I went with a friend the other day to get a tattoo–wait. She got a tattoo. I didn’t haha. We started talking about dreams and I asked the tattoo artist if he dreamt about tattooing people. (My boss at Quiznos explains our “One Dollar Sub Sale” to her boyfriend in her sleep.) He said that [...]
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Dreams…
Posted in Uncategorized on September 14, 2009 | 2 Comments »
A New Decade
Posted in Musings, Uncategorized, tagged 20s, 30s, moving ahead, priorities on August 29, 2009 | 3 Comments »
2:15 on a Saturday afternoon is probably as good a time for reflection as any. I’ve just turned 30, and that’s kind of a milestone.
As I see it, my 20’s were my “checklist years”. The decade started out like a scavenger hunt. I had a list of things I wanted to do. Some were big [...]
The Classes High School Should Offer
Posted in Uncategorized on May 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’m a believer in practical education. When I saw this sign out in front of my workplace, I thought, “These are the kind of skills I wish our education system focused on.” Of course, some people will need to know Shakespeare, and some people will need to know trigonometry — but everyone could make use [...]
Look who’s woodworking now!
Posted in Uncategorized on May 4, 2009 | 5 Comments »
…and by “woodworking” I mean drilling screws into wood. Cuz that’s pretty much all I can do.
So Hannah and I finished our garden box last week! We’re pretty excited about getting our first garden going. But with all the rain this weekend, we still haven’t been able to fill it with soil. I’ll work on [...]
I’m back
Posted in Uncategorized on April 7, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Hey, just wanted to let you all know that we’re back from Japan. It was a great trip, Maya behaved herself wonderfully. And I ate just about everything I set out to eat during my week and a half there. It was great for me to connect with all of Hannah’s family after not seeing [...]
The Most Pathetic Song in the World
Posted in Music, Uncategorized, tagged pathetic, whiny rockstars on March 31, 2009 | 8 Comments »
I was listening to the radio yesterday and caught part of a catchy song. At first I thought it was Nickelback. The lyrics were self-absorbed and whiny, and the sound was, well, Nickelback-y.
Turns out it’s actually by a band I’ve never heard of, Theory of a Deadman. The song is called “Not Meant to Be”. [...]
If it’s meant to be…
Posted in Uncategorized on March 25, 2009 | 4 Comments »
A friend of mine went through what was a really rough break up for her and it seemed that the thing that gave her the most comfort was the phrase “If it’s meant to be it’ll happen.”
I’m really bad at being comforting in these kinds of situations, and since that made her feel better [...]
Going to Japan
Posted in Uncategorized on March 23, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Hey everybody. Hannah and I are taking off to Japan for two weeks starting 3/25. We originally planned on taking Maya to Japan after she turned 1, but we found this unbelievably good deal on tickets a couple weeks ago, so we’re outta here. I’m so excited! I haven’t been back to Japan in 5 years. [...]
Taking out the Trash
Posted in Uncategorized on March 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I don’t know how it is in your family, but when I was growing up, taking out the trash was a “boy” chore. At first it was my Dad and then when Clayton got bigger it was his job. It was the only chore that did not get shared, (not that I am complaining). I [...]
Keeping It Holy
Posted in Uncategorized on March 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
When I was about seven years old, my parents signed me up for tennis lessons. It was a character-building experience. I remember that at the end of the season, all of the kids got an award — “Best Serve”, “Strongest Backhand”, that kind of thing. My award was “Best Ball Picker-Upper”.
But the thing I remember [...]
