Banter Studio

This is the first real chance we’ve had to say something. Sam and I are currently in St. Louis, Missouri. Unfortunately, the circumstances for the trip are less than ideal (death in the family), but we’ve had the opportunity to spend time with his parents.
We should be back in Tampa by Thursday or Friday this [...]

Our anniversary was a lot of fun. We drove to Largo for chocolate, then took another trip across the Sunshine Skyway. Once across, we drove north on US Highway 41 back to Tampa. Stopped for pizza, then watched Lord of the Rings off and on over the rest of the weekend. The picture to the left [...]

Firstly, this is to Sam: Happy Anniversary, baby. I love you…so much.
Now, then…
Today Sam and I celebrate one year as a couple. I’m going to take a bit and tell how we got where we are today.
It was February, 2008. Sam and I both play a “game” called Second Life. I was DJing a party [...]

If one really wants to get technical, I have been in Tampa for half a year, officially. Because I arrived on a Wednesday.
Which strikes me as amusing, because I was born on a Wednesday morning in 1976. And coming to Tampa was kinda like a rebirth, in a sense, because while I spent two school [...]

My self-esteem has fluctuated widely over the past three+ decades. I used to think I was bipolar, because I knew something wasn’t right. Then I saw Girl, Interrupted and bought the book by Susanna Kaysen. And some of the chapters really struck a chord with me. I didn’t know at the time that I had/have [...]

I have a mostly complete writer’s block. I can pull together bits of thought now and then for twitter, and maybe to update facebook or my personal journal, but writing a whole blog post totally freezes my train of thought. I have higher expectations for this blog and for the website overall. I know Sam [...]

In January 2007, I crocheted a blanket for my former father-in-law for his birthday. It was a lovely camouflage green. Fast forward to this past winter. I was spending most of my off-time in my room in the basement of a house, freezing, so I crocheted a lot to keep my fingers moving. I had [...]

I’m slowly processing photos and finding some I want to feature here. Today’s photo was a ’surprise’, so to speak. I knew Sam was practicing while I was in the office/studio, so I snuck around the corner and snapped a picture. He looked up right after, and made a face at me.
Sadly, the guitar has [...]

Lest it appear we’re neglecting this place again as we get into some kind of groove with posting and whatnot, I wanted to take a short break from detangling my hair [seriously...long hair + convertible + driving 65 mph = tangled messy hair...AND I have tangles all over my head even though I had most [...]

For the most part, I can remember a lot of stuff. A lot of that stuff is unimportant, mind you, but I remember nonetheless.
My phone number from my childhood? Check.
The name of the first boy I kissed? Check. [Well....I remember both names, but not which one. They are twins, and when I asked them about [...]