what’s going onWe went to the Rockets vs Miami Heat game, because one of the peeps at my job gave me last-minute free tickets, and I was like, “Let me do my duty as a single mom to boys and take my kids to this free sporting event.” It […] Continue Reading…
quickI typed this in an email to my boyfriend (fiance) and decided to paste it here, too, so y’all know:I feel, lately, like most of the problems around me are caused by unhappy people looking to make others unhappy. I want to be left alone so I can do […] Continue Reading…
Questions to Consider1. Would you rather live in a world where looks don’t matter, or live in a world where your looks embody the standard of beauty?2. What’s wrong with getting by on your looks? Is that somehow worse than getting by on your brains, your perseverence, or your […] Continue Reading…
Linkelodeon1. Zadie Smith cohosted a short story contest. Eight hundred and fifty people entered. Then, Ms. Smith informed the entrants that none of their stories were good enough to win. Ouchies.No, I didn’t enter, because I didn’t hear about the contest until now. But if I’d entered, I would […] Continue Reading…
Toby Updateby request, for PixielynToby seems to be doing okay, y’all. He still hides a lot, but we’re starting to realize that he just gets off on hiding. For instance, he likes to hide under our bed and watch us. Eavesdrop on us.And it seems that he and Starbuck […] Continue Reading…
busy-ness; current eventsI’ve spent the last few days either writing stuff for money, or else dealing with domestic dramas. Toby is sick, for one thing. We (his vet and I) think his stomach is upset by the dietary change. We hope he doesn’t have some cat digestive disease. Other […] Continue Reading…
Friday Linkelodeon for People Who Are Bored1. How to Make an Earbud Cord Caddy. I showed this to my boyfriend and he was like, “We could make those and sell them!” and I was like, “No, too sweatshop for too little money.” But it would be fun to make […] Continue Reading…
what happens mostAll day long I look at people doing things they don’t want to do, or not doing things they do want to do. It’s depressing.Obviously, most of us have to work for our living. But does that also mean that we have to talk about the weather? […] Continue Reading…
Toby updateToby spent the night in my oldest son’s room. Starbuck spent the night in the living room, instead of on my bed like she normally does. Was she guarding the whole house from Toby? I don’t know. After I woke up, she went into my room, I guess. […] Continue Reading…
I got a new cat today.Our cat, Starbuck, seems lonely. Sometimes on the weekends we all spend the night elsewhere, and when I come back, she seems displeased at having spent the night alone. So I decided to get another cat, a kitten, maybe, so she wouldn’t be alone. […] Continue Reading…
