So, I wanted to do a post that was going to be, sorta kinda, about one of my favorite fairy tales. But then I realized there were a lot of different layers to that, not even necessarily relating to said fairy tale at all, and that what I really need to post about was Video Stores! I spent a non-insubstantial fraction of my formative years in video stores. From the time when I was little and slammed my sister’s hand…
Okay, friends. I think it is time to tell you about something I call Quick-Chores, which is a house-keeping tactic I’ve been playing with this year, to varying degrees of success. First, I should say that on the spectrum of people, I am the sort of people who neither enjoys housework, nor feels strongly compelled to do very much of it. I think I’m in a lot of pretty good company. Never-the-less, I do prefer a clean house to a…
My husband is awesome.
Random lovely blessings: coworkers who grow gorgeous fancy flowers on the patio at work.
So. I super-dooper love the Chinese fantasy drama The Untamed. The show is set in an ancient kingdom both during and after a great war between the clans, where the main character, who is gifted in black magic, has created a powerful, dark artifact to vanquish his enemies and help his side win the day. It’s 50 episodes long, but the actual war, from start to finish, comprises only about 10 of those, because who wins a war – and…
This is a Father’s Day post! because my dad is great! I’m not very good at writing about things that are really important to me in a good way – my words get extra stilted for some reason. But that’s not a good reason not to tell you that my dad is great, and important to me, and I’m really proud to be his daughter. A quick sketch of my father can be summed up with three activities: I think…