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Saturday, December 27, 2003

First the idyllic trip home the other day, then this: It is 8:20, and all three children are happily snuggled up in bed. We’ve put on pj’s and done stories, and I’ve even managed a crossword puzzle since tucking them in. You’d tell me if this was a sign of the apocalypse, right?

*contented sigh*

Tuesday, December 23, 2003

Thanks, Amber!

Tuesday, December 23, 2003 Oddbits

Has anyone ever wondered what happened to this guy? He’s now a musician and poet—here’s a sample from the site:

a poem in closing

the mite

has replaced the dog,

& on the drive to oklahoma

passing squirrels and lobsters

cry a greeting

If you’re feeling especially nostalgic, or just want a jump on next year’s “match with me” Halloween costume, go here.

Monday, December 22, 2003

Hmmmm…I do this all the time, but I thought is was just general brain-rot and lack of sleep…

“Free association is described as a “psychonanalytic procedure in which a person is encouraged to give free rein to his or her thoughts and feelings, verbalizing whatever comes into the mind without monitoring its content.” Over time, this technique is supposed to help bring forth repressed thoughts and feelings that the person can then work through to gain a better sense of self.”

Exchange:: rate (work talking)
Parental Advisory:: code
Blowout:: diaper
Spider:: man
Happy:: feet
Intense:: feeling
Corrupt:: code
Got:: milk (I’m sorry! It’s the first thing that popped into my head!)
Crude:: i-tays (mmmmm….celery and peppers and olives)
Three::children (well? They a bit at the forefront!)

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