Category Archives: family

The time we went to Julia Pfeiffer Beach

By spider | Published: March 1, 2009

Most impressively, I wrote that title without even looking up the spelling. Big Sur, Julia Pfeiffer Beach trail from r.g.munoz on Vimeo. finally edited! enjoy….

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Momento

By xtina | Published: November 5, 2008

Grasping each moment. Paying attention to my loved ones. Loving my family. Appreciating my life. These are actions that I try to take every day. Stopping in the midst of a busy day to say “I love you”, to offer an unsolicited kiss, to hold a hand, to hug someone. Each day is full of [...]

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getting dirrrty with it

By xtina | Published: October 27, 2008

So allo, you. Long time no see, eh? Tis been a bit busier than usual round these parts. Mommy’s been working on this and that, cooking up a lil bit of gardening with a dash of exercise and a heaping portion of yumdiddly good foods. Right now I’m gearing up for a month of blogging [...]

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Big Enough for the Four of Us

By xtina | Published: March 14, 2008

Making a small house work for four people takes some time and effort. One must be conscientious about what comes in the door and not be afraid of letting things go once they have served their usefulness. Why all the effort? Why not move to a bigger, better house? Well, many years ago Wade & [...]

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Dazzled by my daughter

By xtina | Published: February 12, 2008

It has been a long time since I checked in with the Mutant. I missed this space even tho you can hardly tell by the dearth of entries. Life has been busy. A few days after the calendar new year we welcomed our daughter, Quinn, into the world and we haven’t stopped since then. In [...]

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exhausted and exhilarated

By xtina | Published: November 28, 2007

I am at the point of exhaustion yet I feel exhilarated. We have officially entered the home stretch of this bout of childbearing and things are progressing smoothly. I feel very fortunate that (thus far) both of our pregnancies have been problem free. I do have the normal complaints that any woman in her third [...]

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Mutant Radio, vol. 1

By spider | Published: April 15, 2007

Recently, through series of events of unknown origin, I learned that a 2nd cousin is a fairly well known blogger. Or rather, I learned that this fairly prominent blogger is my second cousin. He has a unique, artistic but intellectual style of writing. Subsequently, after sharing this discovery, I then learned that beside his blog, [...]

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Its in the blood

By spider | Published: February 23, 2007

A week ago today, a beloved uncle passed. He epitomized the artistic spirit and talent, wild nature, and unfulfilled promise that are the hallmarks of my family. That last part, I know, is a somewhat harsh thing to say, but you have to look at it from both sides. Some people lack the even the [...]

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my young bride, why aren’t you keeping with you all the ones who really love you?

By xtina | Published: November 25, 2006

Sometimes it feels like life is a pair of wild horses that drag me through my day. Today we got started at 11:50 am. Wade remarked ‘All right, getting the day started at twelve!’. An ambiguous statement, no? So I asked him ‘Is that good or bad?’ He explained to me that he felt relieved [...]

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Generique*

By xtina | Published: November 10, 2006

Ah, lovely days off. Today has been one of achievement. Wade painted and painted and painted and all of the remaining complex woodwork is now a beautiful shade of ‘cottonball’. The inside of the house is dusted, mopped, and vacuumed. The gigantor lavendar bush next to the front door is trimmed and pruned into a [...]

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These are the days of his poop.

By xtina | Published: July 27, 2006

I have a few ideas for entries, but so many are thoughtful and require my focus for a few hours so I can pound out something more substantial. Judging from the title that inspiration typed out, this looks to be a typical slice of life entry from my prespective. Let’s see where I go. So [...]

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Reunion Video

By spider | Published: July 7, 2006

Hope you like it!

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