http://www.autumnrouse.com Mon, 08 Dec 2008 23:18:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en my child is full of intellectual curiosity. she likes to know how stuff works, why things happen, and when dinner is going to be. and i have made it my policy to always be honest with her. sometimes this results in my saying i am not comfortable talking about this with ... http://www.autumnrouse.com/2008/12/08/um-well-actually/ the underlying story isn't that interesting, i suppose. every so often one mistakes something that isn't love for it, and a plate glass window for an open doorway. in both cases, these have been painful mistakes. http://www.autumnrouse.com/2008/12/01/foolheaded-girl-breaks-face-and-heart/ i will begin by saying that i have other, more serious feelings about the economy tumbling downhill, but they are not as amusing as the following sentiments. so. i have not had a haircut since April. this is actually okay since i am trying to rock the long hair thing, but ... http://www.autumnrouse.com/2008/11/20/thefirstvictim/ it was a good one this year! i always like to see my birthday as the ultimate opportunity to indulge myself. as such, i went to some effort to have all of my favorite things. it became my twitterproject for the day... birthdays are all about favorite things; 1st favorite, stumptown mocha! ... http://www.autumnrouse.com/2008/11/03/happy-birthdays-to-meeeee/ and she is definitely doing so today. everytime i look at the clock i am shocked all over again at what time it only is. sheesh. the highlight of my day so far was the following exchange: (me) so i am bringing home a bag of potatoes for dinner (hodie) ooh! (me) and some ... http://www.autumnrouse.com/2008/10/29/the-day-she-sometimes-goes-by-sloooow/ and not just mine either. today i wished my friend lyza happy birthday about 8 times via several varying sorts of electronic media. i am pretty sure i was more excited about wishing her a happy birthday than she was about having one. i do not know wherefrom this enthusiasm comes, ... http://www.autumnrouse.com/2008/10/22/bonkers-for-birthdays/ magnolia is one of my very favorite movies ever. i unwisely lent my copy to some reprobate neighbor of mine about 5 years ago and thus hadn't seen it in about that long. but sunday i spent most of the morning in bed watching it. and i remembered anew why ... http://www.autumnrouse.com/2008/10/13/we-laughed-we-cried-frogs-fell-from-the-sky/ i had weird dreams last night. i was on my way to a film festival with some friends, and was going to meet them at their place across town, but rather than getting in my car to drive, i decided instead that i would take my home-made hot air balloon! ... http://www.autumnrouse.com/2008/10/09/my-home-made-hot-air-balloon/ i like to think of myself as a pretty adventurous soul. i like to go, and do, and try stuff, so when my friend suggested we go surfing i was all for it. nevermind that it was early October and forcasted to be rainy and windy and 12ft seas... i will ... http://www.autumnrouse.com/2008/10/06/i-know-i-had-fun-cause-i-hurt-myself/ my friend Lyza is the opposite of a dilettante: by which i mean that though she has a dizzying variety of intriguing hobbies and interests, she doesn't dabble. instead she immerses herself in research and practical application. i am consistently impressed by her ability to master whatever she sets her ... http://www.autumnrouse.com/2008/10/02/bragging-rights-or-how-my-close-personal-friend-helped-create-something-awesome-and-i-got-to-watch/