Archive for the ‘domestic’ Category

Monday, October 2, 2006

The Ren Test

We went to the Renaissance Festival on Saturday, like dummies, in the hot sun. I thought, at one point, that I might die of low blood sugar and dehydration. And yet we all had fun, I think. …

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Posted in books, domestic, health, photos, venting on 10/02/2006 01:46 pm
 
 

Monday, September 11, 2006

Nothing Glamorous

Went home sick at noon today. Sick again, sick again. I think it has something to do with the fact that I won’t stop freaking bleeding.

Sorry. I usually try to think up a non-cliched euphemism for the …

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Posted in domestic, health on 09/11/2006 11:55 pm
 
 

Monday, September 4, 2006

Lost Weekend

Right now I’m avoiding doing some work that I should do. (Revising a book proposal.)

We ran around like maniacs this weekend but did nothing we were supposed to do. I was supposed to:
1. Inaugurate the weed-eater.…

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Posted in domestic, parenting, venting on 09/04/2006 04:20 pm
 
 

Thursday, August 31, 2006

Recently

I had a small get-together at my house so my family and drinking buddies could finally see it. It was gratifying to have people compliment my decorating style. (As opposed to being married to someone who constantly ranked on …

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Posted in domestic, dreams, venting on 08/31/2006 01:55 pm
 
 

Monday, August 21, 2006

Wistful

I’ll tell you what I just told Rose, which is that I wish I could be a housewife, now that I have a house. I’m home sick today (recuperating from yesterday’s periodic 8-hour drive to babydaddy’s house) and I’m …

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Posted in domestic, fantasies, parenting on 08/21/2006 07:07 pm
 
 

Saturday, August 19, 2006

This post is for Dot.

Hello, Dot! I hope you’re enjoying the Internets today!

All About the Tile

Tomorrow is Tile Setting Day. Sunday is Grout Day. Woo! Today is Mario Rocks at Glass-Cutting-Tool Bargain Shopping Day, because he just …

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Posted in domestic, fantasies on 08/19/2006 02:08 am
 
 

Tuesday, August 15, 2006

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, …

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Posted in domestic, insects, parenting, venting on 08/15/2006 05:50 pm
 
 

Tuesday, August 15, 2006

Bizarre

Today 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 …

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Posted in domestic, insects on 08/15/2006 02:07 am
 
 

Friday, August 11, 2006

List of Recently Discovered Broken Things

1. 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 …

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Posted in domestic, venting on 08/11/2006 03:32 am
 
 

Monday, August 7, 2006

Last Night

A 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 …

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Posted in domestic, venting on 08/07/2006 03:34 am