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I still can’t seem to get myself back into the hang of Tweeting (should that be initial capped or not?) so I thought perhaps I’d, you know, write another blog post. Raise your hand if you remember when I used to do it five days a week! So let’s see… Okay, since I was working [...]

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Tue, August 17 2010 » Vintage & Retro Style, blogging, friends, music, shopping » 5 Comments

Welcome. Now leave.

Messy Stuff: My life is a bit upside-down right now. That’s all you need to know, but it’s why I’ve been generally absent from all of my usual online activities. And from a bunch of in-person stuff too. Now go away. Oh, wait. I invited you here by writing this. Okay. Well, then. Umm… One [...]

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Sun, August 15 2010 » Halloween, blogging, food, friends, tattoo » 2 Comments

We Wish You A Retro Christmas, part II

Freelance hasn’t kept me as busy as I would have hoped this year. I don’t have the extra money to buy whatever ornaments and decorations strike my fancy, let alone extravagant gifts. Instead, this is an opportunity to rewind to the Christmases of my youth. To use the ornaments I’ve collected from past years of [...]

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Fri, November 27 2009 » Vintage & Retro Style, blogging, family, gardening, holidays, nostalgia » 4 Comments

We Wish You a Retro Christmas

One of the things that I do well is shop. I have a bit of free time these days, which I can spend searching online for pretty, useful, and/or elusive things (like a faux-jaguar hat to match my ’60s-vintage coat). As a public service, and to further make it more difficult for me to find [...]

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Wed, November 18 2009 » Vintage & Retro Style, blogging, holidays, nostalgia, shopping » 3 Comments

Lack of a Cohesive Plot

Forgive me, Readers, it’s been a week-ishy since my last post. The Department of Labor sent the letter with their Official Determination, which makes it Official: My contract work wasn’t as a contractor, but as an employer. Oooooooookay. However, the Determination of Benefits letter was based on very obviously (to me) incorrect earnings for when [...]

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Fri, October 16 2009 » Halloween, blogging, sewing, shoes, the office » 2 Comments