of it, they can convert me to a full-time permanent employee. w00t. I was so glad to get it because I just moved back in with my parents (I love them, but still, come on), and now I feel like I'll be able to work towards my goal of ( Read more... )

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...across town to my new apartment ( Read more... )