Ok, Where Was I?Ok, Where Was I?I'm a scribbling woman lost in the cornfields of the Midwest. My goal is to enjoy this one big, crazy trip. These are the postcards from my life, a life full of corncobs and deer poop. Articles
Dear Diary, You Suck
2008-05-08 00:00:00 update: By "ordinary" I meant mundane, everyday. Not necessarily dull or normal or unappealing. My favorite stuff, actually, is the ordinary made funny, thoughtful, and brilliant. Think Jean Shepherd (the Christmas Story guy; and if you don't know, he's got... More About: Diary , Dear Diary , Suck
Temístocles, Part 5 or 6...or 12?
2008-05-06 00:00:00 Last time, on As the World Turns, I flew back to Florida and then had the pleasure of my first greyhound ride from the airport to my college town. I smelled someone?s nasty feet for two hours and wondered what... More About: Part
Grandmas and Raw Sewage
2008-05-06 00:00:00 Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know, you said the white is better reading. I felt like I was wearing someone else's underwear. Every time I saw it I was like, eesh. And that's all I'm saying b/c I've beaten that dead...
Sincerely 'Fro Me to You, Afternoon Light
2008-05-05 00:00:00 I thought I?d get hip to some of the potential for interacting that comes from these carnivalesque type things that float around. Kristen at We are THAT Family has some great posts under the concept Sincerely ?Fro Me to You... More About: Afternoon , Light
Something about Photos
2008-05-05 00:00:00 One of the things that sucked me into this blog thing was the organization. Or the illusion of it. I love all the different layouts and themes. What I should have done was probably just start up a bunch of... More About: Photos
I Heart Nick Swardson
2008-04-30 00:00:00 Do you know this guy? I kind of have a crush on him, even though I'm not entirely sure he's not a little bit drunken frat-boyish, emphasis on the boy. Generally I go for the older guys, but given my... More About: I heart , Heart , Nick
Temístocles, Part something or other
2008-04-30 00:00:00 The last part is here, the first here. The very next time is when I get sick with the huge flu of winter 1999/2000 that killed a bunch of people and, well, made me really sick. Oh, and the memory... More About: Part
Lit. 101: Pent Up and Nowhere to Go
2008-04-28 00:00:00 Since I am a literature person?as in, I have some degrees in it and once upon a time I taught some stuff about it?I thought I should mention a book or two on this thing. Actually, the brilliant idea occurred...
Let's Make a Deal Pockets
2008-04-24 00:00:00 Sexy Bossy mentioned me as a ?her? on her post about her sassy Chicago host, and so I?ve almost gotten my daily hit limit before the day actually starts. So Bossy people looking for important, behind the scenes info about... More About: Deal , Make
Bossy Was Here
2008-04-24 00:00:00 Ok, so I know you?ve been dying to know whether or not I got out of my house and socialized. I did go to the Bossy /Chicago area bloggers gathering, and it was just like prom, only without the superfly dress....
Spring Cleaning
2008-04-24 00:00:00 Ok, so I?m going to try the white again. I think it?s the blog equivalent of spring cleaning. Or it?s that I?m crazy. I was feeling claustrophobic with the black. And I have to listen to those impulses b/c I... More About: Cleaning , Spring
The Panic Attack Sufferer's Guide to Self Diagnosis: MS Edition
2008-04-20 00:00:00 I thought it would be fun to post about looking up diseases and finding reasons I have them. It?s part of what makes me me. It?s part of keeping this puppy as real as it gets. Today?s journey: Multiple Sclerosis.... More About: Guide , Edition , Diagnosis , Panic , Attack
Meet the Fam: Dog#1
2008-04-20 00:00:00 I?ve never properly introduced any of my dogs, and as a good hillbilly, I?ve not only got dogs, but dog photos and stories. This one is ?my? dog. The one I bought on my own when I was childless. When... More About: Meet
Does Catfood Have Protein?
2008-04-20 00:00:00 Yesterday, finally, we had a beautiful day. It was warm AND not windy, which meant that it was truly warm. Like short sleeves and windows open warm. So we spent the entire day outside?you know, after mama got her blog... More About: Protein
Random Photos and Thoughts
2008-04-16 00:00:00 This spot is .6 miles from my driveway. I want to live there, but it does not belong to me. I might be able to, though, b/c I used to babysit for its owners when I was 13, but it... More About: Photos , Random , Thoughts
Cheekbones and Braces
2008-04-13 00:00:00 One of the projects that?s ongoing in my life is sorting through old family photos and genealogical stuff from my grandfather?s house. My mother?s father had to move into an assisted living place last year, and since then, his kids... More About: Braces
We're Not Vomiting Yet, Temístocles Part 6
2008-04-13 00:00:00 The last part of this story is here, and the first part here, and then there are some parts in between. .......... Thirty minutes into my drive, thirty seconds onto the first interstate, the goddamn soft shell flew off the... More About: Part , Vomiting
Vaginas and Stuff
2008-04-13 00:00:00 It's not really about vaginas! Just a little. Woo-hoo! I stole a meme. It?s not that I?ve run out of material, god forbid, but I have a tiny cold thing going on. One that makes me feel lazy, even though... More About: Stuff
I Don't Even Like Ice Cream That Much
2008-04-07 00:00:00 Candy's Corner introduced me to yet another online quiz that I couldn't pass up. This one appealed to my inner English teacher. No wait, I don't have one, which is why I hated teaching. Actually, I just find all these... More About: Ice Cream , Cream
Temístocles, It Just Won't Stop
2008-04-07 00:00:00 If you are fortunate enough to arrive here and not recognize the title, you can check out the last part of the story here. PW has that romance thing going on at her place, and this is just like it,... More About: Stop
I'm Famous, Just Like Dooce!
2008-04-07 00:00:00 There is a very cool blog out there that requested a guest post from me! I?m totally easy, as I think we?ve seen with Temístocles, so I definitely did it and am now passing it off as today?s post. Actually,... More About: Famous
Spring Cleaning
2008-04-07 00:00:00 I have a friend who is a retired English professor and who never had children. After having my own children, I became more interested in why she never did. Did she simply not want them? Did the occasion never arise?... More About: Cleaning , Spring
Bringing Home the Aspic
2008-04-07 00:00:00 Ok, so I stuck those google ads in the sidebar b/c everyone else did. And I'm nothing if not a follower. I never in a million years expected any money to come my way, but now that I've seen what... More About: Home
Important Stuff I Do On the Weekend
2008-04-07 00:00:00 Is anyone watching this show? I saw the commercials for it a while back, but last night was the first time I saw it. I sat down to watch something I taped (Yeah, I don't have that fancy schmancy tivo... More About: Stuff , Weekend
Not Really a Post
2008-04-07 00:00:00 Today I'm playing the roles of responsible homeschooling mother AND responsible graduate student actually writing a dissertation chapter that was due in December. So I didn't write a post for today. But then I left a comment at Hallie's and... More About: Post
Forgive Me Father
2008-04-07 00:00:00 Mommypie graciously tagged me with a confessions meme. I?ve confessed so damn much already, that this one was kind of hard. I know I seem all edgy and exciting on this blog, but in real life I do virtually nothing... More About: Father , Forgive
Out of Focus Wednesday
2008-04-07 00:00:00 What better way to spend a Wednesday than with a series of blurry photographs that capture everything crazy about spending what seems like 14 straight months in the house. It's starting to get a bit warmer, but there's a huge... More About: Focus
Temístocles, Part 4
2008-04-07 00:00:00 I could not post or go blog visiting yesterday b/c my least favorite internet company who will remain nameless (ends with ughesnet, starts with h) was punishing me again for downloading too much. Bastards. Apparently you can download all you... More About: Part
Random Fun: Day 1
2008-03-18 00:00:00 Last week, in response to one of my more random than most posts, someone Hallie at WWoW (alright?!) said that the whole darn week should be random. I thought, why not?! So unlike my usual weeks, I will just post... More About: Random
Random Fun: Day 2
More articles from this author:2008-03-18 00:00:00 I fear that I?m breaking my own rules here already on day two by posting the contents of my purse, which suggests a unifying theme. But I think the contents are random enough to feel disorganized, disconnected, and indicative of... More About: Random 1, 2, 3 |
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