call her green, for the children who’ve made her

Archive for October, 2006

1766

Well, we had a grand total of five trick-or-treaters tonight. You know what that means? More candy for me!!

1765

“But the night is Halloween, lady, The morn is Hallowday, Then win me, win me, an ye will, For weel I wat ye may. Just at the mirk and midnight hour The fairy folk will ride, And they that wad their true-love win, At Miles Cross they maun bide.”

1764

My sister was just over picking up stuff for her Halloween costume. She’s going as Cinderella, wearing her green prom dress (yes, she has more than one prom dress) and my tiara and gloves. While she was here, she tried the dress on to make sure it still fit her, and she insisted that I [...]

1763

“The question is whether these robust features show that they were up to no good with Neanderthal women behind boulders on the tundra, or whether they were just a very rugged population.”

1762

I think I need some time and space to figure this thing out. Luckily, those are the two things I have in abundance. I have, alternately, a very complicated and a very simple belief system. Adventure is a very important part of anything I do. I can do amazing things, so long as I don’t [...]

1761

Also on the list of things that make me happy right now: mix CDs of cheesy 80′s love songs.

1760

I have a moon melon!

1759

I feel vaguely sick. I’ve had way more coffee in the past twenty four hours than can possibly be good for me, and not nearly enough sleep. On the plus side though, I got to spend some quality time with my sister this morning, and yesterday I let off some steam and got to finally [...]

1758

Um, um, wow. Just, wow. C’est so rediculously encroyable. I’m just, wow. Someone just did something incredibly nice for me, and it’s actually kind of scary how big of a nice thing it is. I mean, some people, when they’re trying to impress a girl, just send her flowers or jewelry or something, they don’t, [...]

1757

I think part of the secret of writing is not saying too much.