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Book amnesia
Have you ever read a book, then ten years later picked it up again and seriously questioned whether you had actually read it before, or just sat slack-jawed staring at the pages for a couple of weeks? Dracula is doing that to me right now. I can very clearly remember sitting in my dorm room fall of Freshman year, reading it before bed. I'm re- ( Read more... ) -
2010 garb goals
To date my garb consists of a 14thC. English under dress and sideless surcoat. For the most recent FFF I added a quick and dirty headpiece- by which I mean I tied a 1 meter square muslin cloth 'round my head in such a way that it sort of looked like a St. Birgitta's cap. Personally, I think I looked like the Flying Nun, but I was told by several ( Read more... ) -
Signs and portents
A small confession:
I think... erm. I think I might.... damn it.
I am considering signing up for Twitter. But only to keep up with some folks who only use Twitter! That's all! No tweeting; only friendship-type stuff.
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Almond flour: acquired! (Not cheaply, perhaps, but acquired.) Hurrah for the Granary.
Zipper: basted.
Jelly: ...I think this is more of a syrup than a jelly. Fuck.
Knitted pressies are getting their bath tonight. I might go start on that now, actually...
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On being forced to knit for oneself
or, Caution: much sentimentality ahead ( Read more... ) -
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Thanksgiving. Remember, junior High school, high school, elementary school? "Everybody bring in your cans for the hungry people." Remember that? Just imagine if somebody, when you were in fifth or sixth grade, if the principal had the gonads to say on Monday, "Children, it was the most single, wonderful outpouring of generosity that the school has ( Read more... ) -
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Patman and Miss Susan are getting married in a few weeks. Yay!
My dress isn't here yet. Augh!
The website just told me that it shipped today. Yay!
If it doesn't fit right, I am SOL. Augh!
I am neither the bride nor the groom, so no one really cares what I look like. Yay!
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'Cos I said I would
My pal Stacy is planning a documentary about childhood eating disorders. If any of y'all could throw a couple bucks her way, that'd be awesome.
More substantial update coming soon-ish.