Archive for November 2013
degradation of innovation
Oddly Soviet-looking hobby shop in the east county (Hobby of the People). I did not go in. Apparently “hobby”=male (trains, cars, kites), “craft”=female (friendship bracelets, cakes, feathers). I was waiting for a meeting to start in the other part of the county yesterday, so I went to Michael’s craft store, ugh, why the horrible fake cinnavomit…
Read Morehome’s odyssey
I just got word that the apartment for which I’m lusting after is mine, all mine, in mid-December. Never mind that there’s a week of free-fall during which I will be homeless, whatever, don’t forget I just made room in my storage space. Sidenote: I am grateful, so grateful for my improv skills. This property…
Read Moreone at a time and by hand
When going through the large amounts of possessions this summer, I (as well as anyone who jumped into the fray with me) got desensitized to potential sentimental and/or valuable finds. I almost made people cry describing the piles of cigar boxes, the Hudson Bay blanket, the old tools, the vintage holiday stuff … all or…
Read Moreanother storage space post!
It was a productive day. I signed a whole lot of forms on behalf of Elderly Relative, hopefully enabling him to cease being tortured by hospital (or other institutional) personnel and get him to a quiet, happy environment. Starting tomorrow! I ate a beer and a hamburger for my only outside recreational outing since Thursday,…
Read Moretake it, take it all
I will keep it short. I am exhausted and very frustrated at me, at you (aka world in general), at that fucking hospital. We seem to be pulling John through his most recent crisis, but not without hours of time and gallon of tears. Time to eat some grapes and a molten-lava-cake-to-go and call it…
Read Morescenes from a hospital
My Elderly Relative (my stepdad John) has been battling a variety of bad things this fall, as you might have surmised if you see/read Facebook or even Instagram. Being the relative of a sick one guarantees a lot of downtime and waiting in a hospital, filled by bad snacks and lots of social networking. All…
Read Moremondegreens hitting closer to home than previously thought
I don’t generally mishear lyrics, I usually just don’t hear them at all. Me knowing the lyrics to a song involve a lot of intense listening and memorization. Otherwise, I have always just kind of gibberished along with a tune. Improvisers are very good at playing along and hiding their lack of knowledge. Therefore I…
Read Morelast-minute play
I’m not the best Becky I can be today. I was going to abandon the blog, fail NaBloPoMo and take myself to bed. Then I saw a seven-foot clown cover “Royals” beautifully and the world didn’t seem so disappointing and anxiety-producing as it did 3 minutes ago.
Read Morethings i need for my next camping trip
Bear Bell w/ Mag Silencer Impact Sports Light n’ Play Horseshoe Set Set 3 Ninja Stealth Black Throwing Knives with Nylon Case Glacier Stainless Nesting Wine Glass Duogreen Spork 4 Pack Magnetic Set for Camping Picnic Outdoor Activity Spoon Fork Combo with Peanut Shape Carrying Case ExOfficio Men’s Give-N-Go Boxer Brief…
Read MoreHampered
It’s a new life. No washer, nor dryer, nor dishwasher. Poor me! I made the mistake of going to a laundromat recommended to me because it had free wi-fi and showed movies. They sure did show movies! Family friendly crap at full volume while brats ran screaming abound the machines. It was there, waiting for…
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