1.  It's a beautiful day.  The birds are singing, the plants are blooming, and spring is on its way.  I'm sitting at my desk with an open door and windows to let the breeze in, sipping a cup of Sadaf tea from Jennifer, having just finished a breakfast of toast with mango butter.   I'm glad Rosie woke me up early ( Read more... )

Hey everyone - I apologize if this comes across as spammy (I know how annoying it can be to have people trying to pitch stuff for sale), I'm just trying to get the word out to as many people as possible in as short a time possible ( Read more... )

We got to Gran home, sat her on the edge of her bed, rubbed her back, gave her the prescribed amount of morphine, and told her how happy we were that she was home with us.  30 minutes later she passed away, at peace.

Now the whole family but Denny/Kristen/Rio (illness) are here sharing wine, beer and food while  swapping stories about Gran and ( Read more... )

I came out to Seattle for the wedding of M&M (or M to the power of 4, since it's Marie M. + Matt M., and have stuck around to do job hunting ( Read more... )

To start, I'm back in the States! Huzzah! I'm currently in Albuquerque, helping my mom work through her issues with clutter (she's realized it's an emotional crutch that is doing the exact opposite of what she needs - pushing people away instead of letting them come close). When I got home I nearly broke down in tears because not only did mom ( Read more... )

You were an awesome dog, and you will be missed.


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1. What did you do in 2010 that you'd never done before ( Read more... )

So I signed up to to NaNoWriMo this year. I've never done it before, but my friend Chloe wheedled me into it. As I haven't done any writing for a while, I figure I'm due for some literary exercise ( Read more... )

So I've had some strange things happen to me in the past - odd coincidences that are just... too coincidenc-y to be easily explained away. It just happened again, and it wigged me out a little ( Read more... )

I managed to crash my rented bike today. Not the best memory of my time here in Kyoto...

I haven`t even left Kyoto yet and I don`t want to go. Pictures and stories to ensue.