Everyone take shelter! The end is here! Well, the end of the year, at least. I'll be writing a summary after I get back from Chicago. For the first time in ages, I'll be visiting another city for Christmas. This is my first holiday with my fiancee's family. They say it'll be a quiet affair,… Continue reading The End is Nigh
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Long Climb to the New Year
Long Climb to the New Year It comes time for reflection on the past year, and looking forward to the new one. It also comes time to review my goals and see where I stand. For those who do not remember, my original goals from 2013. Reviewing all I had planned, and all I did,… Continue reading Long Climb to the New Year
Places in the Snow
Settling into a place. It always sounds like a passive item; but it's actually a geologic process. Slow and steady. After a bit, the jagged peaks smooth out into steady waves. Had my first steady wave today. Good bout of writing while seated at the small table in the kitchen. Outside the faceted bay window,… Continue reading Places in the Snow
Wheels Turn and We Travel
One week ago, I moved in with my lady. A cold, which turned my voice in to a croaking amalgamation of Tom Waits and a frog with a menthol habit, put a damper on the experience's nervous joy. But bit by bit, I'm starting to feel moved in and not just a long-term visitor. Books… Continue reading Wheels Turn and We Travel
Images from the Bleak House
This is not a reference to the Dickens book, but to Gulliermo Del Toro's second home/office. A sanctuary of the strange where he's collected his books, models, toys, posters and where he's created an imaginative workshop for himself, and his friends. I shared the documentary on his bleak house with my lady, as we watched… Continue reading Images from the Bleak House
Biomechanoid Blues 