December 2011
2 posts
Clearing out the Cache Part 2 [forty-two through...
And now we head down the home stretch. Weeks 42 - 52. 42. I started knitting an infinity scarf back towards the beginning of August. It is MASSIVE! It may be the most knitting in a single project I’ve done thus far. it is wide, but also about 90 inches long. (Well, before the ends were joined together.) It took the better part of three months, but I finally finished it around October 19th...
Clearing out the Cache Part 1 [thirty-two through...
So, we’re all well aware of my dramatic pause in keeping up with the Cache. Note to self: next time you decide to embark upon a year-long writing project, maybe have a contingency plan in case your primary means of executing said writing project winds up failing you a little better than half-way through. I hope your year has been filled with splendid! And that I don’t utterly...
October 2011
1 post
"Excuse me, Imperial Guard..."
I feel the need to interrupt this dearth of posting on the Cache to share this late breaking (and also AWESOME) development.
It would seem Sedgwick County is out to help me cross a few firsts off my lists. I’ve never had jury duty. Not long ago, this arrives in my mailbox: I’ve begun referring to the judge as “Judge Jeffery” because a.) that is his name, b.) I’m...
September 2011
2 posts
my heart is a flower that blooms [weeks...
song: flower - artist - amos lee week of July 17-23 It seems I didn’t get a very good picture of this before I removed it (“not very good” being, “check out this crappy cell phone picture”). But I think it was the most fun I’ve had with my toes in awhile. I had been trying to decide what bright color to paint my toesies and finally decided five was better than...
technical difficulties
So, uh, Phil (laptop) seems to think I should get on with some alternative means of posting. Something I hope to accomplish within the next week or two. Be back soon?
August 2011
2 posts
you're gonna miss me by my hair [week...
song: you’re gonna miss me - artist: (covered by Anna Burden) a cover of a cover - [original] & [the covered cover] - Anna’s is my favorite Knocking the six-week backlog down to five! WOO! ;) week of July 10-16 Early in the week I saw this post a few times. First, from the original blog and then the “how-to” photo made the rounds on a few others I follow. Between...
where have you been & what have you done?
song: moving pictures, silent films - artist: great lake swimmers So, uh, yeah. PhilHartman (laptop) decided he need a rest/nap. But he’s back in action now. And thus I am, as well. I’ve been haphazardly checking in with various online things via JasonBateman (iPod Touch), but not really doing much more than sort of keeping up with social media. And there’s been a lot more...
July 2011
2 posts
it's glorious, it's life changing [week...
song: amazing - artist: one eskimo (though ‘kandi’ may be my favorite track of theirs. having a soft spot for Candi Staton might have something to do with that.) week of July 3-9 It was Sunday night. The day had been spent traveling down to Fort Worth. There was checking into the hotel, a meandering journey to find lunch/dinner (it would’ve been a late lunch, but the place...
where we learned to celebrate [weeks twenty-four...
song: holocene - artist: bon iver week of June 12-18 And this isn’t quite everything. There are a few samples that need to find good homes because they aren’t best suited to my hair type. In any case, it would seem I’m acquainted with a few of Redken’s lines. We go back quite a ways. And while I’ve currently abandoned Redken’s haircare since however it...
June 2011
3 posts
I bring glitter to my life [weeks twenty-two &...
song: who dat girl? - artist: flo rida ft. akon (the reason for this song selection will become apparent soon) week of May 29 - June 4 I’d made my first trip to the Old Town Farmers’ Market with the intent of buying local honey from some people who had been responsible for the supply that was now meeting exhaustion. They sell out of their home (if you call ahead) and at the Market....
never could be sweeter than with you [weeks twenty...
song: home - artist: edward sharpe & the magnetic zeros (but this cover remains my favorite) [since I’ve got 4 of these that need to be done, I’m going with two sets of two] week of May 15-21 I scored this watch on sale at Target for $10. Which was a pretty sweet deal, I admit. But it kept losing time over the next few days. And it kept getting worse about it. So, over the...
see her smile and say, 'come on'
song: dance all night - artist: ryan adams So, it is admittedly, and perhaps even largely, my having slipped out of the groove of regular updates. But it is also, and quite significantly, this: By the time I’m done, I will have knitted this hat about two-and-a-half times. It is the same pattern, the same needles and the same kind of yarn I’ve knitted many times over. But this time...
May 2011
1 post
three for your reasoning [weeks seventeen through...
song: god’s bathroom floor - artist: atmosphere So, uh, yeah. Indulging a convergence of one of my weird “Meh. Internet. Here, let me ignore you for awhile.” moments with some writer’s block isn’t the best combination. I did better this time with my internet apathy. I kept up with Facebook (I find I’m less likely to alarm friends and family this way). And my...
April 2011
4 posts
I've got no place I'd rather be [week sixteen]
song: slip away - artist: the muckrakers [I’m way behind this week. But you already knew that.] Thursday evening, out picking up various bits, running various errands. I love it when these moments happen. When you head to a store with the intent of accomplishing a particular task, going through the usual checkout process and heading on your way. But then, somewhere in the mix of your...
they were already smushed with a calm steady push...
song: island, is - artist: volcano choir There have been things going on in my head. Literally, physically. A convergence of allergies and a head cold. It’s been, in a word, grody. But you know what has been the opposite of grody? AWESOME, even? My bed. My bed has been delightful. And I spent oh so much time in it, with its delectable sheets, squishy pillows and topped off with the cozy...
I love the sun when it shines [week fourteen]
song: perfect - artist: doria roberts Not long ago, I found myself interested in procuring a yellow nail polish. A definite departure from my usual warm weather default of variations on pink. This interest swiftly turned into a drive, an almost need-like drive, to hunt down an iteration that wasn’t too golden, and ideally a cream rather than something frosty or glittery. Then I would make...
I've wanted this for so long [week thirteen]
song: amazing - artist: one eskimo Saturday (the 2nd), I had decided, was going to be the day I got my closet and dresser sorted and rearranged. You see, I’d had to start digging around both with greater regularity for my warmer weather wearables. It was time to get the full-on seasonal switch up done. I’d been on the fence for a little while. We’d recently had a cool snap with...
March 2011
5 posts
the dimples of your smile [week twelve]
song: song no. 6 - artist: ane brun There were actually several splendid moments this week (as there often are), but this ever so brief moment is the one I keep coming back to (and with the biggest smile). One evening, I’d headed to the grocery store closest to home to pick up a few things. One of those pop in, pop out trips. I wound up in the baking aisle trying to track down poppy seeds,...
so in January... [week eleven]
song: january wedding - artist: the avett brothers [due to a few less-than-awesome things, I’m running a little late with this one. sorry, y’all.] The first Wednesday in January found me rocking the “another year older, another year wiser” vibe. And, as the majority of one’s birthday’s are bound to do, it fell on a school night. Which made it easier to not put...
I loved you in the moonlght [week ten]
song: what if you - artist: joshua radin Friday night, my salon was doing a customer appreciation night. It was also the time when they were debuting their feather extensions. I, as some of you know by now, was pretty stoked about this. I first found out about them thanks to Kandee Johnson and this video (you can see her DIY video here. If you have fine hair, do make sure you get the...
oh my, look what you have done [week nine]
song: tip of my tongue - artist: the civil wars Sometimes you find yourself entrenched in an outmoded, maybe even less than gracious, view of your own city. Perhaps it comes about due to circumstances that are not at all the fault of the city, itself. Just the timing of arrival that resulted in the first few months not being the most seasonally flattering, while working on that transition from...
like a cold, cold rain [week eight]
song: carbon ribs - artist: john mark mcmillan (So… um… I’m well into week 9 at the writing of this. Sometimes life wraps you up in a flurry of surprise events and the routines get away from you a bit.) The weekend (February 25-27) was mostly a very, very grey (and chilly) one. There were spots of sunshine a couple of days, but they were soon engulfed in the grey once again....
February 2011
4 posts
I could feel you behind my eyes [week seven]
song: bloodstream - artist: stateless I’m beginning to think that, until it’s well into spring, warm days are going to feature heavily in the Cache. At least this can be said for winter, it totally makes you appreciate sunshine and warmth a whole lot more! Two days this last week (I’m a little behind on posting this one, I realize) it was warm and sunny. Warm and sunny enough...
great in the eyes of someone [week six]
song: lifesize - artist: a fine frenzy It’s becoming a routine now. Obsessively checking the weather forecast, looking for those days when I can shed as many winter layers as possible. Getting giddy when I have a day full of errands to keep me out and about in the sunshine, sometimes even managing to drive with the windows down for awhile. Occasionally realizing that what passes for...
the skies, they blink at me [week five]
song: closer - artist: kings of leon When I began telling people that I was moving to Kansas over a year ago, some of them were already familiar with this new-to-me land. More than once I heard, “Really? It’s very flat.” Turns out, they really knew what they were talking about. Up to that point, I’d spent all but five years of my life in places where I was surrounded by...
all we really have to do is have ourselves a...
song: heavenly day - artist: patty griffin Thursday, Friday and Saturday (27th-29th) this last week were, in a word, GORGEOUS! Thursday got the party started with warmer temperatures and Friday was all, “Check it! YOU KNOW YOU WANT THIS!” Or something. I’m still a little giddy about the taste of spring time in January. Look at the forecast Friday (mid)morning. LOOK IT! I had...
January 2011
3 posts
maybe run from the darkness in the night [week...
song: running to stand still - artist: U2 Sometimes, on a weekend, you find yourself feeling some sort of unpleasant; the sort that makes pajamas and a movie day on the couch as much as you’d care to muster. But there are errands that need running and you’re left to run them. This might mean that you don’t get out of the house until that time when “late afternoon” is...
'cause one monkey don't stop the show [week two]
song: the seed 2.0 - artist: the roots This past week it’s felt like winter has been trying to make up for lost time. It got frigid and bitter rather quickly and then stayed that way. Most evenings it seemed fuzzy socks AND slippers were a necessity. I’m grateful that layering has the power to warm a body, but after a few days it can start to wear a bit. Then it happened. During one...
this love will never fade away [week one]
song: you are the best thing - artist: ray lamontagne [I use song lyrics to title posts. this is the info for the song used.] I’m a little behind with the Week One entry. There’s been a head cold that’s made thinking, let alone writing, a somewhat unpleasant pastime, hence the delay. It finally broke on Sunday. And so here I am. By this point in my life, I have some pretty...
December 2010
1 post
how it starts
It all started with a couple of tweets from Austin Kleon.* Okay, it had several starts in several places, but for the sake of brevity and continuity, this is the place where the rubber made the decision to meet the road. Prior to that decision, I spent a few years not really writing. While embracing the digital age so enthusiastically means that I have a blog that I’ve had for many years,...
