January — The season of change and of new beginnings. I never got around to writing down my resolutions for the new year. I’ve been thinking about them, and working on some of them, but I never got around to writing them down. So here goes: 1) Participate. I’ve been lurking in the background for much of the past year, observing the world but not necessarily participating in it. Sure, I check my email and…
The Aftermath, part 2 Originally uploaded by AllisonStein The fence was lacking structural integrity anyway. The storm didn’t help matters at all. Oh well.
Apparently, 4 p.m. was an excellent time to vote in my precinct here in KCMO. No line. Yay! When my sweetie went to vote at 6 a.m., he was in line for an hour. When he finished, the line was out the door, through the parking lot, and down the block.
I have elected not to participate in a con art show that I’ve been in for the past several years, for specific business reasons. In return for letting them know that I will not be needing space this year and the grounds on which I based my decision, I am receiving incredibly hateful emails containing personal attacks and other invectives… Given this response, I feel confident that I have made the right decision.
What’s the first sign of crazy cat lady syndrome? When you’re standing in line at Big Lots behind a crazy cat lady with a cart full of kitty supplies…. and you decide you just have to buy one of the milk-crate-sized kitty cubby hideways for your own little beasties…. Seriously. It’s a fabric-covered, upholstery-grade foam cube with a hole in the front and a dangly kitty toy hanging from the top inside. In other words,…
