Cookie Apocalypse: the Reckoning

Every festive, anthropomorphic dessert cookie I’ve ever created has looked like the victim of violent accident resulting in super powers. But not so the subjects of this afternoon’s frosting-fest! Ellen is a serious cookster, and our sugary blank slates were damn near perfect. Things began ordinarily enough, and even Aric got in on the fun. [...]

Last-minute holiday thoughts

One of my old LiveJournal friends, Nevenah, has finally managed to get herself back to New Orleans. It’s been a long, tough road home — but she’s settled in now and thrilled about it; and I’m quite happy for her, even though I only got to see her once while she was passing through Seattle. [...]