It’s the same thing every summer. Here we are, just over halfway through, and I don’t know where the time has gone. Of course, there are more things that I would like to do than I’ll get time for, and there are the things that simply have to get done.
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May 7, 2025
I recently learned about additive and subtractive manufacturing. Well, I learned that they exist. Additive manufacturing is when you create something by putting material together – adding. Subtractive manufacturing, on the other hand, is when things are create through a process of removal – subtraction. Like anything, each has its advantageous and disadvantageous. I’m curious to know if they can serve as analogies for life.
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October 17, 2023
I’m forever asking Hannah if she can see my boobs through the shirt I’m wearing. I hold them like they need to be supported while asking. Every time, she says that she can’t. “Really? You can’t see my moobs?”
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September 28, 2023
It happened again today. Somebody told me that the reason people keep asking me for help is because I keep saying, “Yes”. I was probably complaining about feeling overwhelmed or simply too busy.
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September 2, 2023
I was up until 3 am this morning, taking photos of pens. I wanted to make sure to get some pictures before delivering them. This afternoon, we made our way over to Bill Miles for Men to deliver 18 pens.
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August 26, 2023
A lot of things seem to be moving right now. I’m moving stuff over to the new workshop and Hannah’s moving stuff into here. We’ve already started talking about when we plan to go to work next week. There’s also the cats, who are getting to know each other and moving around the apartment. We’re trying to keep things in balance, but, as the saying goes, it’s like herding cats.
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August 22, 2023
A year ago today, I picked up Genevieve and Eloise. They had different names, Wynonna and Loretta, respectively. I wanted French names, not ones that sounded like characters in a Western. Genevieve is named after a passing fancy from my university days. Eloise because it’s just a lovely name.
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August 18, 2023
Almost a month ago, we signed up with Aro Market, a shop that sells crafts. It’s like a street market in a store. It’s all right. Tomorrow, we’re going in to set up our shelf.
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August 16, 2023
Some days are slower than others. Today, we took a pedal boat around the lagoon at Bowness Park. We were never moving too fast. For an hour, without any gusto, we pedalled.
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August 11, 2023
On the plane, I asked Hannah if I was going home or to my hometown. She said that it’d be my hometown because it’s the place where I grew up. Where I live now, Toronto, is my home. She then asked me if Toronto feels like home. I said that it doesn’t quite, partly because we’re renting.
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