Archive for the ‘domestic’ Category

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Explain to me

How does this person named Six_of_Cups have one of my books for sale, when my book isn’t out until May 31?

This reminds me of the last time I had a book out on Amazon, and …

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Posted in domestic, trauma, vanity, WOW, writing on 05/13/2008 03:22 am
 
 

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

I want you to notice/ when I’m not around/ I wish I was special/ You’re so very special…

Was feeling the compulsion to apologize again for sparse posting, but I know it’s Spring in more places now, and people flock …

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Posted in domestic, work on 05/07/2008 02:35 am
 
 

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Remember the song they played at the end of Fast Times at Ridgemont High? The one that goes “Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye! Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye!”?

I’m getting sort of high from working so hard. See, I want to do …

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Posted in domestic, venting, work on 04/22/2008 06:29 pm
 
 

Monday, April 7, 2008

I love it when a plan comes together.

We spent the weekend being inspired, then searching for supplies, then crafting up some art. That is to say, we custom illustrated shoes for my kid.

If you’d asked me on Friday …

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Posted in domestic, Houston, writing on 04/07/2008 01:05 am
 
 

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

I rode the bus today.

Finally got it together to commute via bus this morning, and I’m glad I did. It was an adventure. I had all these plans regarding books and notebooks and laptops, but when I got on …

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Posted in domestic, Houston, writing on 04/01/2008 05:07 am
 
 

Monday, March 24, 2008

How I Spent My Spring Break Vacation

I ate too much, exercised too much, slept too much, spent too much, and didn’t work enough. So, you know, it was awesome.

My kids got back from their dad’s today. Before they …

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Posted in cats, domestic, Houston, vanity on 03/24/2008 12:46 am
 
 

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

what’s going on

We 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 …

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Posted in domestic, Houston on 02/26/2008 11:55 am
 
 

Monday, February 11, 2008

Toby Update
by request, for Pixielyn

Toby 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 …

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Posted in cats, domestic, Houston, wedding stuff on 02/11/2008 11:41 am
 
 

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

busy-ness; current events

I’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. …

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Posted in domestic, politics, pop culture on 02/06/2008 11:53 am
 
 

Tuesday, January 29, 2008

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 …

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Posted in cats, domestic, Houston on 01/29/2008 12:00 am