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I’ve seen a couple mentions of converting a Sailor Clear Candy to an eyedropper pen, but I haven’t seen anyone actually do it. So here is my contribution to the world of fountain pens: I have converted a Clear Candy to an eyedropper ( Read more... )

I can’t believe it’s taken me this long to post some pictures, but here’s my green cheek conure, Coquí!


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Unforeseen Consequence of Having a Bird, Exhibit 238:

Having a bird that likes to spend hours on your shoulders and the back of your neck means you get really great at squats because you don't want to bend over to pick stuff up off the floor for fear of disturbing it.

My legs are gonna be so awesome, y'all.

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My new apartment is next to a golf course and on a canal. It's only about 60 miles north of where I used to live, but it may as well be another country for the sound scape. I grew up on a canal, which means I can pick out an osprey's call right away, but the other sounds I hear are totally foreign ( Read more... )

I am in Delray!

The move has been a rather hilarious clusterfuck the whole way through and I'm shocked I have yet to be reduced to tears at any point. I have neither furniture nor internet, and on hearing this my boss said "what do you do!?" "I read books." "Oh, well, that's intellectual, at least!" "Depends on the book...." (swan-tower, why couldn't ( Read more... )

I went to see a doctor yesterday, who I hadn’t seen in a month and I needed to catch her up on everything that’s happened this March ( Read more... )

I really should update more, but I get trapped in that place of thinking that I have nothing worthwhile to say and that there's little in my real life that I should talk about (because either I try to keep real life separate or because I worry it's boring). Or, mostly, I write blog posts and work and then forget to post them when I get home. OOPS. ( Read more... )

Do I need to write Wild West Succubus Vigilante stuff?

Probably, if this conversation with the irreplaceable Lora is anything to go by:

Lora: Rachel Manija Brown’s LJ cracks me up. her meme question is “most ridiculous plot twists ( Read more... )

I am not into New Years Resolutions--I frequently resolve or challenge myself to do something all throughout the year, with limited success, and New Years is the time when resolutions fail. But I've got a big one I wanted to share:

I'm on Goodreads again! Are you on Goodreads? Come on down and friend me! Also recommend some books to me, because I ( Read more... )