So today my work partner for the past 3+ years is saying his goodbyes as he heads off to greener pastures. I'm not overly upset, because we're still in some of the same social circles outside of work, but I will miss working with him every day and having someone with a similar sense of… Continue reading Things I do at work
Little house in the backyard
As children, my younger sister Lisa and I would often play a game in the summer called Pioneer. Working partly from the stories of Laura Ingalls Wilder and partly from books in the American Girls series, each morning we loaded our toy wagon with provisions, strapped our dolls into their sun bonnets, and slowly made… Continue reading Little house in the backyard
The girl in the front of the room
Well good times come and good times go, I only wish the good times would last a little longer I think about the good times we had, and why they had to end... -Social Distortion, "Story of My Life" --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The most momentous decision of my life took place on a concrete bench in the middle of… Continue reading The girl in the front of the room
Pirate Scandal Leads to Guild Talks, Job Openings
Author's note: due to late nights the past few weeks at my paying job, I have a bunch of articles started but not completed for this blog that will be forthcoming over the next few weeks. In the meantime, the following is a parody short I did in April of 2009 for a project my… Continue reading Pirate Scandal Leads to Guild Talks, Job Openings
The portable rooftop garden
It is not particularly easy to grow a varied vegetable garden in pots on a top floor balcony.Certain plants, like tomatoes or herbs, take well to the confined space of the potted environment. Others may grow moderately well given the circumstances - one year I sowed carrots in an old dish pan and ended up… Continue reading The portable rooftop garden
“Futility” was a better name than “Wreck of the Titan”
So one of the books that made my reading list as a side quest to the book project was Morgan Robertson's Futility, or The Wreck of the Titan. For Titanic aficionados, this was the 1898 novel about a shipwreck that supposedly mirrored (14 years in advance) the sinking of the HMS Titanic, right down to… Continue reading “Futility” was a better name than “Wreck of the Titan”
Bouncing Baby Superstitions
It seems like everyone around me is popping out kids nowadays. I don't think this is necessarily a bad thing, but I have switched from drinking water to downing hard cider as a general precaution - not to avoid having children myself, but more to brace myself against the incessant Facebook posts about the ongoing… Continue reading Bouncing Baby Superstitions
The book project
For Christmas 2010, my partner got me my first Kindle reader - a prized possession for someone who reads as much as I do, and a welcome change from carrying heavy tomes around (as I often did in my pre-Kindle days). One of the features I liked best was the rather large library of free… Continue reading The book project
Strength in a little pink bonnet
"To tell you the whole truth," he said, "I was in two minds about risking that trip. I figured all week I'd drive out for you,but when I looked at the thermometer I came pretty near deciding against it." "Why didn't you?" Laura asked. "Well, I was starting out in the cutter, and I pulled… Continue reading Strength in a little pink bonnet
Letting go
An old friend of mine ended a relationship last week. I feel sad about this, partly because of all the people I've known in my life he is the one who most deserves a happy ending, and by all accounts this relationship seemed the most promising. Sure, they had their ups and downs, but what… Continue reading Letting go
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