Kitty!

A Sears repairman came today with the correct part to fix my dishwasher. Hermione was startled to hear a different voice in the kitchen. She stood by, wide-eyed and nervous. Then she retreated to the top of the stiars to make sure he was really leaving, after fixing the appliance. He waved. "Goodbye kitty...

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Hug!

Hug!, a photo by angelamermaid on Flickr.Via Flickr:My team lead was told to hug me for a job well done. So he d...

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Cuddling up on a cold night

Cuddling up on a cold night, a photo by angelamermaid on Flic...

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Training walk

I'm going to do a Mermaid Marathon in San Diego next year. Mermaid Marathons are women only. I'm doing it because I work out better when I have a goal like this, I'll get to meet many online friends in person in San Diego, and it will be a nice break from winter in Calgary. I went for my first training walk today. I go to work in the dark, and I come home in the dark. This much sun hurt my eyes. But it was a good wa...

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Advent Meme - Music

My friend Shanna suggested, "How about on December 13, you write about the role that music has played in your life? :-)? And I forgot yesterday. Sorry! So. Music. I love music, actually. I'm one of those people who can be captivated by a song and listen to it over and over. Here is a screencap of my Top 25 Most Played in iTunes: A few notes: It's not just that "More Than A Feeling" is a classic rock song. It's got that killer glory note in...

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What I did tonight

I meant to draw. I got out my Wacom tablet and started futzing around in Photoshop, and then I started to Google tutorials. This is not a drawing. This is a Photoshopped picture from a photograph I took this summer. This isn't what I intended to create, but it was what I was meant to create. I love i...

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The Wonder Woman Garden Gnome

On my LiveJournal, I asked people to pick a day in December and topic for me to post about. So far: Dec 10 - "What do you paint, and do you have favorite painters?" Dec 13 - "The role that music has played in your life." My choice of dates - "Canada" Feel free to suggest more! ---- So. Painting. Well, the sad thing is that I don't paint much anymore. In another life, I painted Barbie dolls. Most of my 2013 creativity has gone into rediscovering...

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Calgary is freaking cold

-40 wind chill advisory. If you value our friendship, you will be kind if you share the current temperature in your area. ;-) I haven't driven my car since last Saturday and with the -40 advisory, I knew I had to plug in the block heater tonight. I speak from experience that if you don't plug in a car in -50 wind chill, the compressor can freeze and it will take a mechanic to get your car to start again. First, I started Lily to make sure that...

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The best of friends

The best of friends, a photo by angelamermaid on Flic...

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