Category Archives: Apartments & Other Domiciles

Along Came a Spider

I’m sitting in the office of my apartment as I type, and right in front of me is a huge window. I can hear the breeze rustling the leaves, and can see the effects as the branches bend. But I … Continue reading

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Trendz

While I’m no slave to fashion, I’m not immune to what’s all the rage, especially when I was a kid. Here are seven examples! Golddiggers/Termites When I was five, I really didn’t watch much TV. It was mainly the ‘70s … Continue reading

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The Things That Turn You On Turn You Around

How come the things that make us happy make us sad Well it seems to me that Joy and pain are like sunshine and rain ~ Maze There was just a CRACK of intense thunder in the air, and it … Continue reading

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To Nanny, On Her 91st Birthday

Arrive. DING-donggggg. Shuffle shuffle inside. Tentative door open that got less tentative once she saw who it was. Echoey voices in the hallway leading up to the kitchen, where we’d say our hellos and have The Punch – filled with … Continue reading

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In a Manitou Minute

It’s incredible, really. One minute, you’re standing in this new city with nothing but your suitcase, and then you look around and suddenly, you realize you’re surrounded by family. ~ Felicity As the 2013 summer season begins to kick off, … Continue reading

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Shows I’m Currently Watching, Now That I Have Cable :)

So, for a year plus now, Josh and I have been watching many shows on DVD, because a) we love television and b) we didn’t have cable. Now we are living together and wonder of wonders, the new place has … Continue reading

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New York VERSUS Colorado!

Do NOT mock my pro/con lists! ~ Rory Gilmore So a few weeks ago, I revisited New York. My home state, the place I lived for nearly 36 years. It had been nearly two years since I’d been there. Thanks … Continue reading

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New Air

When I moved to Colorado two years ago, one of the most healing things about it was the smell of the air. Though two years earlier, the altitude change made me feel sick in cold April, in warm May of … Continue reading

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O…Christmas Tree?

Colored lights. Little, not big, though now that no one has them anymore, big will work in a retro kind of way, but still not on the tree. Solid lights too; the option to have them spaz about is nice, … Continue reading

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Rewatching “Buffy”: My Top 15 S4-7 Desert Island Eps: Season Five

Full disclosure: Season Five has always been my least favorite season, but when it comes to a show like “Buffy,” it’s a bit of a blessing to rewatch formerly less-favored seasons, because I don’t know them all like the back … Continue reading

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