Turns out I will be busy at work over the holiday, mostly nasty animal colony work which is depressing but I can listen to audiobooks and detach ( Read more... )

Sorry for the radio silence but family and other obligations have kept me very busy ( Read more... )

Gakked from some random Twitter feed (No, we didn't have more than flurries and slush here):


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I've been up for two hours and probably should try to sleep some more. Going into work tomorrow (today) to check on some things. Have been off since Thursday, which has been nice. Trying to get the house in shape for parental visit.

I have named the turkey Gigantor. He is currently living in a cooler filled with ice on the kitchen floor as my ( Read more... )

I find New Year's a fairly melancholy holiday. The endless lists, the resolutions, the obituaries, the memory of those lost, the unfilled dreams. This year I'm hosting a party for my teenage son, three male friends and one girl friend. That is, girlfriend. Whoa. It's been fun planning but I'm fighting off a reaction to vaccinations I got Monday... ( Read more... )

 Still writing. Data recovered. Sisters up to fourteen parts, one left to write. Work disaster somewhat averted, although unpleasantness awaits. Computer goes for repair when I get back. Having good holiday tho still family stuff to deal with. Hope your Thanksgiving has been laid back and flavorful.

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First, Sisters Update. Do not know if I will finish. Most of the remaining scenes are wrap-up and planned and fun, if BIC, writing. There is however one big scene which is a little anxiety-producing. Cross your fingers.

Sisters 12.
Actually probably Sisters 13: Three is Sacred
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gabolange , I believe, did this meme of first lines of first posts of every month of the past/passing year. I thought I'd like to do that, only maybe first paragraphs when lines give no sense of the post.

( The Year in Review )

I have a couple of posts for today, but the second isn't ready yet and needs mulled over a bit more. This is the happy post so enjoy. I'll mull as I work on my big holiday project, staining the deckboards. This is progressing although it got delayed by a flirtation with color. I'm a sucker for color and tried out a Tuscan Gold stain. Sigh, not so ( Read more... )

I looked up the posts for this meme a little while ago, but never got around to posting it. It is New Year's Eve Day as the children say, and we are about at the midpoint of this parental visit. I must say, it was interesting to see that I did indeed post something every month (and most first days of the month) and that, taken in toto, the first ( Read more... )