One of the things we know about buying an older home (the one we want to buy was built in 1976), is that they usually have some issues. Those issues are compounded when the previous owner doesn’t truly care for
A new SCA advertisement
Lysts at Castleton 2009 Lysts is one of the premiere high-persona events in Ansteorra (The SCA kingdom in Oklahoma and Texas). There is only one tourney field, so everyone gets to see all of the fighting, and the local Baronies
For Real
Original post here Some Americans are brown. Some are white. Some are black. Some are some combination thereof. Some are Pacific Islanders. Some are indigenous people to this land. Some are from families that owned slaves. Some are from families
Remix: Spaghetti and Meatballs
Alright – this is for the nights when you want something a little tastier than a bag of frozen meatballs and a can of Hunt’s Roasted Garlic Spaghetti Sauce (which, by the way, I highly recommend – it’s 80 cents
25 Lemming Things
Reposted from my Facebook page, because I am lazy and want to get double use out of something I spent that much time on. If you read it on facebook, feel free to skip it here, since it’s the same!
Keep Away from Decisions
Ever have one of those days where you’re in such a rotten, foul, unpleasant mood that you know better than to do anything or talk to anyone because if you do, you’re sure to do/say something stupid or that you’ll
Hi Mom!
I don’t get to see my family as often as I’d like, given that it’s 300 miles (5.5 hours driving) from here to there. Sometimes, however, things work out for little visits, and my mom’s conference in North Houston this
Little Things
It’s probably horribly superficial of me, but I love flowers – getting them is great, but I don’t care if I buy them myself. I love how they make the kitchen or table seem… happier? Brighter, less like a tinny
Barbecue and Local Food
I’m not talking about “local food” – which is to say, food grown locally to your area (though I try to do that as well, and rather like my supermarket’s easy designation of things that are grown within 100 or
2 down, a lifetime to go
Two years ago today, I woke up in a hotel room in downtown Houston, opened the blinds up of my 18th floor room, and felt my heart sag just a little. It was, in fact, pouring rain. The kind of