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It’s time to move on to the penultimate poem in my 3+1 Things memorization project. The Mark Strand for July and August was just right for the end of summer and feeling a little sad, but the September/October poem I picked doesn’t feel as appropriate. Should I change poems to the Galway Kinnel I posted… Continue reading 3+1 Things: On To Poem #5
I finally bit the bullet and stocked my home bar over the weekend, accomplishing Thing 21 on my list of 30 Things:The scotch is for sipping, not for mixing. Right now my “bar” is in an upper kitchen cabinet but someday I will arrange all the booze on a fancy tray or cart in my… Continue reading Thing #21, aka IT’S BOOZE TIME
It’s about time for the third quarter report on my 30 Things, but I don’t feel as if I’ve made a lot of progress (in fact, I’ve regressed on riding my bike). But I do have two things done that I’m proud of: That’s #18 [Stop biting my fingernails] and #2 [Learn more about real… Continue reading 30 Things: A Little Progress
Yes, it is my birthday today! (And Tolkien’s, too. I always have to point out that we share one.) 31 is not really a meaningful or special number, but it is still fun to celebrate–and to make a list of things to do this year. Unlike 29 or 30, I’m scaling back a little for… Continue reading Happy Birthday To Me
1. One month from today is my birthday. I don’t think I’m going to have a very good success rate on the 30 Things. 2. I’m reading The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy again after a lapse of about fifteen years. Now that I’ve seen some Dr. Who, I realize how derivative the book was.… Continue reading Friday Unrelated Information
I am really going to push myself this year to be more social–not only to get out more, but to have more people come to the apartment. Last year there were hardly any visitors, and if I’m not going to turn into a crazy cat lady hermit, I need to change that. So I bought… Continue reading Have A Seat
I started thinking about the 30 Things in December, and I have to admit that a couple of things were not only thought of but carried out in 2009. I was going to wait on Thing #7 (sew new pillows for the living room), but then I decided to have a New Year’s party and… Continue reading Tuesday Project Roundup: Stacking The Deck