The Monkey Exhibit

You know what I really like? Popcorn!
No, not your wimpy 99% fat free or your light butter. Give me the good stuff! I want butter lovers! I want theatre/movie style butter! I want it loaded! I want to stick my hand in the microwavable bag and get it covered [...]

I certainly didn’t get much painted on my miniature last night. I only painted the robe and the shield of this cleric. The color is midnight blue. Also, the pictures I’m trying to take of it and my progress aren’t coming out very well. Here’s what I have so far; I’d [...]

Supposedly tonight I’ll start painting pewter miniatures again. I’ll be able to tell you for sure tomorrow.

Poem #16:

White Rose
White petals of your rose,
Innocent and pure,
Mirror silent thoughts of you
Secrets cannot endure.
Innocence, for hopes and dreams
Purity and truth.
Feelings a shy heart can hold
Impossibly aloof.
How can a single flower bear
Such complicated airs?
Gratitude to be expressed
By he who never dares.
A single symbol to relay
Thanks for precious time.
A wistful message wrought within
Appreciative rhyme.
I find it [...]

The Christmas tree is officially down. I repeat. The tree is down.
The rest of the winter decorations, however, remain.

I’ve had quite a bit of trouble sleeping in the past weeks-months. For the last two nights, though, I’ve pretty much just crashed as soon as I got home. No, I haven’t slept for multiple days in a row like the subject of Daniel’s recent fiction, but I would say I’ve gotten more [...]

Woe-full Reader! cease to play the fool
And what thou seest dead as dead regard!
Whilòme the sheeniest suns for thee did shine
When oft-a-tripping whither led the blog
By us beloved, as shall none be loved.
There all so merry doings then were done
After thy liking, nor the blog was loath.
Then certès sheeniest suns for thee did shine.
Now tis [...]

“I’m back from the Pass. Do you still have a message you’d like me to deliver?” Llewelyn eyed the regal elf as she walked into the sitting room.
The female elf, Alyssa, turned from her reverie out the sitting room window. Through it, she could almost see another land and another [...]