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My plants
Note: This was meant to be Monday’s post, but work got busy and I didn’t have a chance to finish it. A few weeks ago, inspired by PF’s gardening experiment, I bought a pair of tomato plants. I’ve been having … Continue reading
Poetry and Music
I’ve talked a lot about songs on the radio I don’t like; however, I don’t want to give the impression that I don’t like anything. On the contrary, I like pretty much everything eventually. It just has to grow on … Continue reading
RSS Quickies: Wedding Dresses
As some of you may know, I’m planning a wedding. [Oh god help me] Luckily, Real Simple magazine is here to help! Let’s see what they’ve dumped on my RSS feed this week however long ago I bookmarked this article … Continue reading
Cost Of Living: Medical Expenses.
Some background information: The median income for a single person in 2010 was $26,197; the mean was $38,337. I make slightly more than that. However, I’m the sole income provider for our household of two; the median for a household is … Continue reading
Musings: On Protagonists and Likeability
Pre-writing this because I’ll be out of town this weekend. Not every protagonist has to be a shining beacon of morality. I prefer my characters — all characters — flawed and therefore interesting. But every protagonist has to be, at … Continue reading
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Midday Musings
I am sitting at work reading Joel On Software. In the linked article, Joel insists that you should “never let people work on more than one thing at once.“ Which is fascinating, because it’s the end of the iteration and … Continue reading
My Story: Gender Identity
From the start I knew that I was more like a boy than a girl. I preferred hanging out with boys; girls were bizarre to me, incomprehensible. I was raised to believe that girls could do anything boys could do, … Continue reading
Monday Musings
So much to do, and time passes so quickly these days… Heard Maroon 5′s new song, “Payphone”, this morning. It wasn’t the first time I’d heard it, but it was the first time I’d heard it start to finish alone … Continue reading
RSS Quickies: Email Wedding Invitations
This misleadingly-named gem came across my inbox on Monday. Title: “Email Wedding Invitations: ‘Reply All’ to RSVP?” Well duh. Of course not. That’d cause more spam clutter to all the other guests. …except that the question is never addressed in … Continue reading
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My Story: My Body
I’ve always been fat. Trigger Warning: Eating disorders, body image, racism When I was small, I was proud of how big I was. I was the first kid in my class to top the fabled 100lb mark, and I was well … Continue reading
