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Too many neckties!
I routinely hit thrift stores and sort through their selection of neckties, picking out the choicest selections and sometimes the worst selections, all for myself. It's such a wonderful way to get strange neckties for very low prices that I often forget that I have only a small amount of necktie storage. I have space to hang about 48 ties (I put ( Read more... ) -
Shopping, Violence, and Mysteries
Morning-time, all I require of thee
Is a cup of tea and a mystery.
Yesterday I went shopping for clothing for the first time in ages. I went to Jackson's for some shirts, where I followed my usual rule. For every exciting striped or patterned shirt I buy, I also buy one that's either white or pale blue. I find that I keep running out of one or the ( Read more... ) -
What, Me Marry?
I recently got my first real job as a minister, and will be performing a small private wedding ceremony this weekend. The event coordinator at the hotel seemed very interested in using me more often, too, after she saw me perform Chris and Dani's wedding in September. This is the sort of work I enjoy. I get to make people happy, participate in ( Read more... ) -
Writer's Block: Table for One
Yes, sometimes. Very rarely, though. Recently Elements added these ridiculously tasty ceviche shooters to their menu, and the other day I craved them with such carnivorous ferocity that I went and ate a few of them by myself. Yum.
By the way, I don't really have writer's block and I haven't been getting email notifications of comments for some ( Read more... ) -
Writer's Block: Spoilers Below the Cut
Yes, and I'll do it again in certain circumstances! I had just finished watching the HBO series, "Rome", and learned that my brother was watching it and really enjoying it. He was a season behind me, I think, and I was telling him enthusiastically that the second season follows the story of Antony and Cleopatra, and then told him that I really ( Read more... ) -
Writer's Block: Clothing Options
Well, as we should all know, there's a difference between fashion and style. I'm not a very big fan of fashion, and so I'd rather be comfortable and stylish at the same time. Right now I'd mostly like to get all the cat hair off of my very comfortable lambswool sweater that I foolishly left crumpled on the bed, where my cat used it as a place to ( Read more... ) -
Writer's Block: From A to Z
Alkaline
Baptismal
Cherubic
Dashing
Erudite
Falutin (as in high-)
Garibaldi-esque
Hirsute
Irredeemable (except at these stores)
Jaded
Kirkegaardian
Laconic
Moustached
Nascent
Opinionated
Proper
Quixotic
Ribald
Sanguine
Totally
Universal
Voarchadumia
Wise-assed
Xeroxed
Yarak
Zabaglionesque
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New Year's Eve & Continuing Adventures
I have been very, very busy lately. My work at Bear Creek Beers has been continuing nicely, and I've been enjoying it quite a bit. Strangely, last week I worked about twenty hours at the beer store, however, and it seemed like too much. It was fun, but it ate up a piece of every weekday, and that didn't sit quite right with me. I've also been ( Read more... ) -
Excellent Holidays, Slow Progress
The drive home from Roseburg was beautiful. The passes were snowy, the sky was overcast. Clouds hung over the tops of hills and trees were laden with snow. Everything was cold, crisp, white, and lovely. I didn't spend a cent on Christmas presents this year, but I'm trying to get rid of a bunch of stuff, so I gave away books, DVDs, and other ( Read more... )