I never really describe dreams that I have, because usually if I can remember them, it means they were really vivid and really fucked up.  But I had to write this one down in case I ever forget it because it freaked me out so much.  Take that as you may ( Read more... )

There's so much chaos and stress surrounding us at the moment... I'm not sure I could write a coherent post about it all.  And being exhausted doesn't help.  So I guess maybe I'll just write about some of the good stuff.  I mean, nobody really wants to hear me talk about depressing stuff anyway ( Read more... )

Another weekend gone, another festival wrapped up.  This past weekend I worked the first festival in three weeks, and it was utterly exhausting.  It was in Bouckville, which is about a 40 minute drive from Syracuse.  So we had to be up pretty early every morning, although we made it back home by about 7:00 each night, so that helped.  The festival ( Read more... )

And here are both postcards, side-by-side!


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Just a quick update to say that I'm still alive, although after the heat last week I'm not entirely sure how that's possible.  Last weekend was the Syracuse Nationals, the biggest car show in the US, and we were there in the heat (and a one hour downpour on Saturday) making wine slushies.  Great weekend and it was a great crowd ( Read more... )

I'm procrastinating, but I figured I hadn't done an entry in a while, so what the heck ( Read more... )

Currently waiting for the boy to settle in for his nap.  In reality, I just let him fidget on the bed for about 20-30 minutes before sitting with him and trying to calm him down (or pin his limbs down) until he falls asleep.  Takes about 45 minutes on average.  I'm such a lucky parent ( Read more... )

For at least a few years I had infrequently talked about shaving my head.  With a receding hairline and a bald patch (which I've had since college), my options with my hair were limited.  I cycled between two styles - short and spikey, and long and parted in the middle.  Recently, I threw caution to the wind and tried a longer, "indie rock" ( Read more... )

I popped over to Goodreads yesterday, as I do occasionally, and I got excited because Angel in the Shadows finally had a review.  Imagine how hard my heart sank when I saw it was a two-star rating.  Well, no worries - bad reviews are bound to happen, right?  Well, the gut-punch came when it turned out to be a fan of the previous two books who had ( Read more... )

The Great Purge of 2013 has begun, starting with our collection of VHS tapes that was supposed to be gone a long time ago. I've been digitizing them like crazy, and now I'm down to a handful of tapes. And that's good, because our VHS collection always took up about 4 boxes on average (depending on the size of the boxes). I also pulled two stacks ( Read more... )