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i don’t feel so capable

kdiddy — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:51:07 +0000

The other night, I had just drifted off to sleep. Our cat was curled up against my tummy, purring away and giving me some extra warmth. I was reaching that really good point of sleep when a small, familiar voice woke me up with a phrase that always makes me panic: “Mum. I don’t feel so [...]

static

kdiddy — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:00:19 +0000

It began to snow. “Listen – that soft, tinkling sound – like tiny, crispy shards of glass shattering on the snow.” “You know what it is?” “What?” “That sound…It’s the STATIC being discharged by each snowflake because the air is so dry.” – Blankets One night, a few weeks ago, when the snow was still above my knees, I walked to [...]

things i hate about valentine’s day

kdiddy — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 18:16:56 +0000

The husband and I are not big Valentine’s Day people. Sometimes we do stuff to mark the occasion, but usually we don’t. This year, we had some tentative plans, but we got some bad news a few days beforehand and were just too bummed out to care. For whatever reason, the past few years, I’ve started [...]

society is breaking down

kdiddy — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:06:40 +0000

Last night, I told the husband, “Whoa, work is closed AGAIN tomorrow!” marveling at the effects the recent fubar weather conditions had had on the city in general. As a result, we’ve been in the house mostly non-stop since Friday. A few hours later, he said, “So, do you have work tomorrow?” I thought for a minute [...]

i can see russia from my house! oh, wait…that’s just my garage

kdiddy — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:40:19 +0000

Hello, from the paralyzed tundra formerly known as Pittsburgh. I won’t bore you with yet another series of pictures of people standing waist-deep in snow, because, really, there’s no new ground to break there. It’s snow. It’s white. There’s a lot of it. I will insert a little slideshow that you can view or not [...]

joe luvs mary

kdiddy — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:06:42 +0000

Schmutzie recruited me to do her Grace in Small Things exercise about a year ago and, predictably, I abandoned it after a few weeks. Eh. It happens. But this morning I saw something that would definitely qualify. The baby and I were walking to the bus stop and were surprised to see a big piece of [...]

whooaaaa we’re halfway there

kdiddy — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:29:58 +0000

I’ve heard from various sources that you’re supposed to get your hair trimmed every six weeks. This sounds nice and all, but I’ve always fancied it to be excessive, both in terms of maintenance and cost. Granted, I tend to let things go longer than I should, but usually get my hair cut maybe twice [...]

recent failures

kdiddy — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:04:57 +0000

Failure One: Mousse I made a cake for my co-worker’s birthday. Specifically, this Chocolate Overdose Cake. I’m not really exaggerating that the cake has made me something of a legend at the office. (And, perhaps, alienated my co-worker for stealing the spotlight on her birthday. Sorry. Am jackass. But with tasty cake.) Also, Abby (I think) [...]

update on teh offspring

kdiddy — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:00:04 +0000

I’m trying to power through this writer’s block, especially since the husband resurrected our home computer and we purchased a new router, so my technology hermitage has ended. Fucking finally. And because I am so SO tired of the FML nature of my more recent posts, I want to share with you some tidbits about [...]

underground railroad

kdiddy — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:09:15 +0000

When I was 16, I used to smoke cigarettes out of my bedroom window in the middle of the night. My relatively brief stint (6 years) as a smoker started at my 16th birthday party and didn’t pick up as a true habit until I lived on my own when I was 17. In the meantime, [...]