1. What did you do in 2007 that you'd never done before ( Read more... )

i haven't received mail in a month. i've heard that things have been sent...but maybe we forgot to pay the mail bill. (?!) i'm not so acclimated to europe that i can yet shrug when the mail doesn't arrive, or a payment doesn't go through, or the heat in half (and only half) the house stops working in winter ( Read more... )

It's been a long six weeks. The phone has been cut off, as has the internet, and i've been scrambling to keep open the lines of communication. thank goodness for wifi and unsecured networks. oh, and skype....without these things i'd have surely gone mad by now ( Read more... )

I started drawing again recently. Actually trying to improve, i mean; something I've not done in too long. I'm beginning to remember old shading techniques and rules of perspective...I think it's helping my painting too. I'd done a couple quick ones which were left abandoned in the spare bedroom and was able to rework one in the last couple days ( Read more... )

by the by.....pringles salt & vinegar chips: two thumbs down. go with ms.vickies sea salt and malt vinegar.

so, if all goes well with Nate and his paperwork, we will be moving to japan this spring.

life is pretty fantastic sometimes.

i got into the habit of staying up all night and sleeping all day for a few days there. it didn't really affect my life all that much, except when i ran out of milk. nevertheless, after 2 days of zombie faces and walking into walls i've turned my sleep schedule back around ( Read more... )

i really need to find more ways to fill my day. i make lists of chores to accomplish and let myself sit in front of this fucking machine all day. that last few days have been windy and grey and i've been content to keep holed up in this house ( Read more... )

I'm sitting in the dark. Crept upon by shadows. In creep the gray fingers and clutter. I have only photographs while I sit unlit and silent. A chill slips in unnoticed until it's taken it's rightful position in my marrow, across the tiles, and perched defiantly on every surface. Winter is hobbling along on trails of November winds; with it's ( Read more... )

living in a decent sized house with high ceilings and loads of floor space is really really nice.

except

when you're alone...