On Saturday, Helen and I went sledding. We hit the slopes a few minutes before four on a 22-degree, windy afternoon. Helen had been adeptly bundled up by her mom, looking the part of a giggly pink and purple Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man. I discovered that gray Tom Asbury-era official Kansas State men’s basketball warmup pants [...]
I’m going to check out “Avatar” in 3D in a little less than an hour; reserving this space for my review of the movie later tonight. Trying to go in with midrange expectations, and I expect the visuals to completely overpower the actual story. We’ll see how it turns out. UPDATE: The Review. I was [...]
I was shopping in Walmart the other day for some groceries – milk, lunch meat, pickles, cheese, that sort of thing. While I was looking for some frozen egg rolls I had been instructed to purchase because we had a $1 coupon for them, I walked past the section of frozen dinners where the Boston [...]
Continue reading about 2,000 words or less: Pining for foods from the past
…If there is one person in front of you in line at Walmart, they will be buying 13 million gift cards, each containing only $10, and each requiring individual activation and careful selection of gift envelope depending on its intended recipient. This process takes nine hours. …you will spend one unnecessary minute in line for [...]
I’m an expert at nothing. I write things like this and this and this, which I suppose are mildly interesting, but is it good writing? Nah. I liked this story that I wrote on our nursing program, but it’s hardly great writing. You can read this blog and know that I’m no great writer; hell, [...]
Continue reading about 2,000 words or less: I’m an expert at nothing
Yep, fail. It’s pretty much the only word I need right now. Food journal? Haven’t updated it since Dec. 5. Fail. Write something each week for “2,000 words or less?” Missed last week. Don’t have an idea for what I’ll do this week. Fail. Avoid playing WoW on Mondays so I can do other things. [...]
For the last couple of months, my youngest daughter has freaked out over any notion that she’d be left alone. She’s thrown tantrums about being left in the car with me while her mom runs into a store to grab something; she’s had similar fits if I go in and she stays in the car [...]
Forgot to post this drawing on here the other day; I started it back in July or something, and finally sat down to finish it up this weekend. My second sketch of Chibi, lead singer for The Birthday Massacre; check it out at DeviantArt.
I guess winter is here…
I got a terrible parking spot It’s like two blocks away I got a terrible parking spot I’ll be walking most of the day
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