a. it has been a busy couple of weeks. i rather over booked myself and am feeling the consequence ( Read more... )

it has been a longlong week that seemed would never end. yet today is friday, and here are some things that i love ( Read more... )

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yesterday got lost somewhere. i went to work and came home, but i feel like i slept all yesterday. i do have a vague memory of spilling coffee on my shirt in there somewhere. but i'm trying to forget that part.

one day to the next ( Read more... )

I discovered a new love this weekend. I have to admit I was skeptical of the whole business. But I was totally won over as we stood on the edge of Lake Shore Drive and watched half marathoners finish the race. Everyone was cheering; there was no opposing team. Racing is my kind of sport, for sure ( Read more... )

i love writing against a shadow. watching my pen touch its darkened match. i could write forever in the sun ( Read more... )

I have been reading about writing. My eyes have been swimming with words regarding passive vs. active voices, smothered verbs, modifiers, arrangement, variation, et cetera. I miss that which makes me focus on my writing, and this is my way of making myself see my words more clearly ( Read more... )

Cool things lately:

I now use bloglines to read all your blogs, so my friends page has faded into obsolescence. It has served me well over the years, though the politics have been wearisome at times. It’s much more convenient to be able to view all my blogs in one place, even non-lj blogs.

Also, yesterday I found Joesgoals.com. I love ( Read more... )

It was a long weekend, during which I accomplished less than half of what I meant to. Time kept getting away from me, and I kept getting frustrated by what I could not control ( Read more... )

For someone who stayed up too late last night, I am in a surprisingly good mood. Much as I had wanted to get to sleep earlier, I really didn't regret the time I had. We went from more quiet conversation to boisterous stories of basements and wine. I do love a good story, and my husband is the world's greatest storyteller ( Read more... )

A little yard work does a girl good, it seems ( Read more... )