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It's happening.
Long time, no post. Lately I've been completely absorbed in wedding planning. Tasting with a potential caterer is scheduled for Saturday. There's far too much minutiae to cover here, so it may be worth it to check out my Tumblr for ideas that occur to me from day to day. It's exactly six months from now and a little bigger than we initially planned ( Read more... ) -
Changes
Since high school, I've done my hair in a single style which wavered only on where I put the part. This year has been rather stagnant and I've harbored the mundane fantasy of walking into a salon and just telling them to have at it with the only proviso that the result be easily managed. I made that a reality on Thursday. As you can see, I'm still ( Read more... ) -
Waiting
I have a problem with procrastination. I don't think of it as such. If something's not perfect, surely coming back to it at a later time will give me the clarity or courage to complete it. It's easy to get lost in something else-knitting, music, story, sleep-if only for a little while, if only to feel less immobilized by shame or doubt ( Read more... ) -
The Deferred Homecoming
"I just want to wake up next to you again. That's where home is, and it hurts thinking about what I can't have."
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End of the year survey
Yeah, it's the survey where you take the first line from the first entry of each month. I cheated a bit because I was lucky to have done one entry each month. Sentences from locked entries are indicated with (L) and ones from my paper journal are (P).
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"Why, it's right through that brick wall!"
What can I say? MoFo was a bust this year. I didn't plan things out well and was often too busy to cook anything. To be honest, I lost motivation after the Pulled Jackfruit Cupcakes. If I ever do that again, it'll be cornbread because that was insane. Ryan thought they were tasty once he scraped the jackfruit off the top and ate them separately (he ( Read more... ) -
Goodies, Blogs, and Schrödinger's Persephone
It has been a wonderful past few days. I spent the weekend with Ryan, helping him get ready for his conference this week. The part about going to sleep this morning at 1 and waking up at 4 to drop him off at the airport wasn't so great (and he doesn't expect to get to sleep until about midnight PST), but today has been fantastic. I arrived back in ( Read more... ) -
Detroit, Dearborn, and an Exercise in esprit d'escalier
I had orientation on Thursday. My favorite part was each of the professors introducing themselves and getting to see them interact (the highlight being the threat of a fistfight over whether papers should be in APA or MLA). It also clearly demonstrated how diverse a field LIS is. There was an archivist, another who was more interested in data ( Read more... ) -
"Don't matter if it's soon or later, I know that it's gonna be alright!"
That last entry was a huge relief to write out. Things have gotten better. Ryan bought a car, which puts us slightly further into debt, but it's a step in the right direction. It's enough for now and we'll gain some capital in the meantime. He's got a way to get to where he needs to go. It's pretty awesome and I was fortunate enough to use the new ( Read more... )