I can’t believe that it is actually quiet right now. In fact, the clicking of my keyboard might be the noisiest activity right now. There isn’t any TV on. The young one is playing with his some toys. I can’t believe it. When quiet serendipitously happens, I feel like I should stop whatever I am… Continue reading Quiet
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Unnerved
I realized today that for the last, say, three years that the ibuprofen that I keep kept in my desk at work has been expired. Unnerving. I find that every time I hear a reference to “tapping the TARP” on the radio, it seems semi-sexual to me. I imagine it describing some act that I… Continue reading Unnerved
one, two, three…
How do the weekends go so quickly! Thursday evening, I bought the Nike+ sensor thingie to go with my iPod so that I could track any running that I do. I’m glad that I did. I am trying (again) to take up running. Once upon a time, I was thinking about running a 5k, but… Continue reading one, two, three…
Liquid cake
Eggnog tastes like liquid cake to me. Maybe that in and of itself is enough reason to feel festive and to be happy. I picked up a copy of Kindred, by Octavia Butler today at the library. I have picked up and checked out her work before, but I think that this is the time… Continue reading Liquid cake
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Today, I got Alex’s school pictures. When I got inside after work and put everything down on the counter, there I saw my son’s picture alongside Barack Obama. I loved the image and felt compelled to record it. For the fall/Thanksgiving project, today’s theme was sweet potatoes. For dinner, I made Black Bean and Sweet… Continue reading Untitled
Yesterday…
So, I’m not going to say anything pithy as I am sure that there is a lot of pithiness going around today (I bet there is vitriol as well, so I will stay away from that as well). Yesterday’s November is Thanksgiving item was beer. Not because people get drunk at holidays, but because of… Continue reading Yesterday…
Mini cupcake and pumpkin latte
I didn’t make anything fall today, I was away from home for most of the day. But I didn’t forget about my theme and at lunch I had an iced pumpkin latte and a mini pumpkin spice cupcake. It made me think fall, it made me smile. The project is working. The other thing I… Continue reading Mini cupcake and pumpkin latte
Apples and progress
I think that part of this blog is about documenting what I do. Yes, a journal does that, but I often feel like I don’t do anything, but I know that this isn’t the case. But here, it shows me exactly where my time is going. At the end of the weekend, for example, I… Continue reading Apples and progress
Thanks, November
One of my fall projects is sort of an extension of Thanksgiving. I hold no romantic notions about the origins of Thanksgiving, however, I do like the romantic parts that American society has decided to embrace and propagate. I like the idea of just taking time to be happy about things, to think about the… Continue reading Thanks, November
Happy Halloween
I spent all day in a costume that shifted and shimmied as if it was hearing a tune. They thought I was “Mother Earth” or poison ivy. Realistically, I was merely a forest nymph. I felt so naked. I was also sick, but stuck out the work day. At midnight I can start my NaNoWriMo… Continue reading Happy Halloween