And we’re back

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You have probably noticed that the site is prettier, yes? No? (The correct answer should be pretty obvious.) Click that orange Read More link at the bottom of this excerpt – the one with the arrow next to it? – and you can magically see the whole post. Isn’t technology grand?

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How much is that kitty in the window?

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We got a new cat. After we had to put Savannah down, I was thinking we’d be a one-cat household for a while. Not forever – more cats = more happy, after all – but for a while. But as soon as it became abundantly clear that Nicodemus was lonely as hell,* we decided we’d [...]

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Changes are afoot

OK, so my test revealed that I somehow borked the Woo Tumblogs plugin I was using, in that it doesn’t play nicely with my custom “tumblogs,” and anyway I should set up all my custom sections as taxonomies ANYWAY since that would be the right way to do it. Also maybe I should set up [...]

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Testing a thing

I am testing a thing. Go ahead and ignore the thing. It is only a test.

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THANK GOD THAT’S OVER

Yesterday was my birthday, which naturally I spent in bed. YOU tell me how cheerful and motivated you feel when a) you’ve just had to put down your second-favorite cat and b) in order to do so you had to use all of the money you were saving for your birthday celebration.* HOWEVER, awful though [...]

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rain, rain, go away

Portland rain

Apparently this April is the third-wettest in Portland history. Delightful! If by ‘delightful’ you mean ‘soul-crushingly awful and also kind of cold.’ I like the rain. I have always liked the rain. It’s soothing, and makes the air smell lovely, and all the colors look richer afterward. But seriously, Portland: IT IS APRIL. ENOUGH WITH [...]

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in like a lion

health month march

March, man. March is brutal. For one thing: the weather. Last year at this time it was temperate and beautiful. Sandals were worn. Skirts. This year? Rain and more rain, with high temperatures barely cracking 50 degrees. So maybe I can blame the weather for the fact that I am totally lagging on my second [...]

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