My parents' new house is somehow allowing all of us to bring crazy unique elements into it that would be totally weird in a normal house. A kimono on the wall, a MINI-Cooper bathroom, a wall covered with chickenwire to display incomplete quilts. For one thing, my mother is currently going to pick up a pew to put in out entryway. That's right. A ( Read more... )

Several of my friends, I know, have wanted to hear of any progress of my brother's new project since quitting Adelyn. He and JK have, over the past several months, worked with three other guys named Chris, John, and Mike to create a new band called The Bigger Lights, named for a line from Shakespeare's The Tempest. The music is not quite as ( Read more... )

I'm sorry guys - it's been so long since I last posted! I've just been so busy with getting the new house ready. I think my mother and I have let HGTV rot our brains with designing ideas for the various rooms. Today, we went out and bought this beautiful, silky, copper-colored material to make curtains for the library, and I've rarely been this ( Read more... )

We have officially (and finally) moved into the new house! If you're wondering about the sporadic nature of my internet communications, it is because the internet is not hooked up yet... I'm currently on the public computer in the bank while my parents open up a new account. Just for the record, the cats survived the trip swimmingly, and the ( Read more... )

Yes, I know. All of you who are Harry fans are going to hate me, but I have to lash out against the overwhelming hype that is going on. Admit that it is impossible to go anywhere without being bombarded with HARRY POTTER OMG SQUEEE!!!1!1ONE!1! all over the place ( Read more... )

staff > puny little magician's wand
pointy gray hat > scruffy hair
wrinkled wise face > lightning bolt tattoo... I mean, scar
"You shall not pass!" > spells written in mutated Latin
Powerful Maia born from the Creator at the beginning of time > little upstart kid

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Lately, I've been worried that I'm gradually turning into a cynic. Then today, after my lunch at a Chinese restaurant, I found a wonderful message hidden inside of my fortune cookie: "You believe in the goodness of mankind." I think I'll keep it for a while as a reminder ( Read more... )

So, the first portion of my Summer was a complete bore-fest, comprised of me sitting in front of the television stuffing my self with junk food and gluing things together... now all of the sudden things got crazy. Went to Decorah, spent several days working my butt off trying to get the new house ready ( Read more... )

Sorry I haven't updated much lately. My life has been boring. Which is, actually, a good thing. Boring is better than having something to rant about.

I still don't have a job, but I keeping busy with some odds and ends, including the summer camp at the preschool where my mother works. This past week, I have been keeping track of 16-18 spastic, hyperactive five-year-olds. It's been exhausting, but fun! Today was the last day of summer camp, and my mother got very misty-eyed. She is such a ( Read more... )