Don't look a gift horse in the mouth. I know the old idiom. And really, I get it. And I don't. Hi there, here's me being incredibly thankful for all the gifts handed to me in this life. But a clothes horse? That's another matter entirely. I have a lot of clothes, but I wear … Continue reading looking a clothes horse in the mouth…
Category: babble
a weekend by any other name…
Well hello, weekend, if that is your real name. It feels like it's been such a long time since we've had an earnest little chat. That's probably my fault. I've been too busy trying to keep with all the crazy shit the week throws at me in order to give you the attention you deserve. … Continue reading a weekend by any other name…
all I wanted was a cup of coffee…
You know that foggy fuzzy state your brain can succumb to when you've been on the go for weeks on end. Traveling, working, family issues, cat hairballs. These things can make the most collected person tired. I would go so far as to say zombie-like. This was just the case yesterday morning when I finally … Continue reading all I wanted was a cup of coffee…
run, cami, run…
Those of you who know me know I am not a runner. Hell, those of you who don't know me probably know I'm not a runner. Like many, I have often been known to say that I wouldn't run unless there was a bear or a zombie chasing me. If a zombie bear were to … Continue reading run, cami, run…
the long lost art of car horn etiquette…
There are some things that I just find rude. Honking, out of context, is one of them. That car horn is there for when you're on the road and you need to audibly notify drivers or pedestrians of something in your surrounding area. It can signal something like "Oh no my brakes are out and … Continue reading the long lost art of car horn etiquette…
yelling at trucks…
Late this morning as I was walking to my favorite local coffee shop for a workish meeting and a ridiculously good iced mocha a guy driving down the street in a landscaping truck sneezed loudly three times. I turned away from my phone (on which I was chatting while I strolled) and yelled "BLESS YOU!" … Continue reading yelling at trucks…
like father, not like daughter…
My dad's birthday is coming up - less than a month away. As it's his first birthday in Portland, and the first birthday on which I'll have the chance to see him in more than 15 years, I wanted to do something special. I'd been racking my brain trying to come up with it and Sunday … Continue reading like father, not like daughter…
apparently I’ve reached an age…
I was born shortly after 8am on a Tuesday morning. By all accounts it was a quick and easy birth. I was a little early, but nothing at all to worry about and my parents were in the hospital less than an hour before I came quietly into the world. Oh, for all I know … Continue reading apparently I’ve reached an age…
ghosts of blog posts past: knowing…
In an attempt to clean things up I'm once again going through the posts that, for some reason, were never posted. Some of them are little stories, specific incidents, brief trains of thought. Others, like the one below from December last year, are like a long form vague tweet that months later not even I … Continue reading ghosts of blog posts past: knowing…
a lesson learned at comic con…
There are a lot of things one might expect to see, to do, and to learn at a comic con. Largely I believed they were about comics, horror, super heroes, sci-fi, or the human capacity to endure having their toes stepped on and torso bumped into in a crowd. I expected to see super heros, … Continue reading a lesson learned at comic con…
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