by Mir | Aug 24, 2006 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
Despite your well-wishes for my new robot lover and I to live a long and dustbunny-free life together, ’twas not to be. After taking him apart and lovingly cleaning his brushes (“Ewwww… how did all of this CRAP get in here when the stupid thing only...
by Mir | Aug 22, 2006 | What do I do all day?
My day? You want to know about my day? My day was JUST PEACHY. Actually, there was nothing about my day that was truly a debacle. There was no blood, no catastrophe… Chickadee didn’t even have a single time-out. (I’m aware that to complain is...
by Mir | Aug 21, 2006 | My name is Grumplestiltskin
There were all sorts of things that my childhood mind dreamed up as being the spoils of adulthood. Even as a teen, the fantasies continued. About how great it would be to be on my own, be my own boss (apparently in these imaginings, I lived in a vacuum… a vacuum...
by Mir | Aug 20, 2006 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!
So. The reunion-thingie on Saturday. Where to begin? How to tell you all about it? Oh! I know! Let’s start with how all of these people in my family—most of whom I didn’t know existed until this weekend—Have been READING THIS BLOG unbeknownst...
by Mir | Aug 19, 2006 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!
So, my dad and stepmom arrived last night, and today we’re going to a little family reunion gathering. I know that people usually dread these things, but I’m actually looking forward to it. My father comes from a largish family. But for various reasons, I...