Mixed Moss

Ever notice how people and their apartments tend to have distinct smells? I’m not talking about BO. I’m talking about that unique blend of perfume, laundry detergent, scented lotion, and hair styling products that is instantly recognizeable. Tonight I saw my aunt for the first time in a long time, and as soon as I […]

Have you ever been obssessed with something? Like you think about it all the time. I’m like that right now. I know that I need it, at least some of it. And that too much of it is bad for me. And I have a little bit of it, just enough to get me through […]

I love a bible study where the members cook dinner and eat it together, drink draft hard cider with it, and say “Freakin’ A” at the dinner table. And tonight, I learned that the guy the books of Luke and Acts are addressed to, Theophilus, well his name means “Lover of Christ” or “loved by […]

Please note: The following things have been arbitrarily banned from our apartment. Sorry, but they are non-negotiable. So if you come over, don’t bring them:
1. Shoes.
2. Orange Blossom Cream Ale.
3. Britney Spears.
4. Tube socks. (when worn pulled up with shorts)
5. Michael W. Smith.
6. Cats, rabbits, and other allery-inducing creatures. (Dustmites ok as non-avoidable)
7. Guatemalan bacteria. […]

Ah, the county fair! For me, summer wouldn’t be summer without it, because I am a ten-year 4-H member and it was always a highlight of my summer. Tonight I went to my little sister’s award ceremonies and one of her project judgings. It was great to be back.
I want to go back sometime later […]

I love world news on the BBC. This is straight out of a movie.
Fugitive’s girl weds cricket son
The daughter of an Indian man accused by the US of having links to al-Qaeda has married the son of one of Pakistan’s most famous cricketers.

Dawood Ibrahim was not present to see his daughter Mahrukh marry Junaid Miandad, […]

I am a cross between the Emo Kid and the Bitch Slap. Check out both. Don’t miss the part of the Emo one that talks about poetry! And just to pre-empt any complaints and/or criticism: Ted, I do not think that this is actually accurate. It’s just really funny…ok, and a little crude.
Emo Kid
You […]

So tonight I went to a visitation. Katie, my friend from homeschool, one of the sweetest girls I’ve ever known, just lost her husband Tim to the war in Iraq. She is 22; he was 21. She has a beautiful two-year-old daughter, and another baby due within the month.
I am trying to process crazy […]

So this week I’ve been working at an art daycamp. It is were pretentious rich Cincinnatians send their kids during the summer at a cost per week that equals my monthly rent at my old apartment, because they like to pretend that they have culture. They may or may not; i have my doubts. But […]

Yesterday my foot specialist told me to leave her alone and not come back until three months from now. She also told me I was allowed to work out again. She also gave me a prescription for Celebrex, an arthritis medication.
So. this morning I went running for the first time since my first surgery (the […]