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101 in 1001
Forever is composed of nows.
Emily Dickinson
Over nine months ago, I told the world that I would write a list that, in a process of incremental victories, would change my life.
Finally, on November 19th, in the earliest hours of the morning, listening to zordac's near-apnea, I wrote my list in a ten-inch, spiral bound school notebook (my current think- ( Read more... ) -
Hurray! Welcome, Liz!
My beloved friend, lizney78, has finally been seduced into joining livejournal. I know several of you know her personally.
Her photography was her first introduction to social networking. You can find her at flickr under the same username.
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Gosh! I can't remember the last time I participated in a meme...
If you saw me in a police car, what would you think I got arrested for?
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A Little Background and Follow-up
Being on the front page of Reddit makes life a bit surreal. I had friends sending me links all day to places where my sign has turned up: Reddit (twice), Digg, PoliticalIrony.com, etc. The most humorous was when my friend, Claus, who is in Panama this week for work, sent another friend, Liz, a link to Buzzfeed not knowing it was my picture ( Read more... ) -
Pathetic McCain Pranks
Someone stole our Obama for President sign from our yard last night. They stole nearly all the Obama signs in our neighborhood. The ones they didn't take they spray-painted black ( Read more... ) -
My Comic Book Journey - Ex Machina - Wow!
I just finished reading "The First Hundred Days" compilation of Ex Machina. I actually put it down three or four times with weeks in between readings, thinking, "This is really good; I've gotta get back to this." I can't believe I set it down so often; that is no reflection on the quality of this graphic serial ( Read more... ) -
Bonus?
There are natural, expected extras that can occur throughout a normal day. It's like the universe's way of saying, "I love you, human, even though I gave you explosive diarrhea on the day of your dream job interview and made your car break down on that tiny dirt road at 4AM right after you saw The Blair Witch Project. Here's a little happy to ( Read more... ) -
Chicken Jelly
Yesterday was my very first attempt to make chicken stock from scratch. Instead of stock, I made....chicken jelly ( Read more... ) -
Glow Forever
This evening when sun was barely a glimmer, Jimmy caught me a firefly on the porch. I was unlocking the front door after our afternoon at the dentist and running errands ( Read more... ) -
How to Read a Playboy
On the morning it arrives, my absolutely free, never-paid-a-cent, gratis six-year subscription1 to Playboy issue, I follow the same pattern ( Read more... )