Archive for the 'rock + paper + hand grenade' Category

{ Intruder: Part 2 }

Thursday, April 9th, 2009

Please read part 1 first. Thank you.
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I called our apartment office. Drat. No one’s there. They’ve closed for the day. At the end of the answering machine message, it gave a number for the emergency on-duty night manager. Is this an emergency? Screw it. It definitely is.
The [...]

{ Intruder: Part 1 }

Wednesday, April 8th, 2009

I love a good mystery to solve, especially if it’s a true story. What you are about to read is a true mystery that involves me, my husband, a vacuum and an intruder. I will publish this story in several parts, for extra suspense.
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Tuesday night, I got home [...]

summertime.

Thursday, January 15th, 2009

 ((photos taken last summer with my Holga 120N))
I am sitting at my desk, looking at the white scene outside my window.  That’s the only place I really like to enjoy winter from - a window, with a mug of hot-something warming my hands.  For the most part, I really do hate wintertime - scraping ice off my windshield in [...]

blog award!

Saturday, January 10th, 2009

 

 
Upturned Barbie gave me a blog award!  I’ve never gotten one before… thanks so much!! :) 
Here are the rules:
1. Put the logo on your blog or post.
2. Nominate at least 5 blogs which show GREAT ATTITUDE and/or GRATITUDE!
3. Be sure to link to your nominees within your post.
4. Let them know that they have received this award by [...]

so this is the new year.

Thursday, January 1st, 2009

goodbye oh-eight.  I am a little glad you are leaving me.  You challenged me and beat me up a little and although you gave me some great memories, I’m ready to put you in the archive.
hello oh-nine.  I wonder what you will hold for me, what challenges and trials and loss and ”movie moments” I will experience, [...]

a mad & faithful telling.

Friday, October 24th, 2008

Another week, another weekend.  I posted yesterday about third-party candidates, but I had to delete it because for some reason it was messing up the formatting of my website.  Sorry. I guess you will never know how I feel about voting for presidential candidates who will not win. 
It has been a long week with not enough sleep and [...]

yearbook yourself.

Monday, September 1st, 2008

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Pete, the killer.

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

 An e-mail I just recieved from my dog, Gracie:
I just want to let you know that we have a killer on our hands. Last night as we were walking our dog walk and the sun was setting Pete ran over a grabbed a little mole by its body and killed it. Afterwards he had this [...]

(formerly known as “secretary’s day”)

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

Let’s! 
Honestly, I think I would absolutely love doing the following jobs:
- police officer.
- paramedic.
- social worker.
- waitress at Sonic (rollerskates!!!).
- high school art teacher.
- photographer.
- graphic designer.
- flight attendant.
- card writer at Hallmark.
- historical re-enactor at Williamsburg.
- baker (preferably, at a cupcake shop).
- costumed character at DisneyWorld (tinkerbell!!!).
- stay-at-home mom.
What are your dream jobs? 

list of things.

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

Some things…
#  I ordered a holga today.
#  I found this really neat photography project: the ones we love.
#  I’m going take some portraits of the one I love ((if he lets me..))
#  It is finally starting to feel like spring in Ohio.
#  I have a sore throat, been drinking a lot of hot tea.
#  I [...]