Author Archives: Carissa

05
Dec, 2005

beautiful images from this weekend

bright orange clementines in a blue and white striped bowl… a dark night sky with a fingernail moon, but the sky so clear that the outline of the whole moon is visible. and a bright spot of a planet hovering … Continue reading →

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04
Dec, 2005

sparkly!

the snow here is so dry and powdery and sparkly, it looks like fake snow. when i shoveled the driveway this morning, there were big shiny plates of snowflake in each scoop, catching the light and winking at me.

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02
Dec, 2005

chocolate flavored tooth polish

my teeth are dentist-clean! today’s trip to the dentist included lavender latex gloves for my dental hygenist and chocolate flavored tooth polish followed by minty floss. a yummy surprise! also, as i was walking along state street afterwards, i saw … Continue reading →

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01
Dec, 2005

first snowflake!

today i went out to shovel the driveway before work. i know that later in the season this will make me grumble, but today was the first time i had to shovel and it wasn’t bitterly cold and it was … Continue reading →

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30
Nov, 2005

can dreams make you happy?

this morning, i had the most wonderful, bizarro dream between the time my last snooze alarm went off and the time i woke up and realized i had overslept a little. in part of it, we were in paris and … Continue reading →

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26
Nov, 2005

another addicting free web game

this one has to do with numbers and (surprisingly) i can’t seem to stop wanting to play!

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25
Nov, 2005

luminaries

i started the day off with a “fun run” at the local college. it was only 2 miles long, and i am pleased to say that i finished in just under 20 minutes. woo hoo! what a refreshing start to … Continue reading →

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24
Nov, 2005

5 hawks

today on our way to kansas, i saw five hawks. four sitting high up on things and one flying. they’re really big birds! had a lovely thanksgiving dinner with the extended in-laws. the youngest kept asking me, “where’s that boy? … Continue reading →

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23
Nov, 2005

the pleasure of dogliness

this morning, as i drove to work, there was (a little bit of) snow on the ground, so it was a bit chilly. because of that, i was surprised to see a vehicle drive by me with the one of … Continue reading →

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22
Nov, 2005

chick-a-dee-dee-dee

this morning, as i pulled out of the driveway of a friend’s house, there were 5 fat little birds sitting on the bare branches of a small tree. the noise from the car didn’t scare them off, they just sat … Continue reading →

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