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Renn Faire 2009
We could not have asked for a better day for Renn Faire. It was a bit cloudy, and only once did it start sprinkling, but the rain stayed away, as did the normal scorching heat we'd expected for a mid-July outing.
Just a few images of the incredible garden sprites. Also, Mike met a new friend, as you will see:
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Summer evenings
"About seven o'clock you could hear the chairs scraping back from the tables, someone experimenting with a yellow-toothed piano, if you stood outside the dining-room window and listened. Matches being struck, the first dishes bubbling in the suds and tinkling on the wall racks, somewhere, faintly, a phonograph playing. And then as the evening ( Read more... ) -
Ow. Head. Ow.
The only thing worse than being woken up at 4:30am by hungry kitties and realizing that you've woken up to a pounding allergy headache.....
Is finding out afterwards that you had accidentally woken up your significant other at 4:00am by stealing the covers & giving him morning frostbite.
Start of the morning - fail. Do-over?
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RIP
Michael Jackson died at the age of 50.
I'm sure the entire thing will be a media circus for days. I do feel rather bad for his kids; at the end of the day, they've lost their father. However, maybe now their biological mother will actually get some quality time with the kids now that his entourage is in the process of disbanding. -
Writer's Block: All-Nighter
Working on a huge project for work. Luckily, it was in my home office. Although, when the sun rose the next morning, I had to just stay where I was and begin the next day's work.
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June the 3rd.
List of interesting things that happened yesterday:
1. 10:00am. Working at home, and two elderly Japanese men ring the doorbell. They are convinced that their friend lives here, and more convincing is needed to assure them that there is no elderly Japanese man hiding in my apartment. I refer them to the front office. They thank me, and I ( Read more... ) -
A funny from my co-worker. (Work-friendly)
Important Women's Health Issue:
Do you have feelings of inadequacy?
Do you suffer from shyness?
Do you sometimes wish you were more assertive?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist about Margaritas.
Margaritas are the safe, natural way to feel better and more confident about yourself and your ( Read more... ) -
Star Trek (no spoilers)
Matt & I went to see the Star Trek movie yesterday afternoon. It rocked. And I'm a bit discerning with my ST films; not all of them were worth the price of admission. This one, however, WAS ( Read more... ) -
Cautionary Tale
Lesson learned: I shouldn't do laundry when I am exhausted ( Read more... ) -
The Guild
Thanks to the Pretty for showing me www.watchtheguild.com ( Read more... )
