as anyone who knows me can attest, i am a buyer. i am all sorts of materialistic and acquisitive, and combine that with a near obsessive-compulsive perversity towards anything stationery-related…well, you’ve got yourself a right sucker. also? i am not a bargain-hunter, which is why … Read More →
so i’ve lost a few entries on this site after march. there were about two or three entries in april that i’ve written and have now disappeared into the smoky ether. there’s nothing i can do about it, really — i’ve not saved a backup … Read More →
the world, in three parts, each designed to make my mango ass twitch and my petrifying brain implode. it is the universe dangling the puppet strings that i don’t see, the master manipulator gleefully tugging at the small things that should make me happy just … Read More →
*crickets* been somewhat quiet ’round here, eh? apologies. my current obsessions with watercolors and drawing and sketching have been taking me away from other things in life, even though they are as equally important. but in defense, i neglected my drawing and painting for many … Read More →
i read this article on cnn.com today. it made me think about the past ten years of my working life, which, though invaluable in gaining experience and education, was too far from ideal to be considered remotely healthy. for ten years i was constantly stressed, … Read More →
in memoriam
i grew up like everybody else: strangely. which probably makes it normal. being the youngest, i was endlessly chasing my (much) older siblings. my brother, the eldest, was my playmate and father figure, and i remember days of sitting with him while he read to … Read More →