september rules

30Aug09

September 1 – Goodbye August! Don’t let the door hit your ass on your way out.
It’s a month that I haven’t enjoyed since having children. Back in the day we’d road trip, camp and hang out at the beach all day and it was all good – the whole summer days/summer nights thing, right?
But [...]

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there are two things i unsuccessfully quit a lot around here

05Aug09

Blogging and smoking. This time it’s the latter.
I quit smoking earlier this year but then I had to go seeing the moon in February with it’s massive end-of-the-world ring around it and the next day life as I’d known it changed forever. As I packed and addressed a box full of journals and children’s toys [...]

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Things

28May09

Obviously by the title here, my mind is on a creative hiatus – please excuse the general thought vomit this post will consist of.
1. Career
This has been the longest work week of my life by far. Why? Because when I leave my desk with it’s picturesque view of Mt. Baker and the roof-top pool of [...]

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Hockey Break

18Apr09

Tonight Colin and I were sitting outside having a beer and talking sports. We mutually despise baseball and football, so I’m glad that works out. I love this about him. A football and baseball free house is a happy one indeed!
What we fully agree on is that playoff hockey takes precedent over most everything. Yeah, [...]

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