I’m a Magpie
Today’s our friend Tamsen’s fourty-humenahim birthday. We’re throwing her a party. At two. No one, not even the birthday girl, has arrived yet.
At least the house is clean.
And there’s cake.
1. Carapace2. Postprandial3. Nadir4. Vitriol5. Jocular6. Crinoline7. Eroded8. Bereft9. Harbinger10. Bean11. Pumpkin12. Twelve
This is such a marvelous surprise! I mean, yeah, I am aware that I signed up for Tricia’s blogger swap. And (coincidentally), I even picked out a gift for my own blogger swap buddy today. But look! Presents in the mail! Can anyone ever really anticipate the amazing fun that is?
My very awesome and [...]
Tom Hanks movies. Except “Joe vs. The Volcano.” That’s an exception, that is.
Voting always makes me a little giddy. Participatory democracy can be such a head rush! And it was extra fun this morning — bonds for libraries! Pony rides! Free internets for all! Never mind the old-timey thrill of voting for a man with a handlebar mustache (and while I’m at it, hurrah fro rank choice [...]
This was the first I’ve ever felt since we moved here 4 years ago. Eeeep! (and Wheee!)
We carved pumpkins today. Hurrah!
Mine’s the one with the big, goofy grin. I like it. I think it looks genuinely amused, for a pumpkin.
In other news, Go Sox!
Your fist thought, after buying a new pink cell phone to replace the old, black one is, “Am I over-conforming to gender norms?”
I'm a librarian. Special skills include dog charming, brochure writing, slapdash cooking and long-winded nattering. I also enjoy watching the sunset's reflection in the tall buildings downtown.
For a while there, I taught classes on Classical literature, philosophy, and the history of religion at New College of California. I have an MA and an MFA in Writing, and live on a boat in Sausalito, CA.