by Mir | Dec 3, 2012 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience", What do I do all day?
This weekend it became clear that 1) Christmas is going to come whether I want it to or not, 2) I have about eighty billion things to accomplish between now and then, and 3) I am starting to hate everything and everyone again. What a delightful combination! (STEP...
by Mir | Nov 29, 2012 | Detritus
1) Yesterday I found out that the hulking, terrifying mass which has become my gimpy hand is apparently “perfectly normal.” Well, that’s a relief. I was getting tired of waiting for an alien to burst forth from the scar. But, uh, I kind of miss the...
by Mir | Nov 27, 2012 | Oh look! Something furry!!, Retail Therapy
Licorice is having kind of a tough week. First there was the long holiday weekend, which meant people were home all the time—YAY!—and then strangers were here—BOO! Except FOOD! YAYYY!—and then people were home but the doorbell was ringing a...
by Mir | Nov 26, 2012 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
I knew, but didn’t really know, that the holidays would be hard this year. I knew intellectually, but didn’t really grok how it would feel. It felt wrong to have Thanksgiving without Chickie—as thankful as I am for so many other things—and...
by Mir | Nov 22, 2012 | What do I do all day?
I spent half of yesterday prepping/cooking and then got up at 6:00 to start throwing everything into crock pots. What? You don’t do that? It’s awesome, because then instead of musical ovens your guests come and say, “What can we do to help?”...
