I love that the title of this post is a curse, not a blessing. Because trust me, it is so true. Not that I am happy when my life is boring, but it is a little less overwhelming. 🙂 Lately I have been flitting between a state of frenetic energy and complete and utter exhaustion. …
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In Which Eva Rants About the State of Civics Education
Last night I went to a focus group that seemed to have something to do with politics. First we had to complete a survey of our impressions of various candidates, both real and hypothetical. Then we were shown a series of images, ranging a benign image of the capitol building in Salem to emotionally charged …
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It's Their World, Not Mine
I have a very ambivalent relationship with snorkeling. On the one hand, it can be awesome to see creatures in the wild that I have only been able to see previously in marine fish tanks. On the other hand, I am not a particularly strong swimmer in an environment where I cannot survive on my …
Hubris
Last night was not a good night. David spent the whole night literally writhing in pain. Early this morning we went to the ER in Waimea and he was diagnosed with an inner ear infection. He now has antibiotics, pain meds and something for his vertigo. And, at the moment it looks like he will …
The Purge, An Ongoing Saga
I have never really identified myself as a collector. As a teenager, I never bought collector’s editions of albums unless they had songs I wanted on them. Nor did I collect band t-shirts (although now I really wish I had since all my band t-shirts have gone the way of the Dodo). Given the number …
Insulting my Intelligence
First thing this morning I had an appointment for a pap smear. Not the best of ways to start a day, but at least I was going to get this unpleasant responsibility out of the way early. All went fine on the testing front. What didn’t go as fine was my reaction to the doctor …
Who am I and what am I doing here?
Last night before I fell asleep I had a brilliant idea for a post. I failed to record it and this morning I am finding myself without any clue of what it was. To make matters worse, I am uploading a huge number of files to a site I am working on, and that gives …
Let There Be Light
Fall is my favorite season. The rains return (although they could have returned with less of a vengeance this year and I would have been ok with that), the leaves change and the weather cools down. The sweaters come back out and we add layers of blankets to the bed. We are very stubborn about …
Warming Up From a Cold Start
Our current car is a diesel VW Jetta. We almost always fill it with biodiesel. B99 (99% biodiesel/1% petroleum) in the summer and B50 (50% biodiesel/50% petroleum) in the winter. The transition to autumn is always a little tricky. On warm days, the car works just fine. On cooler days, the biodisel can get a …
Teen Angst
I have some news to share with you all, and I hope you won’t find it too shocking. I am no longer a teenager. What? This isn’t news to you? Well then can someone explain to me why the 80’s are back? I have been looking at the lists of touring bands and an awful …