Archive for January, 2006

Tamagoaway

Posted by Heather B on January 26th, 2006

After living for a couple of months now with two active Tamagotchi toys, and three youngling human “parents” who are fickle about their nurturing skills, I think I may have reached the end of the magic. The spell seems to be lifting.
It first showed signs of dispersal when the battery abruptly died in one of […]

Hangman

Posted by Heather B on January 24th, 2006

As a gift during the recent holiday season, my kids received a book of hangman puzzles. You scratch away a little silver circle near each letter you’re guessing at, to reveal either a number corresponding to where that letter should go in the blank spaces below, or a little man’s face with the tongue jerked […]

Just chillin’

Posted by Heather B on January 19th, 2006

Thanks to Mojan’s link to this create-your-own South Park character thingie, I have wasted at least one full morning twiddling around. But at least River and I look a whole lot better in these than we do in real life.

Pondering leaving everything behind

Posted by Heather B on January 13th, 2006

Something about this time of year makes me want to abandon all knowledge and possessions and just wander off into the woods to see if I can survive. Days go by and I’m not sure if I remembered to eat, or if the sun actually rose. Sometimes it’s because I was focusing so hard on […]