The house is a dark blue color, and I like it. The canoe, a tired forest green color, leans against the garage, waiting for its pick-up. His father emerges from the home in the Sunday morning light, his wife soon after. Introductions are made, and I shake hands with these people, my boyfriend’s father and step-mother. “Come inside,” the woman ( Read more... )

sometimes, I still have my doubts.

you know that thing, where when everything in your life seems to be going well and things are good, something bad happens, just to even things out ( Read more... )

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www.boingboing.net/2008/08/14/thai-artist-creates.html

this was on my flist -- a guy in Thailand makes bread into the shapes and figures of gruesome, realistic looking body parts.

I like to think that maybe it's a helpful coping strategy for him....like maybe making his doughy designs of dreadful dismal (insert "d" word here), it's keeping him from ( Read more... )

www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/12/05/atheists.christmas/index.html

dear Livejournal,

Today at work one of my co-workers, the resident dork, was showing off his sonic screwdriver (which is not a euphemism) and making clients believe it had actual powers.

I played along, because, you never know.

Money is tight all around, so I'm just going to tell people to buy me any 'ol trinket from www.perpetualkid.com for zee holidays.
I ordered from them a couple years ago for some of my shopping, and they threw in this little finger puppet dude. (note: he is the one on the left)

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I'm a big fan of perspective. If Perspective had a facebook page, I'd make myself a fan. If Perspective wanted to network on any site, I'd friend it a zillion times ( Read more... )

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