Haiku to Yetzirah

KfH has done it this time. The Professor, still on his Indian cooking adventure, decided that he wanted to grow some of his own herbs. He started off with cilantro and chives, and put them in clay pots on the bedroom window sill. There’s a long drape over the window, so that the cats can’t…

Halfway through October, and I’m still wondering where September went. Today is the first day this month I’ve looked out the window and seen anything resembling autumn. A storm front came through yesterday, bringing with it periods of high winds. A few leaves in the trees, up to now reluctant to release their grip on…

Ah, what’s wrong with my legs? I’m on a medication that keeps my blood from clotting as quickly as normal people’s blood does. Four years ago, as a fourth year veterinary student, I was kicked by a thoroughbred in my front right thigh. Because I bleed easily, the kick caused a lot of damage, and…

I believe I mentioned a short while ago that I had decided to take a community education class on glass bead making. Curiousity made me sign up, but truth be told, the class is a blast. I have very little innate skill, but I think I’m making up for that with enthusiasm. My very first…

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I swore off tests and quizzes months ago. They were taking over my diary at one point, and that wasn’t what I wanted my diary to be about. Sleep deprivation does strange things to a person though. With nothing better to do at 5:00 in the morning, I decided to take that Emode Inkblot Test…