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An Allegory 2008-07-02 17:40:00 I leaned from the low-hung crescent moon and grasping the west pointing horn of it, looked down. Against the other horn reclined, motionless, A Shining One and looked at me, but I was unafraid. Below me the hills and valleys were thick with humans, and the moon swung low that I might see what they did."Who are they?" I asked the Shining One. For I was unafraid. And the Shining One made answer: "Th Read more:Allegory
Great resources for bloggers 2008-07-01 12:04:00 I started this blog in February this year, but have just recently gotten into really trying to get the word out about in the past couple of weeks. I've updated and customized my template, added widgets, submitted my blog to numerous blog directories and all the major (and many not-so major) search engines and joined various social bookmarking sites, all with the end result of getting my blog some Read more:Great
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Get up, get out and do something! 2008-06-30 22:44:00 I spend most of my time inside our tiny apartment. There are a couple of reasons for that: we only have one very small vehicle, I hate traffic and well, I don't really have anywhere to go. But after not having gone out for quite some time, I was ready to get out of the house today.My 16 year old niece was supposed to come to our place for a few nights. She was supposed to come over yesterday, but Read more:something
There is nothing wrong with your monitor. Do not attempt to adjust the picture. 2008-06-28 11:58:00 It's been a "Twilight Zone" kinda few days.Firstly, T and I got into it yesterday. Mostly because I can't convince her to take school seriously. All I requested was that she hand over her cell phone for the few hours of the day that she should be focusing on school. She dug in her heels and refused, stating that she could do both. Well, the past several months proves otherwise. I hate the tension Read more:attempt
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Save the World 2008-06-26 22:26:00 I've been thinking about going greener a lot lately.When I was a kid, when my shoes were damaged or my watch broke, we took the item(s) to be repaired. We didn't throw them away and buy new ones. Nowadays, consumerism is promoting a disposable nation - from one-time use cameras to individually-wrapped cheese slices. The average American produces about 4 pounds of garbage per day. There are approxi Read more:World
Plurk: tight-knit community 2008-07-23 16:37:00 My fellow Plurker has cracked me up with some great, pun-filled plurks. I love them so much that I wanted to share them here with y'all.Plurk 1Plurk 2And again - if you haven't yet joined - do so now!!! You'll learn a whole new vocabulary involving the word "plurk," like plurkruptcy, plurkdom, Plurkistan, Plurkadelphia, Plurksylvania and many more! Plus, you will learn to love the dancing nanner:C Read more:tight
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Sunergos Again! 2008-07-22 20:45:00 I'm really digging getting out there. These ladies are just the coolest, most interesting bunch! There were some gals there tonight that I hadn't met last week and I chatted up with one of them. I really like her! She was spinning and offered to loan me her drop spindle next week! WOW!I asked lots of questions again - hopefully it isn't getting on anyone's nerves. Husband and Buddha came along thi Read more:Again
Jail house promises 2008-07-22 12:01:00 Joy's dad had court yesterday. It might not have been his final court date, but he accepted what the state offered - 24 months probation - and got out yesterday evening. Needless to say, my stomach is in knots and anxiety is peaking.I want to talk to him.I don't honestly think it will do any good. I've heard all his jail house promises before. I think giving him an earful will only make me feel be
Going green is going well 2008-07-22 10:25:00 I joined Carbonrally on June 21 and accepted 8 challenges, thereby offsetting over 200 lbs of CO2! Admittedly, some of the challenges I accepted (like bringing my own bags to the grocery store) I've already been doing for some time now. However, some of the challenges were simple things that I hadn't really considered (like cleaning the coils on the fridge). I've also developed the habit of turnin
Hooks and Books (ok, needles , too!) 2008-07-21 20:14:00 The Circles to Square blanket is finished!Sorry it's taken me so long to finish it, mom,but I hope you love it as much as I do.I'm working on a scarf from my first skein of wool yarn.I'm really pleased with how it's turning out.I only wish I had been braver and gotten a brighter color,as I find the gray to be a bit depressing.It's been a good pattern for a starting project.For good measure, some p Read more:Books
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On being the mom of two 2008-07-20 23:51:00 I'm the youngest of 3. My brothers are 7 and 6 years older. My daddy was in the army and we moved a lot, never living close to my younger cousins for very long at all. I did not ever like younger children that I can think of - even when I was very young, my friends were always the older kids. And never had much opportunity for seeing anyone grow up until my eldest niece was born when I was 14. At
Uh-oh! 2008-07-19 13:33:00 Buddha has figured out that he can climb down off of our bed. When he gets down, he pauses and claps with pride. It's a sight to behold. In any case, he woke up last night, got down from the bed and came to the baby gate that keeps him corralled in the living room during the day. He proceeded to argue with us about going to bed. The video is dark (we were winding down, after all), but so worth it!
Daily Hodgepodge 2008-07-19 12:23:00 The past few days have been slow and lazy around here.Husband has been focusing a lot on school work. He's overwhelmed by Statistics. We went ahead an ordered him a book because reading from the screen just isn't the same and it would have been more costly to print the entire thing out.I have been plurking a lot. Damn thing is addictive! I insist that - if you haven't yet joined - you do so at onc Read more:Daily
The Plot Thickens 2008-07-17 16:18:00 I went to bed way too late again. When I laid down with Buddha, I fell asleep, but he was still awake and started screaming. Sigh. I tried to nurse him some more, but he wasn't interested. This teething season shit has got to end! SOON!So Husband climbed into bed with him while T and I ran to Wal*Mart to pick up WIC and some teething tablets and ibuprofen for the boy. When we got home, Husband was
Good news and a really good day! 2008-07-15 09:58:00 If Sunday was good, Monday was loads better!Husband had a busy day. He had a PT appointment, followed by a doctor's appointment. Afterwards, he had a pile of paperwork he needed to take by his job. While he was away, I mostly lazed, napped a bit with Buddha. Our stimulus check arrived late in the afternoon. Husband didn't return home until a bit after 5pm.He brought home with him thee.most.excelle
Ties that bind 2008-07-14 00:42:00 Today was a really nice day. After waking up rather late (1pm-ish) and having breakfast with Husband and Buddha, we packed up, told a sleeping T we were leaving and went out for a bit.We went by the aforementioned house again, this time stopped and peeked into windows. The neighborhood is still not great, and while the house has major potential, it would require way more work than I am willing to
One of them days 2008-07-12 19:01:00 It's been a weird day. I stayed up way too frickin' late and got up too stinkin' early. Husband has been in a strange mood - not his usual, chipper self. Buddha's been really fussy, too. He's teething like a mofo. I can see/feel several coming through all at once. Plus, he's been really reluctant to eat many solids and is nursing quite a bit more than usual, particularly at night.I took a late nap
Nightmares 2008-07-12 09:25:00 I hate dreaming. Have I mentioned that before? Well, I do. I feel sorta disconnected from myself and as though I have absolutely no control. Even if the stuff of dreams is "good." But the last two nights, I have had bad dreams.I can't even recall what the dream from the night before last was about anymore, but I remember waking and being quite... hell, I don't even know the right word. That would Read more:Nightmares
Construction and destruction 2008-07-10 00:58:00 The afghan is coming along. I've completed all 16 of the smallest squares, all 5 middle-sized squares and 1.5 of the 3 largest squares. It's turning out rather nice, but I'm still nervous. I can't quite understand what about Granny Squares makes me nervous, but I worry that things come together the way they ought to. I worried this way during the making of the Li'l Monkey afghan and they turned ou Read more:Construction
Exploring beauty 2008-07-09 18:15:00 I've been thinking a lot about the title of my blog, what it means to me and where it comes from."I'm not beautiful like you, I'm beautiful like me" comes from the song Beautiful by Joydrop. It's important to me for a number of reasons. Firstly, it tackles my own issues with self-image. Next, it is a voice of dissent in a culture that places value on the impossible: physical perfection. Finally, I Read more:Exploring
Overnight Demons 2008-08-07 16:43:00 Joy arrived home on Monday. It's really nice to have her home, but the child is such a slob! No sooner than she dragged her suitcase into her room, it was a disaster area. She's like a hurricane. Hurricane Joy.Last night, P took both of the girls for the night. Husband and I hit the grocery store and came home for a quiet dinner. He entertained the boy for a bit and I nursed him to sleep. We enjoy Read more:Demons
New features 2008-08-06 18:56:00 I planned to wait until the results of the poll were in (only one day left to vote!!!) to announce the new features
/changes on the site, but given the current standings, it looks like things will stay the way they are. That said, here are the changes:Added a star-rating feature so you can vote on each post. It also includes recommendations for other content that might interest the reader.Deleted t
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