five. hundred. posts.

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holy moly. logged in and was struck by the number 499. 499 posts. what?

not nearly enough to keep up, especially this last year, but it's a nice milestone to celebrate. yay!

got me to thinking. what kinds of things can you get on etsy for $500?
here's a little bonus sampler of $500 treasures, in case you're feeling flush:






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i mean, come on. four-foot fiberglass banana! i heart you, etsy.

thanks to you all for sticking with me.
xoj

viva las vegas!

 

 



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hello all -- i apologize for being MIA. we shipped the magazine at work, and now i'm at a work conference (i swear!) in las vegas. my first time back since my sister's wedding in '07, which was the reason i started this blog in the first place. so much has changed in my life and hers since then.

more on that when i don't have an *8am* meeting. cruelty, thy name is vegas work conference.

in the meantime, i've been a bad blogger. i owe you results for the watercolor map giveaway, and i have amazing photography and jewelry giveaways on deck if i can get myself organized. thank you as always for your patience! much to do and see, and more soon!
xoj

to have and to... please hold...

 



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apologies for my disappearance. {please hold while i connect your blog} --

i have been (in order):
birthdaying
multimedia-encoding
tax-figuring
oh-no-ing
magazine shipping
tax-extension-filing
not sleeping
sleeping
poem-rescuing
more magazine shipping


i have a good number of emails to get back to, thank you for your patience! and the bonzie winner to announce, i know!

more soon.

in the meantime, enjoy this poetry feature i've been working on every day this month:
Stanley Kunitz, "King of the River"
(see also the lovely introduction by David Barber)

my heart's in paris sampler

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i so wish i could have been in paris this weekend, for my beloved friend's milestone birthday. we've talked about it for seven years. between an insane double issue and car trouble and my sad mini publishing salary, .... normally i'm just crazy enough to hop on 17 hours of plane for 24 hours of birthday.... je suis desole, cherie. we will celebrate soon!