Random Crap – The Bloggess

Where have I been?

I’ve been gone all week because of a series of small but exhausting crisises (crises?) including Hailey giving themselves a concussion after falling into a pole from laughing too hard (which is every bit of proof I need that they are my child.) Their cat scan came back normal (whoop!) and so now they areContinue reading “Where have I been?”

The end of the beginning. The beginning of the rest.

Today is Hailey’s first day of their senior year so we went outside to take our annual photo and I got a bit teary when I told Hailey that this will probably be my last time taking a first-day-of-school photo. The look on their face when I said that was of excitement, and wonder andContinue reading “The end of the beginning. The beginning of the rest.”

It’s a good month for reading

This month’s Fantastic Strangeling Book Club choice is so, so good. It’s The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean. I devoured this atmospherically creepy and gorgeous novel. Well, not literally. But after reading the book I kind of wanted to. In fact, I loved it so much I made my own book house inspired by the cover and onlyContinue reading “It’s a good month for reading”

I assure you, I am housebroken.

Just a follow up to this Twitter post… …which elicited concerns of “God, I really hope it’s not you, Jenny” until I realized this issue and followed it up with this: And that elicited responses if “yeah, it could’ve gone either way with you honestly” and also, “How is Miss Dorothy now?” And the answerContinue reading “I assure you, I am housebroken.”

Judy Snarland furever

So the other day Victor and I were at a resale shop and I saw this little bit of fried gold. And Victor was like, “That is toddler’s tutu and we don’t have a toddler” and I explained that it was a vintage, hand-sewn costume AND CROWN for $15 and that he just didn’t haveContinue reading “Judy Snarland furever”

Sometimes it’s hard

I tried to write this but I couldn’t. Sorry. https://www.instagram.com/p/CgSG69XpLGM/ Oh Goddammit. This doesn’t even work. I fucking quit. UPDATE: I uploaded it youtube. Who knows if this will work: