Never done this before, but now that I've started writing regularly it seems like a good idea.
( Breakdown by Month )

It has occurred to me, that Samhain would be an excellent time for the fae acquire adorable human children, since it's the one day of the year where parents actively encourage their children to take candy from strangers. And you know what they say about eating faerie food...

On July 3rd, I heard from one of my sisters that my mom landed in the hospital again-- nothing new, time for another round of pancreatitis and a week of morphine-induced sobriety before she's let out only to begin drinking again within the week. I didn't hear anything more about it.

Then on the 20th I checked my email after returning from a Volga ( Read more... )

I've recently fallen heavily into the realization that, no, just because I'm at my dorm doesn't mean I can't grow anything-- it just means I have to be more crafty about it. However, a pestering of the students on my floor has turned up no 2 liter plastic soda bottles, which kinda baffles me but at the same time makes me slightly hopeful that maybe ( Read more... )

I have no idea what it would cost to commission a teapot; I'm betting more than is feasible. But I thought I would share this beauty, because something like this is meant to be loved. I thought it was worked birch wood. It's not. Fully functional tea pots. I am in love ( Read more... )

Bionic cat! His little feets are wobbly and everything~

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science_and_environment/10404251.stm

Well, I'm back at school. I found four letters waiting for me in my mailbox, all from friends (yay!), so I spent the evening writing responses (feeling lonely) rather than hanging with friends (yet antisocial ( Read more... )

Congress Extends Hate Crime Protection to Gays

Of course the Republicans are all aflutter over it, but pox on them. It's nice to see something positive happening.

(Originally found at this website: Proverbs)

Those wise old proverbial sayings from a kids perspective

A first grade teacher collected well known proverbs. She gave each child in her class the first half of a proverb and asked them to come up with the remainder of the proverb.

Better to be safe than__ - punch a 5th grader
Strike while ( Read more... )