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crackle, static, and fade
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3 May 2009When I met Rob, his grandparents had started to move past their prime, and had started feeling the hardships and heartbreaks that can come with old age. Both of their minds were and remain sharp, but their bodies had already started to fail them. Rob’s grandmother is especially amazing — she got her [...]
fast, fast update
26 Apr 2009Heyas — I’m writing this to catch folks up on what’s happening with Rob’s grandmother.
Right now, she’s still in the hospital. We do not know when (or if) she will be able to leave — we’re just not sure that she has the strength. Some options have been floated around; [...]
Flashy!
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15 Feb 2009Popping up my Flash movie that I did for class. :) Clicky to play with the happy bugs!
rhymin’ and chillin’
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11 Dec 2008R and I are off today, as we’re having a party on Saturday night and need to clean. :) Came across a bit of news this morning that made me feel SO OLD: the baby on the cover of Nirvana’s “Nevermind” is SEVENTEEN YEARS OLD! Seventeen! OH MY GAWD. [...]
things that make me giggle today
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18 Jun 2008Declare yourself “Infinite Oregano.”
Listen to Metallica…on the subway…when you’re a five-foot-tall woman in a business suit…blasting “Enter Sandman.”
This strip. So true.
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- Celeste: You are in my thoughts and prayers. [...]
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