North vs. South

Listening to: Less Than Jake, “The Rest of My Life” We’ve been living down here for almost seven weeks, and I’ve wanted to write this entry for about six of those. I feel prepared for it now. Please note: these are the observations of someone living in the northernmost part of the southeast U.S., who […]

Country Living

Listening to: Dispatch, “Water Stop” This is why I love living in or near the woods: Sorry the picture’s so small, but if you look right in the middle, you’ll see a deer. She ran through the field just as I was passing the door. A rarity, that–they usually come out at sunset. We’ve seen […]

Adventures in Virginia

Listening to: Guster, “Backyard” What a weekend…it just flew right by. Saw 1408 on Friday, and I highly recommend it. It doesn’t rely on the blood, guts, gore, and cheap shocks that the current crop of horror flicks can’t do without. Pure psychological suspense, some nice cinematography, and of course, JOHN CUSACK. But to his […]

Ch-ch-ch-changes

Wow. I’ve really fallen behind with the blogging…and likely will again, soon. Life is a bit topsy turvy at the moment, although in a good way. We’re moving! …temporarily. The Husband’s company is sending us to Suffolk, VA for…well, probably the whole summer. We don’t actually know how long, because he’s only going until they […]