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Vermont, August 16th
Every night a flock of canadian geese fly over the lake and land in a little cove near my cabin. And for the second time, there was a bat in my room at dusk. This time instead of nudging it with a fly swatter until it flew around my room and out some hidden opening in the eaves, i asked my neighbour, Kamal, for some help. He brought his fishing ( Read more... ) -
Down in the mouth, and hands....and feet
Imagine me shaking my fist at god. Ok, we all know i have a shitty immune system which i usually don't try to push until recently. My parents and sister came for my graduation and then my friend Nadia came for 10 days. There was breather in between and then i had parties and showers and a a wedding to attend. I missed some (sorry to april, mia, ( Read more... ) -
My temper and my obligations
Last week my temper got the better of me. My housemate cut down my raspberry bush that was in full-blown and planted some non-fruit plant in it's place. This was the first time it had actually flowered since i planted it 5 yrs ago. I was furious. Actually i was beyond furious. Mostly because she refused to apologize for her actions and showed ( Read more... ) -
Daisy the Wonder Chicken
I have three hens. 2 Araucanas, Goldie and Phaedra, and Daisy the Rhode Island Red. Daisy i got from Broken and Mandy in 2001 from their flock of full-grown chickens. She must've been about 2 years old at the time. I've had Goldie and Phaedra since the Fall of 2003. I got them through the mail (seriously folks) when they were about 2 days old ( Read more... ) -
Writer's Block: Hell Hath No Fury
My friend/ex-date. I went to visit her in her new city and she treated me like sh*t the whole time. I almost broke off our friendship over it. Luckily she called me the next week crying and apologizing point by point for being such a prick. -
Graduation, Family, Little Party
I'm graduating this weekend. A small feat but a feat nonetheless. My family will be here tomorrow. Graduation = Sunday, May 4, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. at The Liacouras Center (1776 North Broad Street). At 7pm on Sunday there's going to be a little dessert party for me at my friend Norma's house, 4717 Baltimore, if anyone would like to come. -
The Last 24 or so
Last night instead of coming home from work and immediately writing my paper, i got on the phone with N and had phone scrabble. Really i should say we played scrabble over the phone but "had phone scrabble" sounds so much better. We've figured out a way to do it. The only draw back is that we have to see each others tiles but that's not such a big ( Read more... ) -
Diploma? Check.
My diploma for my Int'l studies degree came in the mail yesterday. I wish it were a bachelor's but at least it says "with high honor". I actually framed it and put it on my bureau. I probably wouldn't go to my graduation ceremony if it weren't for my family. Since i didn't graduate from high school or get married, i think they deserve a chance ( Read more... ) -
Sick Sugar Mama
I've come to the realization that i should no longer make plans with friends because of the high risk of disappointing them. I can't believe that i am now sick on top of sick. I'm like a layer cake of illness. So much phlegm, so many joint pains, and no stamina whatsoever. I did finally manage to start some seeds this weekend. A little late but i ( Read more... ) -
Lymey Whiner (edited)
Last week i actually felt pretty good (considering) but this week hit me like a sucker punch. I thought maybe i had some underlying thyroid problem so i made sure to get tested for that but came up empty. So it's back to looking at my results, trying to find a lyme doc in philadelphia that takes insurance and/or convincing my GP to treat me for ( Read more... )