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Continue reading →: Mid-Month Mugshot: AugustMug lore: Limited this month. I don’t even remember where I got this mug from. It’s affectionately known as Big Red and its continued success in our household is directly tied to the fact that it holds a LOT of liquid, much more than our other mugs. What I’m drinking:…
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Continue reading →: Mid-Month (More like End-Month) Mugshot: JulyJuly has been nonstop, from wild work schedules, to trips out of state, to flat tires, to elaborate party setups, to event after event after event (weddings, receptions, movie nights, dinners with friends and family, etc). For a solid 3/4 weeks I had some sort of event every single evening.…
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Continue reading →: Mid-Month Mugshot: JuneMug lore: This particular piece is my most recent acquisition (as of this writing). It’s a World Market mug in the style I like (teacup shape, mug sturdiness, beautiful pattern) but not purchased at World Market prices. I found it in perfect condition at a thrift shop for six bucks…
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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…

