I have this problem. It's called bruxism. Which sounds like it should have something to do with witchcraft, which would be kind of cool, but really is just a fancy way of saying I grind my teeth together. Mostly in my sleep or if I have to deal with idiots, but it really depends on my stress levels; sometimes I do it constantly ( Read more... )

I started bleeding today, and when Himself asked if I wanted anything when he went out, I instantly said, "M&M's! And maybe some Reese's Pieces. Oh, my God, M&M's sound amazing." So, he went out (like the charming partner he is) and came back with M&M's, chocolate Milanos, and two bars of high-quality chocolate, one milk, one dark ( Read more... )

( Squidbits with photos )

If you are far from home and your trusty humidifier, and your sinuses hate you and want you dead, sleeping with a damp washcloth over your face can help.

Er.

Portland, Oregon, I love you like my own - as once you were - but this is not on, do you hear me?

Based on some last-minute decision-making , I am in L.A. this weekend without the Squid. I have mixed feelings about this. I miss him! I have never gone on a trip where I could have taken him and didn't before. And everyone down here is asking me where he is and why I didn't bring him - I've been informed that they won't be letting me in the door ( Read more... )

( Squidbits, with photos )

There's a great series of videos of Ira Glass giving advice on storytelling up on YouTube. But for those of you who, like me, dislike video/audio information formats, I've transcribed the most striking bit below:"All of us who do creative work, like, you know, we get into it. And we get into it because we have good taste. Do you know what I mean? ( Read more... )

I dropped off a bouquet of flowers at my County Registrar's office this morning on my way to work, for them to give out to a couple today. There were couples everywhere getting licenses, getting interviewed by the press, getting married on the steps and in the chapel. The lady behind the desk said they started giving out licenses at 7 a.m., and ( Read more... )

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Here are two fascinating things I've found via internet friends and wanted to share. These are not-quite-but-almost new genres of art; strange and wonderful fusions, at least, and I'm totally captivated by what these people have done. I could never be that person, the person who dedicates their life to realizing a new creative pursuit, but that ( Read more... )