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Wrapping up 30 Days of Lists!

It’s a good thing that there’s no wrong way to do the lists, because boy howdy have I not been following my plan — to do it every day. OH WELL. Much to my annoyance, I had a draft for days … Continue reading

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More 30 Days of Lists Catch-up!

Man, I just cannot stay on top of these. But they say there’s no wrong way to do 30 Days of Lists, so I am not going to stress about it. :) Day 12 – Things I always do for … Continue reading

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30 Days of Lists: Catching Up!

Busybusybusy. Started this yesterday, then got distracted by shit and left off around Day 9. Pfah! Day 7: Favorite childhood games/tasks Playing the board games my folks have in the linen closet. Lots of Bookshelf games, whose names I do … Continue reading

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30 Days of Lists: Day 6! Projects I’m in the Middle Of

Bahahahaha oh man. So many. So, so many. Let’s number this list to see how scary it is. Knitting a [redacted because he reads this blog] for my Dad. Almost done! GAH! Knitting a temperature scarf for 2013. Unpacking from … Continue reading

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30 Days of Lists: Day 5!

Today’s list: Favorite Fictional Couples! Oooo fun! In no particular order: Gomez and Morticia Addams have long been my ideal couple, and will probably stay that way. Abigail Wendover and Miles Calvery in Georgette Heyer’s “Black Sheep.” I love Heyer’s … Continue reading

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30 Days of Lists: Day 4!

Favorite tools to create with! Pretty much all my bookbinding equipment, especially my awesome stack-cutting guillotine (the cast iron beast on the left in the photo). My favorite hand-tool is probably a tossup between my bone folders and my scalpel. … Continue reading

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30 Days of Lists: Catchup!

I registered for 30 Days of Lists and then promptly forgot about it! Whoops! So today is catchup day. :) I originally planned on doing fancy, illuminated lists (kinda like Dianne Sylvan is doing), but that is so not happening. Not if … Continue reading

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Noticing

Today I am noticing a number of things. I am noticing that the joints in my hands ache. Not as much as they did a few days ago, but more than they do on a day where my fibro isn’t … Continue reading

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Hannibal FTW

My current media obsession (which is likely obvious if you follow my Tumblr at all) is “Hannibal,” NBC’s drama about a few of the people who knew Hannibal Lecter back when he hadn’t been caught yet. It’s not really about … Continue reading

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Finding a New Dojo

I started studying Aikido back around 1993, when I was a teenager. One of my uncles does martial arts, and he helped me shop around for a good dojo. We checked out three, and the one I liked the vibe … Continue reading

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