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they are all still 8, i don't understand.
The last of my nieces and nephews is getting married, which feels like some kind of milestone. Given that I'm in my 40s and 10 years younger than my youngest sister it shouldn't actually be surprising, but the symbolism is there.
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Demanding earworms
In general, I've got a brain like a steel sieve, which is to say my memory is crap.
The exact details of voice and phrasing of albums I heard when young, though, that's carved in marble. When i need to hear those songs again, the only way to satisfy the urge is to hear the *right* one.
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holidays woo
Being someone who crafts/arts as a job results in a strange relationship to the winter holidays. This year I only have two shows, because COVID, but that still means feeling like I can't do anything from November onwards. Thanksgiving is the day of painting and pie and not particularly social. Christmas music mostly makes me stressed until the ( Read more... ) -
Adulthood
I had trail mix and cheese for dinner and I am not ashamed.
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Pump you up
Today I had my first appointment with the strength-focused trainer i had bookmarked way back before I broke my ankle. I remembered more proper form than I expected, but the amount I could actually lift was as low as I suspected. It felt really good to start again, though my shoulders disagree.
It was otherwise a fairly frustrating day -- everyone ( Read more... ) -
getting shit done with a side of pretty trees
The progress on the house finally feels like we're moving past baby steps into actual momentum, and just having so much more floor clear makes it easier to breathe. I'm about to go into serious production mode for GeekCraftExpo on the weekend after Thanksgiving (tickets are $2, and with that there will be proper crowd control for covid-ness). ( Read more... ) -
The age of aquarius
I got one new design finalized today that pleases me: pendants that will be cut custom with the person's natal triad.
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It is wild how much easier the 36 hours of clear liquid diet got when I found out I could have gummy bears. It's weird to miss chewing so much.
Also, Black Forest brand gummy bears are pretty decent, not as soft as Swedish fish but not little rocks like haribo.
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I am having a days where I have no idea what I am doing. Just at all. Keyboard shortcuts for photoshop I would swear could never leave my muscle memory after two decades of use just out to lunch, I had to hunt through menus. I have no idea where I was filing my product photos. The brain is not along for the ride. Reading isn't even fun, but I don' ( Read more... ) -
Pancakes and booze and too many mouths
My first post-cancer show went pretty well. I didn't manage to make anything new, but I had plenty of stuff from before and sold a pretty reasonable amount.
I'm wearing a mask and distancing from family, though, because so many people weren't bothering to wear their masks correctly, including some just... holding them. With. I had a pretty ( Read more... )