I totally took a break from posting—without warning. I hope you’ve mused in your head over what I’ve been doing otherwise.

Was I doing…

Wilson (aka Will Dawg, aka Big Kitteh Style), my most favorite cat, got out the other night and hasn’t been seen since.

My parents moved us down here to West/Lafayette in the middle of the summer. Coming from the industrialized north it was something of a culture shock for me, particularly when I saw farming tractors driving on the road alongside regular traffic. I never knew Indiana had so many farms. But that summer [...]

Or, Three Kinda-Related Things Involving Pain of Some Sort:
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My ‘ukulele arrived yesterday afternoon!
I purchased an entry-level Kala mahogany soprano uke, with better strings and some accessories, from MusicGuyMic over at eBay. He came highly recommended via every single uke message board I’ve been stalking for the past month. If it goes well, I’ll [...]

Migraines

Waking up at 8am wasn’t planned, especially seeing as how I didn’t go to bed until 2:30am.

My mom was released from the hospital last week, although not without a couple final scares.
The neurologist had come by again to say the MRI actually showed two strokes, the one from New Years and another that looked to be at least two weeks old. Although my mom was fully aware while she was [...]

Between our two families, The Partner and I experience three days of Christ(less)mas: an evening with just my parents, the eve with (nearly) the rest of my family, and the morning/afternoon/evening with his family.
The Partner and I decided at the last minute to eschew buying our loved ones more shit they don’t need, so we [...]