Life

by Jo ShapcottMy life as a bat ( Read more... )

'stories are artifacts: not really made things which we create (and can take credit for), but preexisting objects which we dig up.'
- Stephen King, in the preamble to his short story 'Everything's Eventual', in the collection of the same name, Everything's Eventual: 14 Dark TalesI'm a Stephen King fan from way back. I think he is a prime ( Read more... )

'And who's to say that just because something lasts only a short time, it has little value?'
- Alice Steinbach,
in Without Reservations: The Travels of an Independent Woman

I expected to wake up a bit sore this morning. I felt pretty stiff before I got up, and now I'm not really in discomfort at all apart from some ouchy (and grrr-y) sunburnt skin (including my ears, and my scalp at the natural part of my hair). I'm disappointed to have got sunburnt and happy with the general wellbeing, with my aches limited to my ( Read more... )

I love getting personal emails from people. Finding something in my mailbox that isn't a bill or an advertisement (despite the 'no junk mail' sticker - but on that note, I wonder if I'd get less bills if I stuck up a 'No Bills' sticker?) is even better.

anoisblue is going to send me something by snailmail! She posted on her lj, after reading a post on ( Read more... )

In the middle of this week, walking along the coast between Pearl Beach and Umina, someone I had just met set me 'the cube' exercise. Ever heard of this? I hadn't. If you haven't done this exercise before, that you remember, please do it for me now, as a comment, or as a private message if you prefer ( Read more... )

'Who can separate his faith from his actions, or his belief from his occupations ( Read more... )

Four times a week, in the morning, before school, I apply black polish to Emi's shoes, then buff them up with a brush. The other school day, she wears her sneakers, for sport. I'm not much into housework, but seeing the light reflect off leather buffed to a higher level is pretty satisfying stuff. It's also quite a meditative task to perform ( Read more... )

Does anybody know how to delete a tag from my LJ's list of visible tags? I have deleted erroneous tags from the posts on which they appear, but the erroneous tags still appear in my list of visible tags even though they have '0 uses'. I'd be much obliged to read your suggestions.

"Good morning," I greeted Miss G, as she came into the bedroom. "Did you sleep well ( Read more... )