Real Life

Things related to that reality thing people are always going on about.

Life After NaNo

Life After NaNo

So life goes on. A bit of the sparkle is gone, but so is a lot of stress. I have a ton of things to do still, but I no longer need to stress about putting NaNo aside to do them–or about putting off more legitimate needs in order to self-indulgently NaNo. I actually read […]

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Think of the Kittens

Y’all need to buy more books. No, you have to understand. I want to move into a larger place and foster kittens from the Humane Society, so y’all need to buy more books. See? Kittens! Just like these! Think of the kittens! You wouldn’t want a perfectly nice cat taking up with the wrong sort

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Last Week at the Pumpkin Patch

Yum, fall. Time for the annual celebration of October by the child coming up with improbable plans for Halloween then blaming me when they don’t work. Mom, I don’t have the patience to sew ten stitches before I quit for days at a time, I’ve never sewn anything but punk patches on my clothes and

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A Blog Post in Ten Minutes

Yeah, I put the timer on. Sue me. 😉 Seriously, been having a tough time getting ANYTHING done lately. I’ve been working late a lot, and by the time I get home, get dinner dealt with, get dishes done, get to my desk, at least poke at homework…well, by the time I could possibly turn

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Hell of a week to quit drinking…

I’m here! I am. It’s just been a busy week. I can’t believe how busy really, considering how little actually got done. Alas. Anyway. The title doesn’t really mean anything, just a quote that makes me snicker from a movie that makes me laugh. In other news: Siri Paulson has a new story up on

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Game On! Week One

Game On! Week One

Warning: please do NOT attempt to visit the Game On! diet website. My anti-virus software performs a smackdown every time I try. For that reason, none of the links below go to the official website. Last year some of my coworkers started playing the Game On! diet. I looked at it and decided to pass.

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I Do Love Gadgetry

I Do Love Gadgetry

Since my contract ran out with my cell provider, they’ve been desperate to “give” me a new phone to reward my loyalty. Mostly I’ve been ignoring them. The plan is to step down to pre-paid service, since I use my phone so very rarely. Sometimes I call my daughter, more often I send a text

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