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NaNoWriMo08: Porch of Maidens I.Q.F. (excerpt 3)
I’m up to 16,760 words. I find I’m writing scenes that I plan to stitch together later. Sometimes it’s hard to just keep writing, every word feels like I’m searching through a junk drawer for that missing button. But there are … Continue reading
NaNoWriMo08: Porch of Maidens I.Q.F. (excerpt 2)
I’m up to 15,300 words. Still have to write about 3,000 words to get up to the mark, but I’m quite confident I can get there. For your entertainment, another excerpt: Stephanie hated that reception area. Because of the wall … Continue reading
NaNoWriMo08 — The Porch of Maidens I.Q.F. (an excerpt)
Well, I’m at 13,500 words, which is a bit behind, but not altogether undo-able. However, as you can imagine, the effort that’s going in to getting to 50,000 words doesn’t give me much time or head space to write in ye olde … Continue reading
Fast ForWord: Proof!
Last week, I got the brilliant idea to get my daughter’s working memory and processing speed re-tested in order to see if there was any empirical evidence to back up our anecdotal observations that Fast ForWord has helped her cognitive … Continue reading
Posted in Big Bang, Mothership, Observatory, Sun
Tagged ADHD, aspergers, autism, brain, education, Fast ForWord, learning disabilities, neuroplasticity, psychology, school
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My BEST EVER celebrity sightings that NEVER HAPPENED. And don’t think I’m not still miffed about it.
There were two other celebrity sightings that I left off of yesterdary’s post. Both involved a nearly naked… Mr. Manly-Man, who can also sing and dance but that doesn’t take away from his manliness AT ALL but only … Continue reading
Posted in Minor notes in the celestial chord, Stardust
Tagged celebrities, Entertainment, Humor
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Celebrity Sightings
I think I saw this guy at the Public Market on Thursday: It was weird, because I looked at him and immediately thought, “Ohmigod, it’s him!” but then re-thought that, “No it isn’t.” Because he didn’t look like his pictures … Continue reading
Posted in Aliens and uncharted planets, Observatory, Stardust
Tagged celebrities, Entertainment, human behavior, Vancouver
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Vancouver Moment
A young man in his twenties cycles in the mist and threatening rain, adhering to no known traffic laws. His hair is longish and unruly in the fashion of the mid-twenties man, which I can see because he wears no helmet. He has … Continue reading
Posted in Aliens and uncharted planets, Observatory
Tagged coffee, culture, human behavior, Vancouver
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Introducing the lead singer of the next great band: The Talking Punkins
I had an appointment with a nutritionist at my naturopath’s office yesterday. I took Griffin (four and a third years old) with me. He was sure he wouldn’t need his little bag of cars to entertain himself. Big mistake. I should have … Continue reading
Posted in Autumnal Equinox, Mothership, Observatory
Tagged health, kids, parenting, singing
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Fast ForWord: Changes — II
Prompted by a comment from Melanie and quite literally, the hundreds of people that have reached my site using Fast ForWord as their search string, I thought it might just be time to elaborate on the changes I’ve seen in … Continue reading
Posted in Aliens and uncharted planets, Big Bang, Mothership, Observatory
Tagged ADHD, aspergers, autism, brain, Fast ForWord, learning disabilities, neuroplasticity, school
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Tentative Equinox North
Tentative Equinox 