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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…
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Continue reading →: I Wish I Was More Bored
Backstory time. *old quavery lady voice* Back in my day, the internet existed when I was growing up but my parents were staunchly on the side of the “healthy kids should play outside and not stare at screens all day” style of upbringing. That, coupled with their insistence on retaining…

