| Honey, I'm Home |
[Jul. 14th, 2011|07:27 pm] |
Just got home. Dee is off with the kids picking up Anika after her trip. (Anika drove home with Grandma and Grandpa Budde from SiL Susan's wedding out east.)
First time I've been home alone in quite some time. I feel like taking off all my clothes and dancing around, or something. Except, I don't really dance and I live in a corner house with no curtains to speak of. OTOH, we are moving soon...
Ah, well. Off to run an errand. |
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| I have written something! |
[Jun. 18th, 2011|01:17 pm] |
But only because Neil Gaiman told me to. And by "told me to", I mean Neil mentioned me and a poetic form new to me in the same virtual breath.
Egged on by Neil's comment, I started researching the Villanelle form. (The reflects what I went with, I read a bunch of stuff; if you're inclined to try I strongly suggest you do also.) The more I read the more interested I became. One thing that really helped was that I saw a lot of things that didn't impress me -didn't seem to give honest treatment to the form, didn't really work as poetry, and so on. For me, that kind of thing is really motivating because it leads me try really hard to do it right. Insert the obvious humility bit right here.
Anyway, here's a link to to my more public blog where you will find pedagogue. As promised, this was really fun. |
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| Twitter? I nearly killed her! |
[May. 28th, 2011|01:04 pm] |
As some undoubtedly know, I'm on twitter. Up to this point I've been using (predictably) @mplsCorwin. This morning I created a new twitter account: @cbrustwrite. If you are not on twitter and don't care for it, you can safely ignore the rest.( Read more... )
[1] EmpireAvenue - a social networking game; works like a stock-exchange. A key component of score is your network activity on sites like twitter, facebook, youtube, flickr and linked-in. This link helps me in-game if you use it to join and then connect at least one network: http://empireavenue.com/?t=t9s9ywux. |
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| Got stubborn - that's never good |
[May. 25th, 2011|06:34 pm] |
I just had the most bizarre and unpleasant post office visit.
I had a couple of items to send internationally, and decided to use the US Mail for international shipping, which I've never done. ( Note the dissonance in tense, here... )
Honestly, I'm not sure what to do next. If I don't get the stuff back it's not the end of the world. |
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| growler time |
[Mar. 31st, 2011|10:03 pm] |
Day 1: carry Miko around Target on sholders, then across the parking lot to the mini-mall yonder. Day 2: ouch. Day 3: really, though -- ouch. Day 4: Chiropractor.
Apparently, #2 rib would like to slip out of position whenever I take a breath, which is why I have stopped doing that. We're still in the first 90 seconds of this program so check often back as I plan to make frequent updates. Anyway, each breath is causing moment in the rib and distress to nerves associated with many interesting features of my left arm of which I had before not often thought. |
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| Fog |
[Mar. 20th, 2011|07:32 pm] |
And lo, the fog settled in over the bluff..
.. and over the kids also, so to speak. And the mood seems right for lighting candles and talking. Any number or shape or size of candle would be right. And with candles lit, taking. Hushed tones, repressed giggles. A night for making solemn promises -- or grim predictions. To huddle around murky and imperfect light and want for nothing. |
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| I know Kung Fu |
[Oct. 7th, 2010|12:33 am] |
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Today: Watched kids in the morning so D could get out early with Anika to catch her up on School work without interruptions and distractions. Afterwards, Dee, Miklos, Meridel and I went to the Como Park Zoo. Then Miklos to Preschool. Cleaned the home-office a bit, and the garage a bit less while Mari napped. Woke up Mari then off to pick-up the boy from school -- still an odd turn of phrase to my tongue, that is. Home with them until Dee and Anika returned from the latter's dance lesson, made supper, the usual. This evening: learned jQuery, which is pretty cool. Nice day. I'm in the Uptown office tomorrow if anyone is thinking of lunch plans. |
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| Miklos turns three, film at 11 |
[Jul. 31st, 2010|12:56 am] |
Third birthday of Miklos well and goodly celebrated. He fell asleep with his head on my chest, which he hasn't done it at least a year, so I think it's fair to say that he had a great time. As is always the case many wonderful people who came, and as many others who could not. Already got some picture from @crytel and hopefully more to come soon, as I saw quite a few others pointing appropriate devices in various directions. I've also got some possibly passable video of the informal music making that happened and have hope of making a photo and video collage from all of this combined. Facebook (and/or maybe YouTube) will probably be the best source(s) for these, but we'll see what we see, as 'twere.
In other news, according to a convo D had during the party, a web 2.0 concept we've been kicking around apparently would have some interest outside our home if it existed. Domain purchased. Now, with ten bucks invested will I actually be able to come up with some software to go with it? More on this topic if so. |
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| Today is full, please insert new day to contiue living |
[Jul. 8th, 2010|11:57 pm] |
Morning: sleep in, go shopping, visit sister at work and have payment for yummy treats repeatedly refused.
Afternoon: Kids to park with sisters, light housework, Dee preps a huge supper, pick-up herbs from FreeCycle score, stop at sprint store to ask WFT RE my phone, more shopping for stuff we forgot the first time around.
Evening: dig holes in the yard while Dee plants herbs and berries, reinstall phone apps after OS update, fully drained phone battery for first night's charge, drill battery charging, coffee prepepd, post to LJ.
And, scene. |
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| But who would want that> |
[Jul. 12th, 2009|10:13 pm] |
So, obviously it's in no ones best interest for the kids to be sick. That said, today was totally fantastic. Spent most of the day reading to Anika. Miklos demanded kisses and good-night's before bedding back down each time he woke --about every 90 minutes, whoa is me. Meridel, who didn't nap until noonish, spend all day rocking around the bed or the pack-n-play out in the yard and finally fell asleep wearing a wicked grin.
PS: FB shot the sheriff, right? Just checking 'cause I need to be clear that NO bagels were involved... |
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| birthday gig |
[Aug. 2nd, 2008|08:02 am] |
The open house for Miklos is next Saturday August 9th from 5-7, and resumes after our show around 10 until the fire fades. Join us for any portion of the evening, again the show is to be part of a collection of live recordings incorporated in a CD for this Renaissance Festival season-come and make some noise with us.
D |
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| Paid training |
[Feb. 5th, 2007|09:11 am] |
I'm in Atlanta for a week of traning, waiting for the first class to begin. Being here is, at very least, a positive sign that Wells Fargo still plans to hire me before my contact expires.
I'll be here for the week heading home Friday evening. It is currently a balmy 30 degrees Fahrenheit. |
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| Dear Prudence |
[Dec. 6th, 2006|12:36 am] |
previous post
As promised, please apply the following to the previous post, to create "Wedding Invitation 1.1". Bug reports, etc. to wedding@mpls.cx.
--- For tonight we'll merry, merry be Tue Nov 28 02:00:00 2006
+++ Dear Prudence Tue Dec 5 22:10:00 2006
@@ -1,10 +1, 13 @@
+Setting up shop will take a couple of hours. Thank you to those hearty souls who join us.
+Gather we will at four o'clock with blessings and ceremony at five bells. The reception and merry making will follow directly. We have registered at Linens n' Things and Target. We are planning to honor our elders with a scholarship fund in their names. Christmas ornaments, large rocks, quarter inch patch cables, just you, yourself, and your bliss at our wedding is most important to us.
+Now, won't you come out to play? |
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