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work in progress
I’m trying to work on a novella to meet my deadline (More info when available, but the anthology should be hitting bookshelves this June!) and decided listening to the new Bjork album for the first time would get me in the right mood to type up edits and rework certain paragraphs. Track Three has me…
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distractions
The house is so smart. See, over the past week I’ve finally had some time (read: due to the fact that I’m supposed to be finishing this manuscript, and it’s much easier to say, “I really need to hang that picture.”) to get the house pulled together a bit. The screen door, which fell off…
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potholes in my lawn
We are on the porch, working, enjoying both the view and a very rare quiet moment. I’m taking a break to update you on Skunk Watch 2004. We have motion-sensor lights in front, so we left those on last night. I also sprinkled enough cayenne pepper on my front lawn to turn those grubs into…
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Four on the floor. Or five, really, counting Olive.
We gave away our couch and chair to Out of the Closet today. That made a lot more sense before I realized we still had another two days to live in the house. We’re sitting on the floor, watching the Olympics. This is another one of those “sink pasta” moments that will be incredibly romantic…
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Grown-Up Camp
In the past week there have been at least three occasions where we find ourselves out with friends and the subject turns to owning a home. There is discussion of “the market,” “variable interest rates,” “the bubble” and “equity.” One month ago I couldn’t have told you what any of those terms meant. Turns out…
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breakfast with the beatles
I’m in my bed using a dial-up, something stee started doing while I’ve been out at work or rehearsals. He’s right: this is really nice. The radio next to me is playing Breakfast With the Beatles, and there are three cats curled around me, forming the Triangle of Fur.
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The Sixth Annual Valentine’s Day Poems Entry
I want you to know that I’m at a Starbucks next to my night job and I came here early with my computer just to write these for you. Why? Because I’m clearly in love with you more than I love myself. Like Wynonna, “I forgot to put myself on the list!” Kick it. [db]…
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Crazy Cat Lady Asks for Advice
Okay, it’s a start. New year, new look. I’m just going to ignore all the ugly Sitemeter boxes in the past entries. Never look back! I’m also having a wraparound problem on the main page, but I’m tired of searching Blogger archives to try to solve it. Of course, I’ve done all this work and…