Monthly Archives: August 2006

The Carnival Pre-show

The Carnival of the Mundane will be opening its tent flaps here sometime tomorrow, and is looking for a few more good blogs. The Carnival is a celebration of the ordinary, a time to gather and connect with those stories … Continue reading

Posted in Eclectic, State of the blog | Leave a comment

Closing eyes and canned cheese

I’m not even through my first week of classes, and already I’m feeling intimidated by the amount of writing I have to produce in the next couple of weeks. I know I’ll be able to do it, but those first … Continue reading

Posted in Eclectic | Leave a comment

Trash pickin'

Sunday morning at 11:30, Cindy picked me up in front of my building in a white rented Chevy Impala. She gave up her dying Acura a couple months back and has been living without a car ever since. Every six … Continue reading

Posted in Day to Day, Eclectic, Friends | Leave a comment

Goin' back to school

It is Monday, August 28th, 2006.  I’ve been anticipating today all summer and now that’s it’s here, I’m not entirely sure what to do with it.  When I got my new calendar back in June, it was this date that … Continue reading

Posted in student life | Leave a comment

Ghostly pancakes

I woke up this morning to ghosts in my apartment.  The scent of the peach crisp I baked yesterday hung heavy in the air, and as I stumbled sleepily from bed into the hallway, my olfactory senses struggled to identify … Continue reading

Posted in Food, Histories/Memories | Leave a comment

The Shore, Ireland and a Man-Friend

Standing in the hallway of the 20th floor this afternoon waiting for the elevator, a neighbor of mine exited her apartment and walked towards me.  I would guess that Ella is in her early 70′s, she dresses in fashionable clothing … Continue reading

Posted in My building | Leave a comment

Random Friday–My last workin' Friday for awhile

It’s Friday, and it is the very last time I will post a Random Friday set from this job.  My last day of full time work is September 6th, and next Friday I’ll be playing host to the Carnival of … Continue reading

Posted in Random Friday | Leave a comment

Rainy sleep

Last night, I had a hard time turning off my light and going to sleep. For whatever reason, I felt restless and too tired to sleep well, almost the way I used to feel the night before an airplane trip, … Continue reading

Posted in Day to Day | Leave a comment

Dancing birds

I’ve been in a bit of a fog recently and I feel like I woke up from it while I was walking home from work today. As I crossed the Market Street Bridge, I looked around and was surprised to … Continue reading

Posted in Day to Day, Eclectic | Leave a comment

Assorted tidbits

I’ve been laying on my bed since 8 pm, my desire to do anything more than watch bad tv and scoot around the internet destroyed by the menstrual cramps and aches that are currently wrenching my lower back and belly. … Continue reading

Posted in Eclectic | Leave a comment