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Sweet Gumbo October 13, 2019-October 28, 2024
The day after the Christmas Tree Cutting Party in 2019, my mother and I got into the car, leaving a mess and a house full of people behind us, and drove at the safest top speed we could, to a house in Lexington, Texas. My mother was practically quivering with excitement the whole time.
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Saying goodbye to Chicken
Chicken Solis
January 4, 2007-August 15, 2021
I knew I'd be writing this sooner or later, but I didn't think it would be like this.
I met Chicken Solis at her breeder's house when she picked Liv to be her person in late February 2007. A year and a half previously, Liv and I had been hiking in Northern California and met a corgi puppy in the lobby ( Read more... ) -
Star Wars Celebration, Day Five
We woke up on Monday morning a little sad, knowing it was the last day. And with purpose. We had to fit everything we’d acquired over the last four days into our bags. Fortunately, we’d brought a half-empty suitcase, and we’d flown Southwest, so checking bags would not be a problem later. Over the course of the last few days, most of our purchases ( Read more... ) -
Star Wars Celebration, Day Four
On Sunday, I woke with a gasp. I looked at Graham, smiled, and said, “We’ve been married seven years today!” He grinned and kissed me. I kissed him back.It was a perfect anniversary.
He went and got us coffee while I lingered in bed for a moment or two. He came back with chai and the news that it was snowing!
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Star Wars Celebration, Day Three
The big panel on Saturday was for the new theme park in the Disney parks. For whatever reason, Graham and I were sort of more interested in learning about that if and when we go to the park than at Celebration. So we took a little more time getting organized on Saturday morning. Graham got some chai and coffee at a nearby donut shop, and we took ( Read more... ) -
Star Wars Celebration, Day Two
Having slept nine hours, Graham and I got up fairly early on Friday morning, totally invigorated. We checked the Facebook group for Celebration, and there were already fans in line for the Episode IX panel and had been there for hours. Apparently the staff was handing out Happy Meals to them.
Traditionally, the big panels have been almost impossible ( Read more... ) -
Star Wars Celebration Chicago, Day One
Obviously, I'm a Star Wars fan. I've been a Star Wars fan ever since I can remember, probably starting in 1979 or 1980, when my family first got a VCR. It was the first movie we rented, and we rented it so often that it was more cost effective to go ahead and buy it. Jose and I knew every single word of dialogue, and we used to play Star Wars all ( Read more... ) -
Adventures in home renovation: The Great Bathroom Remodel
It starts with the washer dryer. When I bought the house, the washer and dryer was in one of the bedrooms, just against a wall without any partitions. It was weird, and it's probably why I got such a good deal on the house. It was always something I wanted to change. In early 2003, I ripped out a cabinet in the kitchen and installed a washer/ ( Read more... ) -
GISHWHES 2016
GISHWHES is over, and I can now share everything that happened over the last week or so.
This year, I was a team leader, Team Gigsville, to be exact. It was made up mainly of people who were from my camp at Burning Man and the people they recruited. The biggest bulk was from Austin, but there were some from other parts of the country as well. I ( Read more... )
