Kiddo’s Christmas Giving
I really want to give massive kudos to my daughter. A few years ago, she started to feel really overwhelmed at Christmas — as an only child, she was getting Continue Reading →
Check, check, aaaaand CHECK!
Crafting [check] I now have a stack of mug-mats (coaster-sized mini-quilts) for the Libraries Craft Fair on Wednesday and packaged about 50 sets of Reindeer Noses and Holly Berries (30 Continue Reading →
Variety: it’s what’s missing.
A variety show is, in its most basic form, a show with a regular host and a variety of “acts” often musical, comedy, magic, and animal acts. Its roots are Continue Reading →
NaNoWrapUp
So, it’s not midnight yet but I have stopped trying to write. I made it to 23,705 words and I still plan to open it every day to at least Continue Reading →
Curse You PopCap!
I just lost an hour of my evening to Zuma again. I hadn’t played it since the upgrade of our PS3 nuked the copy we had there… but then, PopCap Continue Reading →
Mark Your Calendar: WordCamp 2012
Just a quick note to let you know that both Mike and I will be speaking (separately this time!) at WordCamp Victoria 2012. It’s not that far away — just Continue Reading →
From the deep…
OK, so, thanks to Chair for sharing this but it’s now freaking me out. I had no idea that cephalopods could leave the water for any amount of time… and Continue Reading →
Facebook, your days are numbered.
Again, I find myself cursing not only the evil, evil ways of Facebook but also myself for still using the service. As I described it earlier today, I feel like Continue Reading →
Wormhole of Yesteryear
Looking for a place to work quietly (for writing), I shuffled stuff around in the basement “office” that has become “the cats’ room” and a dumping ground for books, files, Continue Reading →
Shop Local for the Season
Heck, you should shop local all the time, but this year, when big banks and big corporations are making a big mess of things, how about we support local/independent businesses, Continue Reading →