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Entries from April 2008

Summer 08: tomatoes, tobacco, and peppers.

April 6th, 2008 · 2 Comments

In the Planter’s Pride starter box!

Sweetie
Sweetie
Sweetie
1000Year
Alba
Alba
TomPep
TomPep

Sweetie
Sweetie
Sweetie
1000Year
Alba
1000Year
TomPep
TomPep

Sweetie are cherry tomatoes (my very favourites) from Aimers Organics. 1000Year is 1000-Year Tobacco (cultivated from seeds salvaged from a West Coast Native settlement) from Salt Spring Seeds.  Alba is Alba Regia Peppers and TomPep are Tomato Peppers, both from Salt Spring Seeds.
I’m doing a tiny 6-pack of Brandywine Tomatoes […]

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Tags: foo.gardening

Love languages.

April 6th, 2008 · No Comments

I don’t usually do memes — I find them irritating and meaningless, for the most part. If I do them, it’s because I’m bored. But I like this one for more than the procrastination. I include it here in honour of Saint Wydassia. http://www.greaterquest.com/LoveLanguages.asp
The results are pretty polarized and a […]

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Tags: blog.lj · me.personal · saint.wydassia

Local: Gamers

April 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

If I write a one-shot game this month, is anyone free to help me playtest it on May 3 or 4?  Know anyone else who might help out?  I have NO idea what it’ll be, but it’ll be fun.  I promise.  I haven’t even picked a system yet.   <.<;;;  Yes, I suck like that.
It could […]

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Tags: blog.lj · local.gamers · writing.damned

Wow.

April 1st, 2008 · 2 Comments

My friend WolfSilverOak has been making jewelry and textile art for a long time. I buy her scarves and necklaces on a regular basis and am always happy with them. This time, though, she just blew me away. I am so amazed by this piece of hers!  It’s an amazing necklace. Click […]

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March Summary.

April 1st, 2008 · No Comments

2008 Total: 185916

March: 104525 (Goals: 30/50/100)
February: 31373 (Goals: 30)
January: 50018 (Goals:30/50)

Biggest accomplishment: My first (that I know of) six figure month.
Projects: I worked on five different pieces over the month, finished two, stalled on two, worked on one for the last four days.
What I did differently: Mobic and Dragon Naturally Speaking 9. Less pain, […]

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Tags: blog.lj · writing.damned · writing.wordcount