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On Death and Dying
My grandfather died yesterday evening. He'd been dying for a long time. I know that all deaths are different, and all are difficult - having a loved one taken away suddenly, surprisingly is rough, as is seeing someone succumb slowly to disease and old age. The latter was my grandfather's path. He'd always been a strong, self-sufficient man, so ( Read more... ) -
Pasty
I made pasties. It's Neil Gaiman's fault. -
AmeriCorps, Moving, Basara, and James A. Owen, among other things
I finally finished my year as an AmeriCorps VISTA. There were good and bad things about my year of service, but I did learn some things about myself, and although I wasn't as effective as I should have or perhaps could have been, I did accomplish a few things and help several people. I didn't care for the vagueness of the project, and although I' ( Read more... ) -
Reading update
I'm another year older. Not that I really feel it. I was going to take the day off work as a vacation day, but we had a snow day instead. The weather loves me ( Read more... ) -
In which I ramble on about various elements of xxxHOLiC, Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle, and FMA
(Although I discuss my feelings about the ending of xxxHOLiC, I don’t believe I spoil it. The majority of this post, however, won’t make sense to anyone who hasn’t read most of these series. As a result, this post will probably only make sense to one or two people who might read it. If anyone still pays any attention to my journal. I never ( Read more... ) -
Funny work stories
This morning my supervisor "suggested" that I organize the papers on my desk. Which is funny for two reasons. One, she had previously complained to me about another employee having too clean of a desk (and therefore, by my supervisor's reasoning, she obviously must have been spending more time organizing than working), and two, my supervisor's desk ( Read more... ) -
25
Hi, quarter of a century. Here's looking at you!
Edit: Oh, and then I go and get myself a job for a birthday present. Which is exactly what I wanted for my birthday. (At least, I'm pretty sure I have a job with AmeriCorps...they seemed to want me, anyway!) -
A long and rambling discussion of a book by James A. Owen.
Which likely shouldn't be read if you haven't read the book, as it won't make any sense and may spoil something for you ( Read more... ) -
I'm moving
Just to let people know. Quitting my crappy job was fun. Finding a job will not be fun, especially since my state decided to cut library funding. Again. Sigh. I'm really sick of working retail. What's the point of having a master's degree if I can't use it?
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Indigo Kings and Other Things...
I've finally gotten around to reading some works by authors that I've been meaning to read for ages. One example is Terry Pratchett's Discworld books. I picked up the first three while I was in England (two at Waterloo Station and one at a used book sale on the banks of the Thames), and I've been reading more as rapidly as I can accumulate them ( Read more... )