Monthly Archives: January 2013

Sometimes I forget good things

Posted on January 30, 2013 by scratchingcat

I’m having music on right now. Music almost always elevates my spirits, wakes me up and turns me into a nicer human being. It can also distract me, but that is a small price to pay for easy access to … Continue reading →

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To the conference I go

Posted on January 28, 2013 by scratchingcat

Saturday it rained in sheets. Thick fog filled every space of air that wasn’t covered in rain. Who had to drive through this soup? I had to. Who had to be up at 7 am on a Saturday? Who didn’t … Continue reading →

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Der Dia Abend – The slide show evening

Posted on January 25, 2013 by scratchingcat

As much as all the photo sharing and instagramming and album creating nowadays can get on your nerves, it has some positive side-effects. One of them is, that it has virtually erased the need for a certain social event that … Continue reading →

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All I can offer is friendship and stories

Posted on January 23, 2013 by scratchingcat

Do you have friends who are renaissance men and women? Friends who can work wonders with a sewing machine while cooking a six course dinner from scratch with ease? Friends who knit, crochet, build tree houses and go water rafting, … Continue reading →

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What day is it?

Posted on January 21, 2013 by scratchingcat

With the holiday and the inauguration I totally forgot that it is also a Monday. Sorry about that. In rather exciting news, I have just registered for my first writing conference. It is with local authors I rather like. I … Continue reading →

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Traveling and the mind

Posted on January 18, 2013 by scratchingcat

Last night at a dinner with friends we got to the topic of traveling. All three of us have traveled and we could all share stories from our experiences. One friend then lamented that she could not travel nearly as … Continue reading →

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Zero – A review

Posted on January 16, 2013 by scratchingcat

Reading books by Tom Leveen has been a favorite pastime for me in recent weeks. He has two of them out. One is called ‘Party’, the other is called ‘Zero’. This review is about the latter. Zero is the nickname … Continue reading →

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The will to live

Posted on January 14, 2013 by scratchingcat

Yesterday Barry Aldridge, a youtuber I greatly respect and admire, tweeted the following: “There are times I just want to not exist anymore but then I remember about the ones who love me and then I’m back to normal happy.” … Continue reading →

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It’s 2013!

Posted on January 8, 2013 by scratchingcat

Apparently, I needed a break. I now weathered winter break and holidays, the flu and various ailments, meetings and outings, and editing the NaNo novel. I also made it into the new year without trouble. Happy New Year! And I … Continue reading →

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