fivebyevif

I was vetting the book, and came across this line: The Hunter stopped and turned so abruptly that Kaiji narrowly avoided a collision. And immediately thought: Kaiji really needs to turn on his collision detection. Oi.

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I guess one of the things that makes me so productive (and often, so annoying) is that I have lists of crap I want to do with my life. They keep me motivated. They give me something to obsess over. So, without further adieu, the current “list” — which I’ll update as I think of [...]

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This is my life, in a photo: A cup of tea, a spiral-bound notebook, a red pen, and a bloody hardcopy of the book. Hopefully, I get my life back next week.

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No one should have this much fun writing up a (very prospective/tentative) Necromancer spell list.

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With this chilly winter upon us in full force, I thought it a good time to add four soup recipes from my family’s collection. These were typed up by my grandfather, and originally intended for a restaurant. They’re simple, the instructions are spare, and there’s nothing Asian-fusion-balsamic-reduction-neo-classico-snazzy-wazzy about them. Me, I’d probably make changes to [...]

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Also, anyone interested in my weight loss progress can go here.

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Idealism meets reality in a fight to the finish! Can Steph get her body used to going to bed at 1 AM? We’ll see! I lay in bed for three hours last night, alternately tossing and turning and reading and coaxing my brain to shut down, just for a little while. I’ve started a new [...]

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Lake Basement won a few battles, but ultimately Team ROCK-Vac and the Dehumidifier Occupiers took the day. The basement is less damp now. I’m washing the towels for the last time. I can play games without feeling like I’m neglecting my house. Other things the ROCK-Vac is good for: sucking out the assorted crap my [...]

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Monday’s the day. Sunday’s the night. The night I go to bed before 1 AM, so I can get up at 7 or 8 AM and return to my exercise routine. Monday’s the day. I pulled a muscle in my back vacuuming up all that water, but no matter. Monday is the day, and that’s [...]

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Now Lake Basement will recede and I can go back to a non-squishy subterranean experience. Yay.

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