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Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Now she's got me doing it...

Darkness whispering of sleeping and coming dreams Soft rainfall at night The sugar-pea vine finally reduced to straw Morning glory blooms The bird-seed scattered turns bright faces to the sun Who'm I to argue? Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, August 25, 2014

Following TAPS lead... Two haiku of a late summer storm

The tempest thunders pouring buckets then softly gleams; sun and rainbows. The storm, finally passed glitters in leaves and branches Silent, the rainbow. Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, August 24, 2014

Time passes...

I've been here every day, reading and sometimes commenting, but on the whole, not much in the mood to write. There are a few shots in the camera, and one of these days those will go up on flickr. It's cool enough in the mornings now for a sweater: another sign of summer passing into fall. I anticipate the lovely colors a month or so away... and with less joy, another season of cold wherein the utility bills go way high again, and being warm enough contends with the household economy. This... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, August 18, 2014

Bare-foot Gal

When I was a child in Redding, California, I loved going barefoot all summer. The concrete sidewalks were smooth and hot, but not too hot. The black asphalt street--now, that was too hot, and if for any reason I needed to get to the other side, it was a dance across the stinging black surface, to reach concrete safety on the other side. The lawn was lovely beneath the feet, but there were hidden dangers, never seen ahead of time: I hated the stings of the honeybees that were busy about their... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, August 14, 2014

What a satisfying day!

The living room is re-arranged and the former downstairs bedroom is becoming a display room for the various costuming items in my collection. Right now, it's mainly Ren Faire Wear, Victorian/"steampunk', some authentic antique and retro items, and some odd hats and accessories. The mom and her three kids will be here Saturday rather than Friday, and things will be ready for them. Much laundry was done today, to freshen up some items that have been stored in Charlie's garage. Steampunk, if you... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Moving right along...

In the past several days since my housemate so gracelessly made his exit, I have noticed several things, further insights sparked by that event First, for the first time in several months, I am relaxed. It is stressful to have a stranger in the house, to feel constantly observed and judged. The funny thing is, whether or not he or anyone is judging my lifestyle, it boils down to the fact that I, myself, am judging it, and that judgement I project onto others who are in a position to see my... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, August 9, 2014

How things do change...

My housemate has decided to move out. More than a day's notice would have been fair, but no... a mark of immaturity, to be sure. Saved up all his complaints for the day he decided to tell me he has already moved. How do I feel about it? Well, I almost told him last week, to plan on moving. But I relented, things seemed to be all right. Apparently not so much. There was a time I would have had a list of things to wound him with. But... why bother? I feel... angry... glad... disgusted... and now... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, August 7, 2014

The right company

Some weeks ago, Charlie applied to work at a call center in a company that handles incoming problem/complaint calls from customers of a certain tech company. They were willing to hire him, but he couldn't attend the Saturday trainings, because of the Ren Fest. He applied to another similar company and was hired, required to come to trainings on weekdays, and the training started this week, after the Ren Fest closed, and not on Saturdays. We've known people who worked for the first company, who... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Dance!

My elder daughter has been doing middle-eastern dance now, for several years. She has been part of and part owner of Sahara Treasures, as you may have seen a few images down my flickr photostream. She has recently been invited to join another troupe, the prestigious Silk Road Dance Company, doing dances of Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, and other 'stans' of that part of the world. The costuming is authentic and fabulous!... Sign in to see full entry.

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I signed a contract today

for the serial and book publication of one of my short novels. It is a fairly young, grassroots company called Eat Your Serial Press, affiliated with Maglomaniac which is a sort of grand blogging site. The story is called HEAT and is, in fact, rather warm in places. The serialization is scheduled to begin in mid-October. When it is concluded, the e-book will be released, and that's when I will start seeing some royalties. I will let you know, of course, and provide linkage. Sign in to see full entry.

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I'm doubtful the events of my life will be of great general interest, but I'd like to share a little more of me to the several of you on Blogit I've come to feel are real friends, and the many I imagine are potentially real friends. We'll see how it works out. ______________________ all my words and images posted on Blogit are copyright 2005-present, all rights reserved.

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