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Continue reading →: April Wrap-UpI just returned from a lovely vacation along the Oregon coast (I got to see an opalescent nudibranch and a basket star!) and figured I’d give you some updates on how last month finished out. My writing goal for April was to beat last year’s monthly total, which I did,…
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Continue reading →: Mid-Month Mugshot: AprilMug lore: This legendary drinking utensil is a gift from a family member who made it during a pottery class in college. (Other hits from this time include a vase shaped like a barbell/tea kettle and several lumpy but functional plates and bowls that were later distributed to various family…
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Continue reading →: A Review of Project Hail Mary (Book & Movie)A couple of weeks ago, I went to see the movie Project Hail Mary with some friends. I found it notable for two reasons. First, that it was a good movie and well worth the increasingly high price and effort to see it in theaters. Second, that it was the…
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Continue reading →: Current Project: Dragon BagIn addition to reading, writing, and causing a ruckus in my spare time, I also partake in a variety of crafts and hobbies. (To date I have dabbled in: embroidery, knitting, crochet, quilting, cross-stitch, quilling, friendship bracelet making, bead animals, bead bracelets, cardmaking, building bookshelf dioramas, gardening, painting, filmmaking, rock…
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Continue reading →: The Long-Awaited Kitten PostIt’s a longstanding (and unspoken) rule of blogging that if you happen to have pets you obviously farm them for content. I am not one to disagree with such a lauded tradition, so here is the newest addition of our family, Pippin. We picked her up last month and cycled…
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Continue reading →: Mid-Month Mugshot: MarchMug lore: This mug was a simple purchase from World Market but with the added nostalgia of being one of the first items I recall buying for myself with my own money simply because I could. I spent most of my early twenties deeply broke and got in the habit…
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Continue reading →: Mid-Month Mugshot: FebruaryMug lore: This mug is one of a trio gifted to me this past Christmas. Several years ago when I was a broke college student, I had exactly two mugs, both from World Market: one with a black flower mosaic and one with pink swirled marble similar to the picture…
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Continue reading →: Advent of the Odd AdsOf the few select social media sites I occasionally spend time on, several have gotten weird lately when it comes to advertisements. I’ve gotten used to ads that have been hand-picked by the algorithm for my viewing, and those mostly breeze by the peripherals of my life without my brain…


