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Blog365

It's Day One!

November 1, 2008

I am actually writing this BEFORE it’s officially day one, but by the time it’s published, it will be!
Day One of WHAT, you ask?
National Novel Writing Month and National Blog Posting Month, of course!  And yes, this will be the third year I have signed myself up for both of these things simultaneousy; and yes, [...]

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This Is All You Get!!

October 20, 2008

(Me and the lovely glow of my computer monitor. Also there is a lamp on the piano and a lamp on my desk. Looks deliciously dark and gothy, eh?)
I am completely in love with my house. Especially the way it creaks and snaps and gently sighs at night. My wood floors and curtainless windows (so [...]

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In Like Flynn. Or Something Like That.

October 8, 2008

I’m so weary I can hardly do anything other than watch some TV, unpack a few boxes here and there, eat food, take care of the kids, and… sleep.  I don’t think I’ve caught up yet from all the sleep I missed over the weekend, but it’s not for lack of trying.
Hey, at least I [...]

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Can Has Panic Attack?

October 2, 2008

If you’re wondering why you don’t see me around much right now?  That’s because we’re moving.
Okay, yes, you already knew that.  But what you DON’T know, what Troy and I just found out this evening, is that his factory – for the winter months – is cutting down on all overtime, and not providing as [...]

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Things I Will Not Miss About This Trailer Park

September 26, 2008

Things I will absolutely NOT miss about living in this trailer park:

Crazy neighbor lady’s pot smoke seeping in through my paper thin walls.
Incessant banging and pounding and swearing, which accompanies taking down the horribly dilapidated trailers that are being replaced with new ones (presumably).
Crazy neighbor lady’s filthy flea-ridden cats leaving dirty kitty-prints all over my [...]

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It's My Own Fault

September 26, 2008

Yes. So. I have been doing Nano every year for three years now – even though last year was HORRIBLY hard and I ended up being so exhausted during that month that I barely remember anything except, of course, not winning. *sob*
This year, I am going for it again, and not only that – [...]

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