My hairdresser found a new salon to work at. I like this one better. Less bougoise. The ladies don't sneer as I walk in to get my hair done. They offer hot cocoa and tea while you wait. She's my favorite hairdresser thus far. She's known my girl for years, she's known Lansing for too long, and she's a native to Seattle. We talk about cities and her ( Read more... )

Oh yeah. I'm getting a ticket home for Thanksgiving. Amanda found a ticket for me for under $180 round trip so I'm scooping that right up as soon as my check comes in. Weeeeee! I'm geeked. I'll only be home from Tuesday until Friday, but that's just fine. Enough time to see my family, my sister, and maybe even a few friends. I'm thinking queereoke ( Read more... )

the seams loosen around the spots in my heart where home meets home. where here meets there. where autumn turns into winter. where you once held my heart in your hands. where the phone line crackles and your laugh turns contagious. we hang up and my heart is heavy, heavy and full, sopping like a damp towel with a weight i can barely stand. it's ( Read more... )

I just got hired to work full time in the organic cafe at Better Health, down the street from our house! It's the perfect job for me, at least I hope it will be. Preparing and serving delicious fresh whole foods, learning new recipies to bring home and create, enjoying the 35% discount on organic products, working with cool people in a laid back ( Read more... )

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I failed to mention that Amanda and I were in Hell on 6/6/06. Yep, Hell is indeed in the heart of Michigan! It's actally a small town, with a bar, and ice cream shop, and a country store. There may have been other stores, but I definitely did not see any. The day was full of visitors to Hell, and after waiting in line to get into the bar to buy ( Read more... )

Here's just a little history on how well some Republicans have done at preserving the "sanctity of Marriage ( Read more... )

Copper, our family dog since shortly after we moved to Franklin had to be put down yesterday. He was almost 10. He started to get sick a few weeks ago, and we think it was cancer. He was such a sweet, loyal, loving, playful dog, and always made coming home an exciting event, as anyone who walked into the door would immediately be greeted by his big ( Read more... )

my buddy amy and i went out to water our garden and put down our hay for mulch around the flowers that have been planted. we didn't leave until too close to dusk, so the bugs were lovin on me all night long. many trips to the water barrels (on the other side of the garden plots), lots of hay dropped, dirt betwen my nails, mosquito bites on my ( Read more... )

i just started my morning with a big ol' glass of apple, carrot and celery juice made by moi with the help of my juicer! i'm also enjoying some great roasted coffee that my roomie brought home from work last week...i'm drinking it black. it's delicious ( Read more... )