My oldest, bestest "BFF" (we grew up together in RL!) is starting her professional acupuncture practice in MD and I am so excited for her I almost can't stand it!

Yay for you, you beautiful and talented person!

Gathering of Qi is her new site. :) Go see :)

An author I literally grew up reading; I'm sure his books permanently changed my little developing brain, and that is a Good Thing. I will miss his existence on this planet.

Chronosynclasticinfundibulum, indeed.

Rest in Peace

I have been taking a breather from lj trying to catch up on Real Life, which I feel confident is happening. The store is successfully moved, I have 4 more weeks of school this semester and am back to a week behind rather than 3 weeks behind (perspective is everything! lol) and I actually had time to scrub the kitchen floor last weekend. That may ( Read more... )

The new kitty, Nougat (because she is so soft and sweet) seems to be successfully installed into the household. She still hasn't eaten or used the kittybox yet, but I present to you Nougat 2.0 - the Relaxed Version:


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When I look out the door to my back porch, this is what I see:


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In an effort to get caught up in my non-lj-related activities, I will be taking a small hiatus from my beloved world here. See you soon.

Poseidon Kicked His Ass at Grand Theft Auto

Little boy, standing in water: I CHALLENGE YOU, POSEIDON!

--Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

via Overheard at the Beach, Sep 26, 2006

Things are going OK. Busier than I want to be. Fortunately a lot of the business is going to translate into income, but right now I'd rather be meandering down the path to enlightenment or going surfing, or perhaps both concurrently.

I just stumbled across this video of one of my all time favorite local DC bands, ever, and to my HUGE astonishment - this 1980s vintage video was filmed ON THE BEACH WHERE I LIVE.

*boggle*

Anyway, if you want to see a campy old video shot a block from my current store, check it out:

The Slickee Boys: WHen I Go To The Beach

... has been postponed. No chainsawing yet. Later this week, however, wood chips will fly.