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Rainbow Shades Of Gray

My attention span has been particularly short lately. I reeeeeally doubt I’ll be doing next month’s National Novel Writing Month (tenth anniversary edition!) as much as I’d like to. Strange to think I participated - and managed to finish - in 2004. During the last presidential election. Strolling through the archives from that era got me all nostalgic like. Not for Republican re-elections, of course, but I was at a very different place in my life then. Not better, just different.

In other news, Saturday night’s gathering at Space Aliens Bar and Grill was a complete success. The boy has already asked - a couple of dozen times - when we’ll be returning. The other birthday party we attended that day? Well, the boy didn’t interact with his peers as much as I would’ve liked. But it was a pretty tight-knit group of kids who go to school together. It’s tough to be the odd man out. But it was a beautiful day. And yesterday was decent too, with a trip to the pumpkin patch followed by dinner with friends, at Brasa. Always busy busy.

Random stuff:

  • The front of my house was covered with box elder bugs over the weekend. Gross.
  • I’ve just discovered the oddity that is Tofu the Vegan Zombie.
  • Someone pointed out this awesome mustachioed neck warmer. Etsy is so dangerous. But I figured someone would be selling an adult-sized Owl hat or mask but have not found one as of yet. Trying to go the simple route with my Hedwig costume but I have a feeling I may end up renting a damned mascot outfit.
  • Huge internal debate re: tomorrow - early all ages Deerhoof show vs. further Pizza Farm adventures. Leaning towards Pizza Farm, because the weather will be decent and the price of gas has gone down. But I haven’t seen Deerhoof in a spell.
  • There’s now an American version of Life on Mars. I watched the first episode but just couldn’t get over how much better the British version is. Sure, I did see that first, but still.

Planning to take it easy tonight, and whip up some foods with today’s CSA produce. Excited about the purple dragon carrots and turnips, and the return of kohlrabi. Though I’m also in the mood to try making a vegan croque monsieur. Must be the weather.

my boy, mashing a cupcake into his face

2 Comments

  1. drvono wrote:

    Hey, I participated and finished NaNoWriMo in 2004 too! My novel was called “Knights In White Satin,” and it’s about how the Queen has need to call knights to military service once again, but they are all musicians and actors now.

    Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at 11:23 am | Permalink
  2. Sharyn wrote:

    Awesome! I can’t remember what I called mine, but it was about a traveling electrician. Who discovers she has superpowers. The story starts in Wichita but ends in the catacombs below Paris. It got a little ridiculous at the end.

    Thursday, October 16, 2008 at 12:30 pm | Permalink

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