we rode on the winds of the rising storm
we ran to the sounds of the thunder
we danced among the lighting bolts
and tore the world asunder.
anonymous fragment of a poem believed written near the end of the previous age, known by some as the third age.
sometimes attributed to the dragon reborn.
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crossroads of twilight
wheel of time #10
robert […]

every family has its christmas traditions. in my jewish family, ours was typical: chinese food and a movie.
now that i have kids, my tradition has (for now) been destroyed. because i can’t get babysitting, i can’t do a matinee because the kids are up. while doglady will stay home while we […]

my new employer has been looking for new hosting, so i referred them to my old employer. joyful. and so of course it fell to me to put the deal together.
i got a sweet deal. less than 50% of what we’re paying currently, for better service.
i even got to go up there […]

i’m trying to get sue to go see a doctor. it’s not working.
recurrent indigestion when she hasn’t eaten anything all day. that goes on for days. that turns her into the wicked witch of crowley.
love her to death. wish she’d do something other than suffer and order pizza.

a totally white-trash thing to do.
sue told me yesterday she wanted to go out and get drunk. really blasted. since i don’t drink, in some ways i’m her perfect bar buddy: she’ll always have a safe ride home.
we went to a bar called the wreck room. no live music on sunday […]

it’s finally over.

romantic death
the sun
to fully appreciate this, you need to watch the video. a little navigation is required: their website is here. choose “dvd menu” on the right, and then choose #4 romantic death. thanks to elvaar for letting it happen.
parental advisory. courtesy of beautiful agony. don’t watch if you’re easily […]

i haven’t written a lot recently for a lot of reasons. mostly, i’ve been preoccupied with work. but also, sue’s mom.
sue’s mom was rushed to the hospital a few weeks ago, and since then has been a declining spiral of emergency room and icu visits, followed by release to a nursing home, followed […]