Yay! (Plus Bugs)I found my tile today! I decided to flake on work and go to a new tile place, and I found the tile I wanted, for cheap, deliverable this week. Woo hoo!There was a weird, pregnant-looking, translucent spider walking on the tiles near our hands as I […] Continue Reading…
BizarreToday I was sitting at my desk at work, trying not to fall into an allergy-medicine-induced coma, when something loudly hit the window to my left. I looked over and saw a huge flying thing. When it landed and got still on one of the stone columns on our […] Continue Reading…
Two Uncomfortable Dreams of SeductionI.I was in a room at a house party with a man I used to date. He was trying to seduce me. It made me uncomfortable. He knew I had a boyfriend to whom I was faithful, but didn’t care. I had the impression that […] Continue Reading…
List of Recently Discovered Broken Things1. The dishwasher in our new house.2. The dryer in our new house.3. The cell phone I just bought to replace the one my oldest son broke when he fell off a canoe last month.4. The process that connects my laptop to the Internet […] Continue Reading…
DiscoveriesI found a real good way to motivate yourself to diet. Buy a bathroom with mirrors on every wall. That way, you can see yourself from every single angle. I promise, if you’re fat, then doing that will inspire you to stop eating forever. Or, at least, you’ll come […] Continue Reading…
Last NightA kitten ran to our feet as we pulled into the driveway and emerged from the car at 2:30 AM. He (kitten) seemed starving and scared, and yet affectionate and desirous of human company. We took him inside and fed him a can of tuna, then made him […] Continue Reading…
Domestic AwesomenessEveryone knows the good things about owning your own home: you don’t “throw away” money on rent, you can make improvements to your living space and it’s actually worth it, and you “build equity,” whatever that is.But here are other benefits that I’ve recently realized and continue to […] Continue Reading…
Very Quick Timeline of This Portion of My LifeFriday: Went to MUD to request in person that they set up my water account, as per the Rules of the MUD. Bought a couch which is back-ordered til mid August. Bought paint, and a lawnmower, and other housely things. Began […] Continue Reading…
MovingNo matter how many boxes you get, you never, ever end up with enough boxes.You start putting your stuff in beach bags and trash bags. You start tying up stuff in sheets. You put stuff in laundry baskets and set it in the backseat of your car, too embarrassed […] Continue Reading…
FeelingsI miss my kids a lot. I’m ready for them to come home from their summer visitation with their dad. I miss my kids so much, it makes my uterus hurt. (Either that or it’s just normal periodical cramping.) (But still.)I’m in Flexible Mode. That means I’m taking a […] Continue Reading…
