Ten years ago today, I married Rob on the front porch of my parents house. I remain deeply in love with him. As such, I’m taking today off from the internetto hang out with my sweetie. Have a slideshow of wedding pictures while I’m away.
Our 10th Anniversary Read More »
Rob and I had to go out of town this weekend and I was struck by how many of the places we visited had a touring memory attached to them. I played in elementary schools all over the place and we were very much in my old stomping grounds this weekend. At one point, we needed
Touring memories and yet not a tour Read More »
Dear Universe, Please give my husband a job. He’s a really good guy and has been looking for a long time now. At least, nineteen months of sending out resumes and looking for a job, seems like a long time. I know that it is hard for everyone. Truly, I do, but I have a
Dear Universe, Please give my husband a job Read More »
Today is my best beloved’s birthday. He is something of a minimalist in aesthetic so doesn’t like to receive gifts. For years, my practice has been to give him subtractive presents. This has been things like gift certificates to remove the item of his choice from a room, or a day without internet. Sometimes, it
Happy Birthday, Rob Read More »
Rob and I are heading back from the Rainforest Writer’s Village. It was a lovely retreat. I wrote 10,656 words while I was here and am now past the halfway mark with The Transfigured Lady. Woo! For those of you reading along, I posted Chapter 12‘s draft Here’s a tiny teaser. Someone shook Walker’s shoulder.
Heading back from the Rainforest + Chapter 12’s draft Read More »
Rob came with me to the Rainforest Writer’s Village. I thought he would enjoy the quiet. He’s just written a post about being here, which I think demonstrates the difference in the way we respond to our environment as well as being a good example of why I adore him. I find my self today
Rob’s view of the Rainforest Retreat >> The Ear Directs the Eye Read More »
Among the many bonuses of being married to Rob, comes the fact that I like his parents. I would like them even if they didn’t live in Hawaii. We are off to visit for the week. Try not to feel sorry for me.
Travel Day — To Hawaii Read More »
In a move that will surprise many of the people who know my husband, he has begun a blog. The nature of it, however, will not be surprising at all. Personally, I’m very much looking forward to the experiment. “Reality has passed completely into the game of reality.” – Jean Baudrillard.1 My undertaking here is
Robert Kowal BLOGS! Read More »
Rob is listening to Jake Shimabukuro’s live album and his rendition of Michael Jackson’s Thriller just came on. Oddly, it makes me more aware of the musicality of the piece than all the zombies did.
Video: Thriller on the ukulele Read More »
Fortunately, I have learned to leave plenty of extra time when I travel. We caught the shuttle with no problems but then, not surprisingly, traffic to Atlanta was backed up because of two different accidents. The shuttle wound up arriving at the airport an hour late, which caused some of the other passengers concern, but
The shocking affair of the airship OR why we were an hour and a half late. Read More »
Rob and I are heading back to Portland today. It’s been a lovely trip and I always find myself wishing I’d scheduled more time. The weather, alas, has completely failed to snow us in, despite my wishing it would. It is sunny and beautiful outside with lingering mounds of snow on the grass and nothing
Heading back to Portland after a lovely Christmas Read More »
Rob and I had a very smooth trip here. Our flight had a tailwind so we got in at 1:20 and had been scheduled to arrive at 1:55. Then our luggage was the first one off the plane so we managed to catch the earlier shuttle to Chattanooga arriving here an hour early. We had
Safe arrival in Chattanooga Read More »
Rob and I had a stress-free trip to Seattle, where we retrieved the Mercedes. We did a little bit of shopping and then drove home without problems. The cats seem surprised to see us.
Back from fetching the car Read More »
The Mercedes is ready! It was actually ready last week, but Rob and I were still feeling poorly so asked if we could put off fetching it until we were better. We’re taking the train up to Seattle where we will spend a little time playing tourist and then drive back down to Portland. At
Heading to Seattle to retrieve the car Read More »
You might recall that I made a passing reference to being ill last week and that Rob was also ill. Yesterday, we both went to the doctor. The good news is that it isn’t pneumonia. Rob had been at work with two people that had pneumonia for a couple of days the week before this
Just call me Typhoid Mary Read More »