February 2015 – becky haycox

mid-crisis calm – or: ROAD TRIP!

By hamblog | February 24, 2015 |

As promised, here is a brief travelogue in between the two shitstorms that have defined mid to late February 2015. Before I start, I want to mention that the siege (to be discussed in the last part) has ended, hopefully forever, and that I can properly eulogize my friend without the fear of getting attacked…

sad week

By hamblog | February 19, 2015 |

This has been a hell of a week (right, Kyle?) I’ll break it into three parts — the first one sad, the second one happy, the third infuriating. My town is not a small town (100k and some change, citizens-wise) but the community within my town is tiny. And so shock waves from a big event…

shut up, face.

By hamblog | February 11, 2015 |

I had a freak accident last night that had a mildly humorous outcome. I posted a picture and the story to Facebook, then deleted it immediately. Why? Because A. I didn’t want the well-meaning but fun-squashing comments along the lines of “OH NO WHAT HAPPENED?!?!?!” and “Tea Tree Oil, trust me.” B. I didn’t want…